Jans travel guide
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Visit Jans: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Jans is situated in the Loire-Atlantique department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the north-west of France at 46 km from Nantes, the department capital. (General information: Jans is 324 km from Paris and 448 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Redon at 35 km from Jans
Popular places to visit near Jans: these include Redon at 35 km and Nantes at 45 km.
Carquefou is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 37km and La Gacilly is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 42km. 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 Jans, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Jans
See France This Way travel guides for Loire-Atlantique and Pays-de-la-Loire (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Jans.
Note that all distances from Jans shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Jans holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Jans (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 Loire-Atlantique 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 Jans and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin des plantes (44km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Carquefou (37km) : La Gacilly (42km) : Nantes (46km) : Chartres-de-Bretagne (48km) :
Map of places to visit near Jans & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Jans
Canton: Derval
Arrondissement: Châteaubriant
Department: Loire-Atlantique
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 44170
Distance to Jans
from Nantes: 46 km
from Paris: 324 km
from Calais: 448 km
from Nice: 815 km
from Bordeaux: 319 km
from Strasbourg: 703 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 4 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Jans): Derval, Marsac-sur-Don, Nozay and Treffieux.
Getting here
Loire-Atlantique is in the north-west of France. Most visitors arrive by car via one of the ferry ports such as Saint-Malo or Cherbourg. Allow around 3 hours for the trip in France. For driving distances to Jans from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Jans