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Visit Volx: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Volx is situated in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department (Provence region) in the south-east of France at 40 km from Digne-les-Bains, the department capital. (General information: Volx is 616 km from Paris and 842 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Manosque at 6 km from Volx
Popular places to visit near Volx: these include Manosque at 6 km and Mane at 10 km.
Jardins du château de Sauvan is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 10km and Jardins du prieuré de Salagon is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 10km. 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 Volx, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Volx
See France This Way travel guides for Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Provence (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Volx.
Note that all distances from Volx shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Volx holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Volx (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 Provence and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 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 Volx and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du château de Sauvan (10km) : Jardins du prieuré de Salagon (10km) : Clos de Villeneuve (12km) : Jardin du château de Val Joanis (33km) : Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (34km) : Jardin de la Louve (43km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Moustiers (30km) : Ansouis (34km) : Lourmarin (40km) : Roussillon (44km) : Tourtour (48km) :
- Religious monuments: Prieuré Notre Dame (Ganagobie) (15km) : Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (46km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Apt (36km) : Sisteron (37km) :
- Grand Site of France: Montagne Sainte-Victoire (40km) : Gorges du Verdon (44km) :
Map of places to visit near Volx & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Volx
Canton: Manosque-Nord
Arrondissement: Forcalquier
Department: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Region: Provence
Postcode: 04130
Distance to Volx
from Digne-les-Bains: 40 km
from Paris: 616 km
from Calais: 842 km
from Nice: 116 km
from Bordeaux: 521 km
from Strasbourg: 544 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 5 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Volx): Dauphin, Manosque, Oraison, Saint-Maime and Villeneuve.
Getting here
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is in the south-east of France. Most visitors fly into Nice or Marseille airport. Driving is also possible - by car from Calais the drive takes about 11 hours. For driving distances to Volx from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Volx