Fontienne travel guide
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Visit Fontienne: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Fontienne is situated in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 36 km from Digne-les-Bains, the department capital. (General information: Fontienne is 600 km from Paris and 826 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Forcalquier at 5 km from Fontienne
Popular places to visit near Fontienne: these include Forcalquier at 5 km and Mane at 8 km.
Jardins du château de Sauvan is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 8km and Jardins du prieuré de Salagon is a listed 'remarkable garden' 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 Fontienne, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Fontienne
See France This Way travel guides for Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Provence (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Fontienne.
Note that all distances from Fontienne shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Fontienne holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Fontienne (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 Provence and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 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 Fontienne and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du château de Sauvan (8km) : Jardins du prieuré de Salagon (8km) : Clos de Villeneuve (24km) : Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (38km) : Jardin du château de Val Joanis (42km) : Jardin de la Louve (44km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Moustiers (39km) : Ansouis (40km) : Roussillon (42km) : Lourmarin (44km) : Gordes (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Prieuré Notre Dame (Ganagobie) (9km) : Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (49km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Sisteron (24km) : Apt (35km) :
- Grand Site of France: Mont Ventoux (45km) :
Map of places to visit near Fontienne & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Fontienne
Canton: Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues
Arrondissement: Forcalquier
Department: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Region: Provence
Postcode: 04230
Distance to Fontienne
from Digne-les-Bains: 36 km
from Paris: 600 km
from Calais: 826 km
from Nice: 123 km
from Bordeaux: 514 km
from Strasbourg: 530 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 8 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Fontienne): Forcalquier, Limans, Montlaux, Ongles, Pierrerue, Revest-Saint-Martin, Saint-Etienne-les-Orgues and Sigonce.
Getting here
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is in the south-east of France. Most visitors fly into Nice or Marseille airport. Driving is also possible - by car from Calais the drive takes about 11 hours. For driving distances to Fontienne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Fontienne