Avancon tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Reims at 29 km from Avancon
Visit Avancon: highlights and tourist information
Avancon is situated in the Ardennes department and Grand-Est region.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Avancon in Grand-Est.
Popular places to visit nearby include Reims at 29 km and Parfondeval at 30 km.
Avancon, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Reims
Heritage Site at 29 km (direction south-west), in the Marne departmentIn the attractive and lively centre of Reims you can see three UNESCO listed...
See Reims guide
Parfondeval
Most Beautiful Village at 30 km (direction north-north-west), in the Aisne departmentThe small and rather remote village of Parfondeval is lso very picturesque and centred...
See Parfondeval guide
Laon
at 46 km (direction west), in the Aisne departmentThe cathedral in Laon is an astonishing early gothic masterpiece, and the Museum of...
See Laon guide
Charleville-Mezieres
at 47 km (direction east-north-east)In and around the grand Place Ducale, among the largest squares in France, you...
See Charleville-Mezieres guide
Epernay
at 53 km (direction south-south-west), in the Marne departmentThe grand wine houses andvineyards around the town leave you in doubt that Epernay...
See Epernay guide
Montherme
at 57 km (direction north-east)In a pleasant seting on the Meuse river, the two churches and a stroll...
See Montherme guide
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Markets in and near Avancon
- Rethel: market Thursday (9km)
- Guignicourt: market Friday (20km)
- Rozoy-sur-Serre: market Wednesday (27km)
- Reims: market Every day (29km)
- Vouziers: market Saturday (34km)
- Laon: market Thursday (44km)
- Fismes: market Saturday (44km)
- Marle: market Friday (45km)
- Vervins: market Saturday (47km)
- Charleville-Mezieres: market Tuesday all day & Thursday all day & Sunday & Saturday all day (47km)
More information about Avancon, Champagne-Ardenne
Tourist attractions near Avancon, France
What to do at Avancon? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Avancon.
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Parfondeval (30km)
National Monuments
- Towers of Reims Cathedral (29km)
- Tau Palace (29km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Montagne-de-Reims (44km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Cathédrale de Reims (Reims) (29km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin de Bosmont-sur-Serre (40km)
- Jardin botanique de la Presle (45km)
- Jardins du château (59km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Laon (44km)
- Charleville-Mezieres (47km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Lac de Bairon (39km)
- Réserve naturelle du marais de Vesles-et-Caumont (39km)
Towns of Art and history
- Reims (29km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Launois-sur-Vence (29km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Semide (29km)
- Ebouleau (35km)
- Baconnes (36km)
- Rilly-la-Montagne (38km)
- Mourmelon-le-Grand (38km)
- Chamery (40km)
Geography and distances
Avancon is in the north-east of France at 47 kilometres from Charleville-Mézières, the department capital (general information: Avancon is 154 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Avancon
Canton: Château-Porcien
Arrondissement: Rethel
Department: Ardennes
Region: Champagne-Ardenne
New region: Grand-Est
Postcode: 0
Distance to Avancon
from Charleville-Mézières (prefecture): 47 km
from Paris: 154 km
from Calais: 236 km
from Nice: 682 km
from Bordeaux: 631 km
from Strasbourg: 274 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Avancon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Barby, Blanzy-la-Salonnaise, Chateau-Porcien, Conde-les-Herpy, Herpy-l'Arlesienne, Nanteuil-sur-Aisne, Roizy, Tagnon and Taizy.
This page in French: Visiter Avancon