Appenans tourism and travel guide

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Appenans is situated in the Doubs department and Franche-Comte region (now part of the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region), in the eastern-center of France at 47 kilometres from Besancon, the department capital (general information: Appenans is 350 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Montbeliard at 19 km and Saint-Hippolyte at 23 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Appenans, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Appenans in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

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

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Doubs

Map of places to visit near Appenans

Markets in and near Appenans

• Montbeliard: market Tuesday & Saturday (19km)
• Bethoncourt: market Friday (20km)
• Valentigney: market Tuesday (21km)
• Audincourt: market Saturday (21km)
• Sochaux: market Thursday (21km)
• Lure: market Tuesday (27km)
• Fesches-le-Chatel: market Friday (27km)
• Belfort: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Monday & Friday (31km)
• Melisey: market Wednesday (34km)
• Vesoul: market Thursday & Saturday (36km)

More information about Appenans, Franche-Comte

Tourist attractions near Appenans, France

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

Heritage sites

• Besancon citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (47km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lods (50km)

National Monuments

• Astronomical clock of Besancon (46km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Thann (57km)

Remarkable gardens

• Roseraie du Chatelet (40km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Besancon (47km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gouffre de Poudrey (39km)
• Saut du Doubs (41km)
• Gorges du Doubs (41km)
• Gorges de Remonot (43km)
• Ballon d'Alsace (47km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Mandeure (18km)
• Montbeliard (19km)
• Moffans-et-Vacheresse (20km)
• Belfort (31km)
• Rougegoutte (39km)
• Masevaux (49km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Citadelle de Besançon (47km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Appenans is in the eastern-center of France. 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 Appenans from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 20 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Accolans, Beutal, Blussangeaux, Blussans, Bournois, Bretigney, Clerval, Etrappe, Faimbe, Geney, La Pretiere, Lanthenans, Mancenans, Mediere, Pompierre-sur-Doubs, Rang, Saint-Georges-Armont, Santoche, Sourans and Soye.

This page in French: Visiter Appenans