Ronchaux travel guide

Ronchaux photo, taken in Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans France

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Visit Ronchaux: Highlights and Tourist Information

Location: Ronchaux is situated in the Doubs department (Franche-Comte region) in the eastern-center of France at 23 km from Besancon, the department capital. (General information: Ronchaux is 332 km from Paris and 524 km from the port at Calais).

Note: The photo above was taken in Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans at 9 km from Ronchaux

Popular places to visit near Ronchaux: these include Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans at 9 km and Salins-les-Bains at 12 km.

Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans is a listed 'heritage site' at 9km and Salins-les-Bains is a listed 'town of art and history' at 12km. 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 Ronchaux, France

Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Ronchaux

photo of Arbois
Arbois 19km
photo of Ornans
Ornans 20km
photo of Lods
Lods 27km
photo of Dole
Dole 31km
photo of Pesmes
Pesmes 36km

See France This Way travel guides for and Franche-Comte (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Ronchaux.

Note that all distances from Ronchaux shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.

Ronchaux holidays and travel

If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Ronchaux (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 Ronchaux and wondering what to do next!

  1. 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin à la Faulx (31km) : Jardin des jeux du château d'Arlay (43km) : Parc de l'Etang (46km) : Jardin du château du Talmay (48km) :
  2. National Monuments: Astronomical clock of Besancon (24km) :
  3. Beautiful Villages: Lods (27km) : Chateau-Chalon (39km) : Baume-les-Messieurs (43km) :
  4. Heritage Sites: Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (9km) :
  5. Towns of Art and History: Salins-les-Bains (12km) : Arbois (19km) : Besancon (24km) : Dole (31km) :
  6. Recommended Detour Town: Pontarlier (38km) :

Map of places to visit near Ronchaux & Location Information

Geographical Information

Commune: Ronchaux

Canton: Quingey

Arrondissement: Besançon

Department: Doubs

Region: Franche-Comte

Postcode: 25440

Distance to Ronchaux

from Besancon: 23 km

from Paris: 332 km

from Calais: 524 km

from Nice: 387 km

from Bordeaux: 558 km

from Strasbourg: 219 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 Ronchaux): Bartherans, Breres, Buffard, By, Chay, Courcelles, Cussey-sur-Lison, Echay, Goux-sous-Landet, Grange-de-Vaivre, La Chapelle-sur-Furieuse, Lavans-Quingey, Lombard, Mesmay, Montfort, Myon, Palantine, Paroy, Pessans, Pointvillers, Port-Lesney, Quingey, Rennes-sur-Loue, Rouhe and Samson.

Getting here

For driving distances to Ronchaux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

This page in French: Visitez Ronchaux