Charency tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Salins-les-Bains at 21 km from Charency
Visit Charency: highlights and tourist information
Charency 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 Charency in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
Popular places to visit nearby include Salins-les-Bains at 21 km and Arbois at 22 km.
Charency, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Salins-les-Bains
at 21 km (direction north-north-west)The salt mines at Salins-les-Bains operated from the 13th - 20th century and are...
See Salins-les-Bains guide
Arbois
at 22 km (direction west-north-west)After exploring the old town centre in Arbois you can visit the scenic Cirque...
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Baume-les-Messieurs
Most Beautiful Village at 27 km (direction west)The attractive village of Baume-les-Messieurs is surrounded by cliffs and steep wooded slopes and...
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Chateau-Chalon
Most Beautiful Village at 28 km (direction west)One of the key reasons to visit the pretty village of Chateau-Chalon is its...
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Chateau de Joux
Castle at 31 km (direction east-north-east), in the Doubs departmentThe Chateau de Joux is an imposing clifftop castle with a 1000 year history...
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Pontarlier
at 31 km (direction east-north-east), in the Doubs departmentPontarlier is usually visited as part of a trip to enjoy the local scenery...
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Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
Heritage Site at 33 km (direction north-west), in the Doubs departmentThe Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans is an entire factory and living spaces that were...
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Lons-le-Saunier
at 35 km (direction west-south-west)Lons-le-Saunier is a traditional local town of the Franche-Comté region, well placed to explore...
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Chateau de Cleron
Castle at 36 km (direction west-south-west), in the Doubs departmentThe gardens of the Chateau de Cleron can be seen next to the Loue...
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Lods
Most Beautiful Village at 36 km (direction north-east), in the Doubs departmentLods is quite small but very pleasant to explore, in particular the village along...
See Lods guide
Mouthier-Haute-Pierre
at 37 km (direction north-east), in the Doubs departmentThe small village of Mouthier-Haute-Pierre is well placed to explore the source of the...
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Ornans
at 39 km (direction north-north-east), in the Doubs departmentThe highlight of your visit to Ornans is the section along the Loue river,...
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Divonne-les-Bains
at 47 km (direction south-south-east), in the Ain departmentA pleasant 19th century spa town, Divonne-les-Bains also now has a leisure lake and...
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Yvoire
Most Beautiful Village at 51 km (direction south-east), in the Haute-Savoie departmentThe village of Yvoire on the banks of Lake Geneva is extraordinarily pretty and...
See Yvoire guide
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Map of places to visit near Charency
Markets in and near Charency
- Champagnole: market Saturday (7km)
- Arbois: market Friday (22km)
- Levier: market Wednesday (23km)
- Morez: market Saturday all day (28km)
- Clairvaux-les-Lacs: market Wednesday (29km)
- Pontarlier: market Thursday (31km)
- Lons-le-Saunier: market Thursday all day (36km)
- Bletterans: market Tuesday (42km)
- Saint-Claude: market Saturday (44km)
- Dole: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (52km)
More information about Charency, Franche-Comte
Tourist attractions near Charency, France
What to do at Charency? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Charency.
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Baume-les-Messieurs (27km)
- Chateau-Chalon (28km)
- Lods (36km)
- Yvoire (51km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Pontarlier (31km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Haut-Jura (38km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin des jeux du château d'Arlay (35km)
- Le Labyrinthe - Jardin des Cinq Sens (51km)
- Jardin à la Faulx (52km)
- Jardin d'eau de pré curieux (62km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Dole (52km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Forêt de la Joux (8km)
- Cascade de la Billaude (11km)
- Gorges de la Lemme (13km)
- Lac du Fioget (13km)
- Lac de Narlay (16km)
- Lac du Vernois (16km)
- Lacs de Maclu (17km)
- Lac d'Ilay (18km)
- Lac de Chalain (19km)
- Lac de Chambly (20km)
- Lac du Val (21km)
- Source - Le Hérisson (22km)
- Lac de Bonlieu (22km)
- Source - la Seille (23km)
- Confluence - Le Hérisson (25km)
- Lac de l'Abbaye (27km)
- Lac des Rousses (30km)
- Lacs d'Étival (33km)
- Lac de Lamoura (42km)
- Cascade de la queue de cheval (43km)
- Défilé d'Entre-Roches (43km)
- Col de la Faucille (45km)
- Gouffre de Poudrey (47km)
- Gorges de Remonot (53km)
Towns of Art and history
- Salins-les-Bains (21km)
- Arbois (22km)
Geography and distances
Charency is in the east of France at 35 kilometres from Lons-le-Saunier, the department capital (general information: Charency is 358 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Charency
Canton: Nozeroy
Arrondissement: Lons-le-Saunier
Department: Jura
Region: Franche-Comte
New region: Burgundy-Franche-Comté
Postcode: 39250
Distance to Charency
from Lons-le-Saunier (prefecture): 35 km
from Paris: 358 km
from Calais: 555 km
from Nice: 355 km
from Bordeaux: 553 km
from Strasbourg: 241 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 Charency from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 28 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Billecul, Bourg-de-Sirod, Censeau, Conte, Doye, Equevillon, Esserval-Combe, Esserval-Tartre, Gillois, La Faviere, Le Larderet, Le Latet, Lent, Les Nans, Longcochon, Mieges, Molpre, Mournans-Charbonny, Moutoux, Nozeroy, Onglieres, Plenise, Plenisette, Rix, Saint-Germain-en-Montagne, Sapois, Sirod and Vers-en-Montagne.
This page in French: Visiter Charency