Santans tourism and travel guide

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Visit Santans: highlights and tourist information

Santans is situated in the Jura department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Santans in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans at 10 km and Dole at 15 km.

Santans, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans

Heritage Site at 10 km (direction east), in the Doubs department

The Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans is an entire factory and living spaces that were...

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Dole

at 15 km (direction west-north-west)

The Collegiale Church that dominates the town skyline is the principal attraction in Dole,...

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Arbois

at 16 km (direction south-east)

After exploring the old town centre in Arbois you can visit the scenic Cirque...

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Salins-les-Bains

at 19 km (direction east-south-east)

The salt mines at Salins-les-Bains operated from the 13th - 20th century and are...

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Pesmes

Most Beautiful Village at 30 km (direction north-north-west), in the Haute-Saone department

The quaint village of Pesmes is one of the prettiest in Franche-Comté and also...

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Chateau-Chalon

Most Beautiful Village at 30 km (direction south)

One of the key reasons to visit the pretty village of Chateau-Chalon is its...

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Chateau de Cleron

Castle at 31 km (direction east), in the Doubs department

The gardens of the Chateau de Cleron can be seen next to the Loue...

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Baume-les-Messieurs

Most Beautiful Village at 35 km (direction south)

The attractive village of Baume-les-Messieurs is surrounded by cliffs and steep wooded slopes and...

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Besancon

at 37 km (direction east-north-east), in the Doubs department

The citadel, cathedral and some impressive 16th century townhouses are among the highlights to...

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Ornans

at 38 km (direction east), in the Doubs department

The highlight of your visit to Ornans is the section along the Loue river,...

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Lons-le-Saunier

at 39 km (direction south-south-west)

Lons-le-Saunier is a traditional local town of the Franche-Comté region, well placed to explore...

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Lods

Most Beautiful Village at 45 km (direction east), in the Doubs department

Lods is quite small but very pleasant to explore, in particular the village along...

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Mouthier-Haute-Pierre

at 47 km (direction east), in the Doubs department

The small village of Mouthier-Haute-Pierre is well placed to explore the source of the...

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Dijon

at 58 km (direction west-north-west), in the Cote d'Or department

There is a remarkable range of interesting historic sites in Dijon, perhaps our favourite...

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Markets in and near Santans

Dole: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (15km)
Arbois: market Friday (16km)
Auxonne: market Friday (28km)
Pierre-de-Bresse: market Monday (34km)
Bletterans: market Tuesday (35km)
Levier: market Wednesday (36km)
Champagnole: market Saturday (36km)
Besancon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (37km)
Pontailler-sur-Saone: market Saturday (37km)
Lons-le-Saunier: market Thursday all day (39km)

More information about Santans, Franche-Comte

Franche-Comte region travel guide

Driving distances & route maps

Jura travel guide

Jura places and attractions

Tourist attractions near Santans, France

What to do at Santans? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Santans.

Remarkable gardens

Jardin à la Faulx (15km)
Jardin des jeux du château d'Arlay (31km)
Jardin du château du Talmay (41km)
Château d'Arcelot (54km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Dole (15km)
Besancon (37km)

Towns of Art and history

Arbois (16km)
Salins-les-Bains (19km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Quetigny (52km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

Citadelle de Besançon (37km)

Geography and distances

Santans is in the east of France at 39 kilometres from Lons-le-Saunier, the department capital (general information: Santans is 320 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Santans

Canton: Montbarrey

Arrondissement: Dole

Department: Jura

Region: Franche-Comte

New region: Burgundy-Franche-Comté

Postcode: 39380

Distance to Santans

from Lons-le-Saunier (prefecture): 39 km

from Paris: 320 km

from Calais: 517 km

from Nice: 390 km

from Bordeaux: 540 km

from Strasbourg: 234 km

Getting here

Most visitors drive via Paris (from the north and west) or via Lyon (from the south), or fly into Geneva to the south For driving distances to Santans from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Augerans, Bans, Belmont, Chamblay, Chatelay, Chissey-sur-Loue, Ecleux, Germigney, La Vieille-Loye, Mont-sous-Vaudrey, Montbarrey, Ounans and Vaudrey.

This page in French: Visiter Santans