Charnay travel guide

Charnay photo, taken in Ornans France

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Visit Charnay: Highlights and Tourist Information

Location: Charnay is situated in the Doubs department (Franche-Comte region) in the eastern-center of France at 13 km from Besancon, the department capital. (General information: Charnay is 330 km from Paris and 520 km from the port at Calais).

Note: The photo above was taken in Ornans at 14 km from Charnay

Popular places to visit near Charnay: these include Ornans at 14 km and Besancon at 15 km.

Besancon is a listed 'town of art and history' at 15km and Astronomical clock of Besancon is a listed 'national monument' at 15km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Photos taken within 10 km

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Selected places to visit and attractions near Charnay, France

Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Charnay

photo of Ornans
Ornans 14km
photo of Lods
Lods 24km
photo of Arbois
Arbois 28km
photo of Pesmes
Pesmes 34km
photo of Dole
Dole 35km

See France This Way travel guides for and Franche-Comte (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Charnay.

Note that all distances from Charnay shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.

Charnay holidays and travel

If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Charnay (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).

For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in France and Doubs gites and villas


Tourist attractions nearby

Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Charnay and wondering what to do next!

  1. 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin à la Faulx (35km) : Parc de l'Etang (41km) : Jardin du château du Talmay (47km) :
  2. National Monuments: Astronomical clock of Besancon (15km) :
  3. Beautiful Villages: Lods (24km) : Chateau-Chalon (48km) :
  4. Heritage Sites: Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (17km) :
  5. Towns of Art and History: Besancon (15km) : Salins-les-Bains (21km) : Arbois (28km) : Dole (35km) :
  6. Recommended Detour Town: Pontarlier (39km) :

Map of places to visit near Charnay & Location Information

Geographical Information

Commune: Charnay

Canton: Quingey

Arrondissement: Besançon

Department: Doubs

Region: Franche-Comte

Postcode: 25440

Distance to Charnay

from Besancon: 13 km

from Paris: 330 km

from Calais: 520 km

from Nice: 394 km

from Bordeaux: 565 km

from Strasbourg: 210 km

* distances are direct not by road!

Place with full review on France This Way Other attractions & sights of interest

More information

We have 20 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Charnay): Abbans-Dessus, Boussieres, Busy, Cademene, Cessey, Chatillon-sur-Lison, Chenecey-Buillon, Chouzelot, Courcelles, Epeugney, Goux-sous-Landet, Lavans-Quingey, Montferrand-le-Chateau, Palantine, Quingey, Rouhe, Rurey, Thoraise, Torpes and Vorges-les-Pins.

Getting here

For driving distances to Charnay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

This page in French: Visitez Charnay