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Visit Fontenu: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Fontenu is situated in the Jura department (Franche-Comte region) in the east of France at 21 km from Lons-le-Saunier, the department capital. (General information: Fontenu is 356 km from Paris and 558 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Baume-les-Messieurs at 14 km from Fontenu
Popular places to visit near Fontenu: these include Baume-les-Messieurs at 14 km and Chateau-Chalon at 18 km.
Baume-les-Messieurs is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 14km and Chateau-Chalon is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 18km. 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 Fontenu, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Fontenu
See France This Way travel guides for and Franche-Comte (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Fontenu.
Note that all distances from Fontenu shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Fontenu holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Fontenu (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 Jura 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 Fontenu and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin des jeux du château d'Arlay (24km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Baume-les-Messieurs (14km) : Chateau-Chalon (18km) :
- Heritage Sites: Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (41km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Arbois (27km) : Salins-les-Bains (31km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Pontarlier (48km) :
Map of places to visit near Fontenu & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Fontenu
Canton: Clairvaux-les-Lacs
Arrondissement: Lons-le-Saunier
Department: Jura
Region: Franche-Comte
Postcode: 39130
Distance to Fontenu
from Lons-le-Saunier: 21 km
from Paris: 356 km
from Calais: 558 km
from Nice: 348 km
from Bordeaux: 536 km
from Strasbourg: 257 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 Fontenu): Charcier, Chevrotaine, Doucier, Le Frasnois, Loulle, Marigny, Menetrux-en-Joux, Mont-sur-Monnet, Montigny-sur-l'Ain, Pont-du-Navoy, Saffloz and Songeson.
Getting here
For driving distances to Fontenu from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Fontenu