Avilley tourism and travel guide

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Avilley 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 28 kilometres from Besancon, the department capital (general information: Avilley is 331 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Vesoul at 24 km and Besancon at 27 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Avilley, 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 Avilley 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 Avilley

Markets in and near Avilley

• Vesoul: market Thursday & Saturday (23km)
• Besancon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (28km)
• Lure: market Tuesday (33km)
• Montbeliard: market Tuesday & Saturday (41km)
• Bethoncourt: market Friday (41km)
• Valentigney: market Tuesday (43km)
• Saint-Sauveur: market Sunday (43km)
• Sochaux: market Thursday (43km)
• Melisey: market Wednesday (43km)
• Audincourt: market Saturday (43km)

More information about Avilley, Franche-Comte

Tourist attractions near Avilley, France

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

Heritage sites

• Besancon citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (28km)
• Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (57km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lods (42km)

National Monuments

• Astronomical clock of Besancon (27km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Besancon (28km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gouffre de Poudrey (30km)
• Gorges de Remonot (46km)
• Saut du Doubs (50km)
• Gorges du Doubs (50km)
• Ballon d'Alsace (62km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Moffans-et-Vacheresse (30km)
• Mandeure (41km)
• Montbeliard (41km)
• Belfort (50km)
• Rougegoutte (55km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Citadelle de Besançon (28km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Avilley 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 Avilley from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 25 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Battenans-les-Mines, Besnans, Cenans, Cendrey, Flagey-Rigney, Fontenotte, Huanne-Montmartin, La Breteniere, La Tour-de-Scay, Larians-et-Munans, Loulans-Verchamp, Maussans, Mondon, Montbozon, Montussaint, Ollans, Ormenans, Puessans, Rignosot, Rognon, Rougemontot, Tallans, Thienans, Tournans and Trouvans.

This page in French: Visiter Avilley