Balan tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Sedan at 2 km from Balan
Visit Balan: highlights and tourist information
Balan 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 Balan in Grand-Est.
Popular places to visit nearby include Sedan at 2 km and Charleville-Mezieres at 20 km.
Balan, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Sedan
at 2 km (direction north-west)Now a 'town of art and history' it is the castle and surrounding streets...
See Sedan guide
Charleville-Mezieres
at 20 km (direction west-north-west)In and around the grand Place Ducale, among the largest squares in France, you...
See Charleville-Mezieres guide
Montherme
at 27 km (direction north-west)In a pleasant seting on the Meuse river, the two churches and a stroll...
See Montherme guide
Vireux-Molhain
at 47 km (direction north-north-west)In Vireux-Molhain you can follow an attractive nature trail and also visit the Collegiale...
See Vireux-Molhain guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Ardennes
Find Sedan hotels & holiday rentals
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Reserve excursions near Balan
Map of places to visit near Balan
Markets in and near Balan
- Sedan: market Wednesday & Saturday (1km)
- Vrigne-Aux-Bois: market Sunday (9km)
- Charleville-Mezieres: market Tuesday all day & Thursday all day & Sunday & Saturday all day (20km)
- Stenay: market Friday (27km)
- Revin: market Tuesday (36km)
- Vouziers: market Saturday (37km)
- Fumay: market Wednesday (39km)
- Rocroi: market Tuesday (41km)
- Rethel: market Thursday (47km)
More information about Balan, Champagne-Ardenne
Tourist attractions near Balan, France
What to do at Balan? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Balan.
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Charleville-Mezieres (20km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Lac de Bairon (22km)
Towns of Art and history
- Sedan (1km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Launois-sur-Vence (31km)
- Rocroi (41km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Semide (48km)
Geography and distances
Balan is in the north-east of France at 20 kilometres from Charleville-Mézières, the department capital (general information: Balan is 211 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Balan
Canton: Sedan-Est
Arrondissement: Sedan
Department: Ardennes
Region: Champagne-Ardenne
New region: Grand-Est
Postcode: 0
Distance to Balan
from Charleville-Mézières (prefecture): 20 km
from Paris: 211 km
from Calais: 261 km
from Nice: 688 km
from Bordeaux: 682 km
from Strasbourg: 237 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Balan from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 18 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bazeilles, Cheveuges, Daigny, Douzy, Floing, Givonne, Glaire, Illy, La Chapelle, La Moncelle, Noyers-Pont-Maugis, Remilly-Aillicourt, Rubecourt-et-Lamecourt, Saint-Menges, Sedan, Thelonne, Villers-Cernay and Wadelincourt.
This page in French: Visiter Balan