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Visit Fons: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Fons is situated in the Gard department (Languedoc-Roussillon region) in the south of France at 15 km from Nimes, the department capital. (General information: Fons is 568 km from Paris and 802 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Nimes at 15 km from Fons
Popular places to visit near Fons: these include Nimes at 15 km and Uzes at 21 km.
Jardins de la Fontaine is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 15km and Nimes is a listed 'town of art and history' at 15km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Fons, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Fons
See France This Way travel guides for Gard and Languedoc-Roussillon (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Fons.
Note that all distances from Fons shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Fons holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Fons (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 Languedoc-Roussillon and Gard 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 Fons and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins de la Fontaine (15km) : Bambouseraie de Prafrance (26km) : Parc et jardins du château de Flaugergues (40km) : Jardin des Sambucs (44km) : Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (47km) :
- National Monuments: Towers and fortifications of Aigues-Mortes (38km) : Montmajour Abbey (43km) : Fort Saint-Andre (49km) :
- Beautiful Villages: La Roque-sur-Ceze (41km) :
- Religious monuments: Cathédrale Saint-Théodorit et Fenestrelle Tower (Uzes) (21km) : Abbaye de Saint-Gilles (Saint-Gilles) (32km) : Eglise et cloitres de Saint Trophime, Eglise de Saint-Honorat des Alycamps (Arles) (43km) : Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Ales (26km) :
- Heritage Sites: Pont du Gard (28km) : Roman Arles (43km) : Avignon Centre (49km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Nimes (15km) : Uzes (21km) : Beaucaire (38km) : Arles (43km) :
- Grand Site of France: Aven d'Orgnac (49km) :
Map of places to visit near Fons & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Fons
Canton: Saint-Mamert-du-Gard
Arrondissement: Nîmes
Department: Gard
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Postcode: 30730
Distance to Fons
from Nimes: 15 km
from Paris: 568 km
from Calais: 802 km
from Nice: 248 km
from Bordeaux: 393 km
from Strasbourg: 587 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 12 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Fons): Gajan, La Calmette, La Rouviere, Mauressargues, Montagnac, Montignargues, Moulezan, Parignargues, Saint-Bauzely, Saint-Genies-de-Malgoires, Saint-Mamert-du-Gard and Sauzet.
Getting here
For driving distances to Fons from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Fons