Brans tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Pesmes at 6 km from Brans
Visit Brans: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitBrans is situated in the Jura department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Brans in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
Popular places to visit nearby include Pesmes at 6 km and Dole at 16 km.
Brans, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Pesmes
Most Beautiful Village at 6 km (direction ), in the Haute-Saone departmentThe quaint village of Pesmes is one of the prettiest in Franche-Comté...
See Pesmes guide

Dole
at 16 km (direction south-south-west)The Collegiale Church that dominates the town skyline is the principal attraction...
See Dole guide

Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
Heritage Site at 28 km (direction south-east), in the Doubs departmentThe Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans is an entire factory and living spaces...
See Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans guide

Beze
at 34 km (direction north-west), in the Cote d'Or departmentAlthough small the village of Bez is very pleasant to spend an...
See Beze guide

Besancon
at 35 km (direction east), in the Doubs departmentThe citadel, cathedral and some impressive 16th century townhouses are among the...
See Besancon guide

Arbois
at 40 km (direction south-south-east)After exploring the old town centre in Arbois you can visit the...
See Arbois guide

Salins-les-Bains
at 40 km (direction south-east)The salt mines at Salins-les-Bains operated from the 13th - 20th century...
See Salins-les-Bains guide

Dijon
at 41 km (direction west-north-west), in the Cote d'Or departmentThere is a remarkable range of interesting historic sites in Dijon, perhaps...
See Dijon guide

Chateau de Cleron
Castle at 41 km (direction east-south-east), in the Doubs departmentThe gardens of the Chateau de Cleron can be seen next to...
See Chateau de Cleron guide

Ornans
at 46 km (direction east-south-east), in the Doubs departmentThe highlight of your visit to Ornans is the section along the...
See Ornans guide

Nuits-Saint-Georges
at 47 km (direction west), in the Cote d'Or departmentA quiet town, Nuits-Saint-Georges wil be part of your tour of the...
See Nuits-Saint-Georges guide

Vesoul
at 62 km (direction north-east), in the Haute-Saone departmentAlthough lacking major monuments, Vesoul is a pleasant town to visit with...
See Vesoul guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Jura
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Hotels in Brans
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Map of places to visit near Brans
Markets in and near Brans
- Auxonne: market Friday (14km)
- Pontailler-sur-Saone: market Saturday (14km)
- Dole: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (16km)
- Gray: market Tuesday & Friday (24km)
- Besancon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (35km)
- Longvic: market Sunday (38km)
- Arbois: market Friday (40km)
- Dijon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (41km)
- Chenove: market Wednesday & Sunday (43km)
- Pierre-de-Bresse: market Monday (45km)
More information about Brans, Franche-Comte
Tourist attractions near Brans, France
What to do at Brans? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Brans.
Heritage sites
National Monuments
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin à la Faulx (16km)
- Jardin du château du Talmay (17km)
- Parc de l'Etang (23km)
- Château d'Arcelot (33km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Sites of natural beauty
- Forêt de la Joux (55km)
Towns of Art and history
- Arbois (40km)
- Salins-les-Bains (40km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Quetigny (35km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Citadelle de Besançon (36km)
Geography and distances
Brans is in the east of France at 62 kilometres from Lons-le-Saunier, the department capital (general information: Brans is 299 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Brans
Canton: Montmirey-le-Château
Arrondissement: Dole
Department: Jura
Region: Franche-Comte
New region: Burgundy-Franche-Comté
Postcode: 39290
Distance to Brans
from Lons-le-Saunier (prefecture): 62 km
from Paris: 299 km
from Calais: 494 km
from Nice: 414 km
from Bordeaux: 543 km
from Strasbourg: 222 km
Getting here
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 Brans from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bard-les-Pesmes, Champagney, Dammartin-Marpain, Malans, Moissey, Montmirey-la-Ville, Montmirey-le-Chateau, Mutigney, Offlanges, Pesmes, Pointre, Saligney, Thervay and Vriange.
This page in French: Visiter Brans
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