Craponne travel guide
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Visit Craponne: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Craponne is situated in the Rhone department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France at 9 km from Lyon, the department capital. (General information: Craponne is 389 km from Paris and 616 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Lyon at 9 km from Craponne
Popular places to visit near Craponne: these include Lyon at 9 km and Eveux at 11 km.
Ecully is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 5km and Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) is a listed 'religious monument' at 8km. 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 Craponne, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Craponne
See France This Way travel guides for and Rhone-Alpes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Craponne.
Note that all distances from Craponne shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Craponne holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Craponne (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 Rhone-Alpes and Rhone 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 Craponne and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc de Gerland (9km) : Parc de la Tête d'Or (11km) : Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (22km) : Parc du château de Laye (35km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Oingt (25km) : Perouges (39km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (8km) : Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (9km) : Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (20km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Ecully (5km) : Chaponnay (21km) : Saint-Galmier (36km) : Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne (45km) : Saint-Vulbas (45km) :
- Heritage Sites: Historic Lyon (9km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Vienne (28km) : Saint-Etienne (42km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Trevoux (22km) : Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (24km) : Cremieu (41km) :
Map of places to visit near Craponne & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Craponne
Canton: Vaugneray
Arrondissement: Lyon
Department: Rhone
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 69290
Distance to Craponne
from Lyon: 9 km
from Paris: 389 km
from Calais: 616 km
from Nice: 303 km
from Bordeaux: 427 km
from Strasbourg: 390 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 15 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Craponne): Brindas, Champagne-Au-Mont-d'Or, Chaponost, Charbonnieres-les-Bains, Ecully, Francheville, Grezieu-la-Varenne, Marcy-l'Etoile, Messimy, Pollionnay, Saint-Genis-Laval, Saint-Genis-les-Ollieres, Sainte-Consorce, Tassin-la-Demi-Lune and Vaugneray.
Getting here
For driving distances to Craponne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Craponne