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Visit Piolenc: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Piolenc is situated in the Vaucluse department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 26 km from Avignon, the department capital. (General information: Piolenc is 552 km from Paris and 784 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Orange at 5 km from Piolenc
Popular places to visit near Piolenc: these include Orange at 5 km and La Roque-sur-Ceze at 19 km.
Orange Roman Theatre is a listed 'heritage site' at 5km and La Roque-sur-Ceze is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 19km. 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 Piolenc, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Piolenc
See France This Way travel guides for Vaucluse and Provence (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Piolenc.
Note that all distances from Piolenc shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Piolenc holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Piolenc (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 Piolenc and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de Brantes (20km) : Jardin des herbes (25km) : Jarditrain (33km) : Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (36km) : Jardin de l'Alchimiste (48km) : Jardins de la Fontaine (49km) :
- National Monuments: Fort Saint-Andre (23km) : Glanum (43km) :
- Beautiful Villages: La Roque-sur-Ceze (19km) : Seguret (21km) : Aigueze (22km) : Venasque (37km) : Gordes (46km) : Baux-de-Provence (48km) : Balazuc (48km) :
- Religious monuments: Cathédrale Notre-Dame (Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux) (20km) : Eglise de Saint Michel (La Garde-Adhemar) (24km) : Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) (25km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame de Nazareth (Vaison-la-Romaine) (26km) : Cathédrale Saint-Théodorit et Fenestrelle Tower (Uzes) (33km) : Abbaye d'Aiguebelle (Montjoyer) (34km) : Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (39km) : Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (46km) :
- Heritage Sites: Orange Roman Theatre (5km) : Avignon Centre (25km) : Pont du Gard (31km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Vaison-la-Romaine (26km) : Carpentras (27km) : Uzes (33km) : Beaucaire (42km) : Nimes (49km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Pernes-les-Fontaines (31km) : Nyons (37km) :
- Grand Site of France: Aven d'Orgnac (31km) : Gorges de l'Ardeche (39km) : Mont Ventoux (41km) :
Map of places to visit near Piolenc & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Piolenc
Canton: Orange-Ouest
Arrondissement: Avignon
Department: Vaucluse
Region: Provence
Postcode: 84420
Distance to Piolenc
from Avignon: 26 km
from Paris: 552 km
from Calais: 784 km
from Nice: 207 km
from Bordeaux: 430 km
from Strasbourg: 541 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 5 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Piolenc): Codolet, Mornas, Orange, Saint-Etienne-Des-Sorts and Uchaux.
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 Piolenc from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Piolenc