Francs travel guide
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Visit Francs: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Francs is situated in the Gironde department (Aquitaine region) in the south-west of France at 47 km from Bordeaux, the department capital. (General information: Francs is 470 km from Paris and 682 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Saint-Emilion at 13 km from Francs
Popular places to visit near Francs: these include Saint-Emilion at 13 km and Eynesse at 18 km.
Eglise de Saint Pierre (Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps) is a listed 'religious monument' at 6km and Montcaret Archaeological site is a listed 'national monument' at 11km. 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 Francs, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Francs
See France This Way travel guides for Gironde and Aquitaine (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Francs.
Note that all distances from Francs shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Francs holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Francs (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 Aquitaine and Gironde 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 Francs and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du Sardy (13km) : Jardins du château de Vayres (25km) : Jardin du Fond de l’or (26km) : Jardins du château de Montréal (37km) : Jardins du château de Mongenan (43km) : Parc et potager de Pouthet (44km) : Jardins du château de Malle (48km) : Parc du château de Grenade (48km) :
- National Monuments: Montcaret Archaeological site (11km) : Sauve-Majeure Abbey (31km) : Cave Pair-non-Pair (40km) : Cadillac Chateau (42km) : Pey-Berland Tower (46km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (39km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Pierre (Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps) (6km) : Collégiale et chapelle de la Trinité (Saint-Emilion) (13km) : Abbaye de la Sauve Majeure (La Sauve) (31km) : Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (43km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Bergerac (40km) :
- Heritage Sites: Saint-Emilion (13km) : Bordeaux Port (47km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Bordeaux (46km) :
Map of places to visit near Francs & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Francs
Canton: Lussac
Arrondissement: Libourne
Department: Gironde
Region: Aquitaine
Postcode: 33570
Distance to Francs
from Bordeaux: 47 km
from Paris: 470 km
from Calais: 682 km
from Nice: 595 km
from Bordeaux: 46 km
from Strasbourg: 715 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 14 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Francs): Gardegan-et-Tourtirac, Gours, Les SalLes de-Castillon, Minzac, Montpeyroux, Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps, Puisseguin, Puynormand, Saint-Cibard, Saint-Genes-de-Castillon, Saint-Philippe-d'Aiguille, Saint-Sauveur-de-Puynormand, Tayac and Villefranche-de-Lonchat.
Getting here
Gironde is in the south-west of France. Most visitors will fly into Bordeaux airport (or Bergerac) while drivers should allow 7-8 hours driving time from the ports at Le Havre or Cherbourg. For driving distances to Francs from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Francs