Gignac travel guide
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Visit Gignac: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Gignac is situated in the Vaucluse department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 57 km from Avignon, the department capital. (General information: Gignac is 600 km from Paris and 829 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Oppedette at 5 km from Gignac
Popular places to visit near Gignac: these include Oppedette at 5 km and Simiane-la-Rotonde at 7 km.
Colorado Provencal is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 3km and Luberon is a listed 'regional natural parc' at 10km. 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 Gignac, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Gignac
See France This Way travel guides for Vaucluse and Provence (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Gignac.
Note that all distances from Gignac shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Gignac holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Gignac (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 Vaucluse 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 Gignac and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (18km) : Jardins du prieuré de Salagon (19km) : Jardins du château de Sauvan (19km) : Jardin de la Louve (21km) : Jardin du château de Val Joanis (25km) : Jarditrain (35km) : Clos de Villeneuve (38km) : Jardin d'Eguilles (41km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Roussillon (19km) : Ansouis (21km) : Lourmarin (22km) : Gordes (26km) : Menerbes (28km) : Venasque (32km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (26km) : Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (28km) : Prieuré Notre Dame (Ganagobie) (32km) : Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (35km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Carpentras (41km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Apt (11km) : Pernes-les-Fontaines (38km) : Sisteron (45km) :
- Grand Site of France: Mont Ventoux (35km) : Montagne Sainte-Victoire (43km) :
Map of places to visit near Gignac & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Gignac
Canton: Apt
Arrondissement: Apt
Department: Vaucluse
Region: Provence
Postcode: 84400
Distance to Gignac
from Avignon: 57 km
from Paris: 600 km
from Calais: 829 km
from Nice: 142 km
from Bordeaux: 496 km
from Strasbourg: 546 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 4 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Gignac): Caseneuve, Oppedette, Rustrel and Viens.
Getting here
Vaucluse is in the south-east of France. Most visitors fly into Nice or Marseille airport. Driving is also possible - coming by car to the region takes about 10 hours from the cross-channel ferry ports. For driving distances to Gignac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Gignac