Saint-Genis-l'Argentiere travel guide
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Visit Saint-Genis-l'Argentiere: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Saint-Genis-l'Argentiere is situated in the Rhone department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France at 28 km from Lyon, the department capital. (General information: Saint-Genis-l'Argentiere is 385 km from Paris and 614 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Eveux at 16 km from Saint-Genis-l'Argentiere
Popular places to visit near Saint-Genis-l'Argentiere: these include Eveux at 16 km and Bagnols at 25 km.
Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise is a listed 'recommended detour' at 9km and Saint-Galmier is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 19km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Saint-Genis-l'Argentiere, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Saint-Genis-l'Argentiere
See France This Way travel guides for and Rhone-Alpes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Saint-Genis-l'Argentiere.
Note that all distances from Saint-Genis-l'Argentiere shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Saint-Genis-l'Argentiere holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Saint-Genis-l'Argentiere (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 Rhone-Alpes and Rhone 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 Saint-Genis-l'Argentiere and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc de Gerland (28km) : Parc de la Tête d'Or (29km) : Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (30km) : Parc du château de Laye (43km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Oingt (28km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (26km) : Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (28km) : Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (30km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Galmier (19km) : Ecully (23km) : Chaponnay (36km) :
- Heritage Sites: Historic Lyon (28km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Saint-Etienne (29km) : Vienne (36km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (9km) : Trevoux (34km) :
Map of places to visit near Saint-Genis-l'Argentiere & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Genis-l'Argentière
Canton: Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset
Arrondissement: Lyon
Department: Rhone
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 69610
Distance to Saint-Genis-l'Argentiere
from Lyon: 28 km
from Paris: 385 km
from Calais: 614 km
from Nice: 313 km
from Bordeaux: 408 km
from Strasbourg: 403 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 12 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Saint-Genis-l'Argentiere): Aveize, Brullioles, Brussieu, Duerne, Grezieu-le-Marche, Les Halles, Montromant, Saint-Clement-les-Places, Saint-Laurent-de-Chamousset, Saint-Martin-en-Haut, Sainte-Foy-l'Argentiere and Souzy.
Getting here
For driving distances to Saint-Genis-l'Argentiere from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Saint-Genis-l'Argentiere