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Visit Villon: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Villon is situated in the Yonne department (Burgundy region) in the eastern-center of France at 48 km from Auxerre, the department capital. (General information: Villon is 172 km from Paris and 378 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Tanlay castle at 10 km from Villon
Popular places to visit near Villon: these include Tanlay castle at 10 km and Ancy-le-Franc castle at 15 km.
Jardin du prieuré is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 14km and Neuville-sur-Seine is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 22km. 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 Villon, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Villon
See France This Way travel guides for Yonne and Burgundy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Villon.
Note that all distances from Villon shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Villon holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Villon (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 Yonne 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 Villon and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du prieuré (14km) : Abbaye de Fontenay (34km) : Jardin du moulin de Athie (39km) : Potager du château de Lantilly (43km) : Jardin du château de Barberey-Saint-Sulpice (49km) :
- National Monuments: Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (46km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Noyers-sur-Serein (28km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (34km) : Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (35km) : Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (44km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Neuville-sur-Seine (22km) :
- Heritage Sites: Fontenay Abbey (34km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Troyes (44km) : Auxerre (48km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Chatillon-sur-Seine (29km) :
- Grand Site of France: Alesia (47km) :
Map of places to visit near Villon & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Villon
Canton: Cruzy-le-Châtel
Arrondissement: Avallon
Department: Yonne
Region: Burgundy
Postcode: 89740
Distance to Villon
from Auxerre: 48 km
from Paris: 172 km
from Calais: 378 km
from Nice: 525 km
from Bordeaux: 500 km
from Strasbourg: 274 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 10 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Villon): Arthonnay, Baon, Bragelogne-Beauvoir, Channes, Etourvy, Quincerot, Rugny, Thorey, Trichey and Villiers-le-Bois.
Getting here
Yonne is in the eastern-center of France. Most visitors fly into Paris orly or Charles de Gaulle airports and rent a car or drive from a channel ferry port - allow about 5 - 6 hours driving time. For driving distances to Villon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Villon