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Visit Franois: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Franois is situated in the Doubs department (Franche-Comte region) in the eastern-center of France at 8 km from Besancon, the department capital. (General information: Franois is 321 km from Paris and 509 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Besancon at 8 km from Franois
Popular places to visit near Franois: these include Besancon at 8 km and Ornans at 22 km.
Besancon is a listed 'town of art and history' at 8km and Astronomical clock of Besancon is a listed 'national 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 Franois, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Franois
See France This Way travel guides for and Franche-Comte (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Franois.
Note that all distances from Franois shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Franois holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Franois (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 Doubs 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 Franois and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc de l'Etang (31km) : Jardin à la Faulx (36km) : Jardin du château du Talmay (39km) :
- National Monuments: Astronomical clock of Besancon (8km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Lods (32km) :
- Heritage Sites: Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (24km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Besancon (8km) : Salins-les-Bains (32km) : Dole (36km) : Arbois (38km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Pontarlier (49km) :
Map of places to visit near Franois & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Franois
Canton: Audeux
Arrondissement: Besançon
Department: Doubs
Region: Franche-Comte
Postcode: 25770
Distance to Franois
from Besancon: 8 km
from Paris: 321 km
from Calais: 509 km
from Nice: 406 km
from Bordeaux: 567 km
from Strasbourg: 203 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 25 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Franois): Arguel, Audeux, Avanne-Aveney, Champagney, Champvans-les-Moulins, Chaucenne, Chemaudin, Dannemarie-sur-Crete, Ecole-Valentin, Grandfontaine, Larnod, Mazerolles-le-Salin, Montferrand-le-Chateau, Noironte, Pelousey, Pirey, Placey, Pouilley-Francais, Pouilley-les-Vignes, Pugey, Rancenay, Serre-les-Sapins, Vaux-les-Pres, Velesmes-Essarts and Villers-Buzon.
Getting here
For driving distances to Franois from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Franois