Villeneuve-les-Avignon travel guide
Visit Villeneuve-les-Avignon: Highlights and Tourist Information
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Location: Villeneuve-les-Avignon is situated in the Gard department (Languedoc-Roussillon region) in the south of France at 38 km from Nimes, the department capital. (General information: Villeneuve-les-Avignon is 575 km from Paris and 808 km from the port at Calais).
Tourist classifications for Villeneuve-les-Avignon: Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé) (see also historical French towns);
Market days in Villeneuve-les-Avignon: weekly market: Thursday; (markets take place in the morning unless indicated)
Popular places to visit near Villeneuve-les-Avignon: these include Avignon at 2 km and Saint-Remy-de-Provence at 19 km. Fort Saint-Andre is a listed national monument at 0 km and Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) is a listed religious monument at 2 km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
Selected places to visit and attractions near Villeneuve-les-Avignon, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Villeneuve-les-Avignon
See France This Way travel guides for Gard and Languedoc-Roussillon (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Villeneuve-les-Avignon.
Note that all distances from Villeneuve-les-Avignon shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Villeneuve-les-Avignon holidays and travel
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For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Languedoc-Roussillon and Gard gites and villas
Markets near Villeneuve-les-Avignon
- Villeneuve-les-Avignon: market every Thursday (0km)
- Avignon: market every every day except Monday (3km)
- Le Pontet: market every Thursday (5km)
- Sorgues: market every Sunday (7km)
- Vedene: market every Tuesday (9km)
- Roquemaure: market every Tuesday (10km)
- Chateaurenard: market every Sunday (10km)
- Aramon: market every Wednesday (12km)
- Courthezon: market every Friday (15km)
- Le Thor: market every Saturday (16km)
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 Villeneuve-les-Avignon and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the Villeneuve-les-Avignon map below.
Grand Site Of France Pont du Gard (21km); Mont Ventoux (45km); Aven d'Orgnac (49km)
Heritage Site Avignon Centre (2km); Orange Roman Theatre (19km); Pont du Gard (21km); Roman Arles (34km); Arles église St Honorat (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (35km); Saint-Gilles ancienne abbatialle (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (43km)
Most Beautiful Village Baux-de-Provence (24km); Venasque (28km); Seguret (33km); Gordes (33km); La Roque-sur-Ceze (34km); Menerbes (36km); Roussillon (40km); Aigueze (43km)
National Monument Fort Saint-Andre (0km); Glanum (19km); Montmajour Abbey (31km)
Recommended Detour Beaucaire (21km); Pernes-les-Fontaines (21km); Vaison-la-Romaine (38km)
Regional Natural Parc Alpilles (27km)
Religious Monument Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Repos de Montfavet (Avignon) (2km); Collégiale Notre Dame des Anges (Sorgues) (24km); Abbaye Notre Dame de Montmajour (Arles) (31km); Cathédrale Saint-Théodorit et Fenestrelle Tower (Uzes) (31km); Abbaye de Sénanque (Gordes) (33km); Eglise et cloitres de Saint Trophime, Eglise de Saint-Honorat des Alycamps (Arles) (35km); Cathédrale Notre Dame de Nazareth (Vaison-la-Romaine) (38km)
Remarkable Garden Jardin du château de Brantes (8km); Jardin aquatique « Aux fleurs de l'eau (13km); Jarditrain (25km); Jardin de l'Alchimiste (26km); Jardins de la Fontaine (38km)
Secteur Sauvegarde Avignon (3km); Beaucaire (21km); Uzes (31km); Arles (34km); Nimes (38km); Saint-Gilles (43km)
Site Of Natural Beauty Dentelles de Montmirail (32km); Gorges de Régalon (40km); Etang de Scamandre (52km)
Town Of Art And History Beaucaire (21km); Carpentras (22km); Uzes (31km); Arles (35km); Nimes (38km); Vaison-la-Romaine (38km)
Zoo Or Wildlife Park Zoo de La Barben (50km)
Map of places to visit near Villeneuve-les-Avignon & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Canton: Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
Arrondissement: Nîmes
Department: Gard
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Postcode: 30400
Distance to Villeneuve-les-Avignon
from Nimes (local prefecture): 38 km
from Paris: 575 km
from Calais: 808 km
from Nice: 200 km
from Bordeaux: 438 km
from Strasbourg: 562 km
* distances are direct not by road!
More information
We have 5 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Villeneuve-les-Avignon): Avignon, Le Pontet, Les Angles, Pujaut and Sorgues.
Getting here
For driving distances to Villeneuve-les-Avignon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Villeneuve-les-Avignon