Chalons-en-Champagne tourism and travel guide
Visit Chalons-en-Champagne: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: In Chalons-sur-Champagne it is the various churches that are the main highlight of a visit
Chalons-en-Champagne is situated in the Marne department and Grand-Est region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Chalons-en-Champagne. For detailed visitor information see the Chalons-en-Champagne travel guide.
Tourist classifications for Chalons-en-Champagne include "town of art and history" and "ville fleurie 4*".
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Chalons-en-Champagne in Grand-Est.
Popular places to visit nearby include Epernay at 31 km and Reims at 41 km.
Chalons-en-Champagne, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Epine
at 9 km (direction east-north-east)In the village of Epine you can visit the Basilica of Notre Dame de...
See Epine guide
Epernay
at 31 km (direction west-north-west)The grand wine houses andvineyards around the town leave you in doubt that Epernay...
See Epernay guide
Reims
Heritage Site at 41 km (direction north-west)In the attractive and lively centre of Reims you can see three UNESCO listed...
See Reims guide
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Markets in and near Chalons-en-Champagne
Market days in Chalons-en-Champagne: weekly market: Wednesday all day & Saturday all day;
- Chalons-en-Champagne: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (0km)
- Ay: market Friday (29km)
- Vitry-le-Francois: market Thursday & Saturday all day (30km)
- Epernay: market Wednesday & Tuesday all day & Thursday all day & Sunday & Saturday (31km)
- Fere-Champenoise: market Wednesday (35km)
- Reims: market Every day (41km)
- Sainte-Menehould: market Monday (42km)
- Sermaize-les-Bains: market Sunday (45km)
- Plancy-l'Abbaye: market Tuesday (52km)
- Saint-Dizier: market Thursday & Sunday (55km)
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Tourist attractions near Chalons-en-Champagne, France
What to do at Chalons-en-Champagne? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Chalons-en-Champagne.
Heritage sites
- Châlons-en-Champagne Collégiale Notre-Dame-en-Vaux (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (0km)
- L'Epine basilique Notre-Dame (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (8km)
- Reims Cathedral, Abbey and Palace (41km)
National Monuments
- Tau Palace (41km)
- Towers of Reims Cathedral (41km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Montagne-de-Reims (34km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Cathédrale de Reims (Reims) (41km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin botanique de la Presle (37km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Lac du Der-Chantecoq (52km)
Towns of Art and history
- Reims (41km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Martin-sur-le-Pre (3km)
- Mourmelon-le-Grand (21km)
- Baconnes (23km)
- Oger (25km)
- Haussimont (27km)
- Rilly-la-Montagne (32km)
- Chamery (38km)
- Haussignemont (39km)
- Semide (46km)
Geography and distances
Chalons-en-Champagne is in the north-east of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Marne department (general information: Chalons-en-Champagne is 147 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Chalons-en-Champagne
Canton: Châlons-en-Champagne
Arrondissement: Châlons-en-Champagne
Department: Marne
Region: Champagne-Ardenne
New region: Grand-Est
Postcode: 51000
Distance to Chalons-en-Champagne
from Chalons-en-Champagne (prefecture): 1 km
from Paris: 147 km
from Calais: 285 km
from Nice: 625 km
from Bordeaux: 592 km
from Strasbourg: 252 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Chalons-en-Champagne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Compertrix, Coolus, Fagnieres, Moncetz-Longevas, Recy, Saint-Gibrien, Saint-Martin-sur-le-Pre, Saint-Memmie, Sarry and Sogny-Aux-Moulins.
This page in French: Visiter Chalons-en-Champagne