Challonges tourism and travel guide

Visit Challonges: highlights and tourist information

Challonges is situated in the Haute-Savoie department and Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Challonges in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Annecy at 27 km and Lake Annecy at 28 km.

Challonges, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Annecy

Annecy

at 27 km (direction east-south-east)

Annecy is a very lovely town with a great deal to enjoy, enhanced further...

See Annecy guide
Lake Annecy

Lake Annecy

Scenery at 28 km (direction east-south-east)

The towns, villages and scenery around Lake Annecy make it an exceptional region to...

See Lake Annecy guide
Belley

Belley

at 30 km (direction south-south-west), in the Ain department

The cathedral and adjacent historic centre are the highlight of your visit to Belley...

See Belley guide
Veyrier du Lac

Veyrier du Lac

at 31 km (direction east-south-east)

The port area is among the highlights in this pretty village on the banks...

See Veyrier du Lac guide
 
 
Menthon Saint Bernard

Menthon Saint Bernard

at 33 km (direction east-south-east)

After exploring the quaint village of Menthon-Saint-Bernard you can hire a boat to explore...

See Menthon Saint Bernard guide
Talloires

Talloires

at 36 km (direction east-south-east)

Talloires is one of the most lovely of the villages on the shores of...

See Talloires guide
Aix-les-Bains

Aix-les-Bains

at 37 km (direction south-south-east), in the Savoie department

Aix-les-Bains is one of the best preserved 'belle-epoque' spa towns in France...

See Aix-les-Bains guide
Divonne-les-Bains

Divonne-les-Bains

at 45 km (direction north-east), in the Ain department

A pleasant 19th century spa town, Divonne-les-Bains also now has a leisure lake and...

See Divonne-les-Bains guide
 
 
La Clusaz

La Clusaz

Ski resort at 48 km (direction east)

La Clusaz is one of the smaller ski resorts and very popular with French...

See La Clusaz guide
Chambery

Chambery

at 50 km (direction south-south-east), in the Savoie department

Chambery is a very lively university town which is very pleasant to visit and...

See Chambery guide
Bourg-en-Bresse

Bourg-en-Bresse

at 51 km (direction west-north-west), in the Ain department

As well as exploring the cathedral and town centre of Bourg-en-Bresse, allow time to...

See Bourg-en-Bresse guide
Cremieu

Cremieu

at 55 km (direction west-south-west), in the Isere department

With some of the most extensive medieval ramparts in France, Cremieu also has an...

See Cremieu guide
 
 
Yvoire

Yvoire

Most Beautiful Village at 55 km (direction north-east)

The village of Yvoire on the banks of Lake Geneva is extraordinarily pretty and...

See Yvoire guide
Albertville

Albertville

at 59 km (direction east-south-east), in the Savoie department

Albertville is a large active town, with Conflans, a pretty village on the hill...

See Albertville guide

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Markets in and near Challonges

  • Seyssel: market Monday (7km)
  • Bellegarde-sur-Valserine: market Thursday all day (11km)
  • Valleiry: market Sunday (15km)
  • Hauteville-Lompnes: market Saturday (18km)
  • Culoz: market Wednesday (19km)
  • Rumilly: market Thursday (20km)
  • Saint-Julien-en-Genevois: market Friday (24km)
  • Seynod: market Wednesday (25km)
  • Annecy: market Tuesday all day & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (26km)
  • Albens: market Friday (27km)

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Tourist attractions near Challonges, France

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

Aquarium

  • Aquarium du Lac du Bourget (36km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

  • Voltaire Chateau (34km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

  • La Roche-sur-Foron (38km)
  • Cremieu (55km)

Regional Natural Parcs

  • Massif des Bauges (44km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Les jardins du Prieuré (41km)
  • Le Labyrinthe - Jardin des Cinq Sens (55km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Gorges du Fier (20km)
  • Mont Veyrier (30km)
  • Lac d'Annecy (32km)
  • Roc de Chere (35km)
  • Cascade de la queue de cheval (42km)
  • Col de la Faucille (42km)
  • Lac de Lamoura (44km)

Amusement park / theme park

  • Walibi Rhone Alpes (48km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

 
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Geography and distances

Challonges is in the east of France at 26 kilometres from Annecy, the department capital (general information: Challonges is 410 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Challonges

Canton: Seyssel

Arrondissement: Saint-Julien-en-Genevois

Department: Haute-Savoie

Region: Rhone-Alpes

New region: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes

Postcode: 74910

Distance to Challonges

from Annecy (prefecture): 26 km

from Paris: 410 km

from Calais: 622 km

from Nice: 281 km

from Bordeaux: 516 km

from Strasbourg: 320 km

Getting here

For driving distances to Challonges from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bassy, Chanay, Chene-en-Semine, Chessenaz, Clarafond, Corbonod, Desingy, Droisy, Franclens, Injoux-Genissiat, Lhopital, Saint-Germain-sur-Rhone, Surjoux, Usinens and Vanzy.

This page in French: Visiter Challonges

 
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