Montfort travel guide
Book Hotels
Reserve online, pay at the hotel
'Best price guaranteed' by booking.com
See also: France car hire
Visit Montfort: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Montfort is situated in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 21 km from Digne-les-Bains, the department capital. (General information: Montfort is 601 km from Paris and 825 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Lurs at 12 km from Montfort
Popular places to visit near Montfort: these include Lurs at 12 km and Sisteron at 14 km.
Prieuré Notre Dame (Ganagobie) is a listed 'religious monument' at 9km and Sisteron is a listed 'recommended detour' at 14km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
Hover your mouse over photos of Montfort for navigation buttons
Selected places to visit and attractions near Montfort, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Montfort
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 Montfort.
Note that all distances from Montfort shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Montfort holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Montfort (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 Montfort and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du château de Sauvan (21km) : Jardins du prieuré de Salagon (21km) : Clos de Villeneuve (25km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Moustiers (31km) :
- Religious monuments: Prieuré Notre Dame (Ganagobie) (9km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Sisteron (14km) :
- Grand Site of France: Gorges du Verdon (48km) :
Map of places to visit near Montfort & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Montfort
Canton: Volonne
Arrondissement: Forcalquier
Department: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Region: Provence
Postcode: 04600
Distance to Montfort
from Digne-les-Bains: 21 km
from Paris: 601 km
from Calais: 825 km
from Nice: 111 km
from Bordeaux: 527 km
from Strasbourg: 521 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 Montfort): Chateau-Arnoux-Saint-Auban, Chateauneuf-Val-Saint-Donat, Ganagobie, Les Mees, Malijai, Mallefougasse-Auges, Peyruis and Volonne.
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 Montfort from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Montfort