Chasselas tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Solutre-Pouilly at 2 km from Chasselas

Visit Chasselas: highlights and tourist information

Chasselas is situated in the Saone-et-Loire department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Solutre-Pouilly at 2 km and Macon at 9 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Chasselas, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Chasselas in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

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

Solutre-Pouilly

at 2 km (direction north-north-east)

Solutré-Pouilly would perhaps go unnoticed except for the great rock-cliff...

See Solutre-Pouilly guide

Macon

at 9 km (direction east-north-east)

After exploring the pleasant town of Macon we suggest a visit to...

See Macon guide

Cluny

at 18 km (direction north-north-west)

As well as one of the most visited abbeys in...

See Cluny guide

Belleville

at 19 km (direction south), in the Rhone department

Not an important tourist town, Belleville does have a couple of...

See Belleville guide

Brancion

at 29 km (direction north-north-east)

Quiet now, in the 15th century Brancion was an important...

See Brancion guide

Cormatin

at 30 km (direction north-north-east)

The beautifully decorated and furnished Cormatin Chateau, from the 17th century,...

See Cormatin guide

Tournus

at 35 km (direction north-north-east)

The Abbey of Saint-Philibert is the highlight in Tournus, but...

See Tournus guide

Tournus abbey

Abbey at 35 km (direction north-north-east)

The abbey at Tournus is a 12th century abbey in roman...

See Tournus abbey guide

Trevoux

at 38 km (direction south), in the Ain department

The quiet town of Trevoux in Ain has several historical monuments paying...

See Trevoux guide

Dombes

at 38 km (direction south-east), in the Ain department

The Dombes, with thousands of small lakes, is perfect...

See Dombes guide

Oingt

Most Beautiful Village at 38 km (direction south-south-west), in the Rhone department

Completely renovated in recent years, Oingt is one of the prettiest...

See Oingt guide

Anse

at 38 km (direction south), in the Rhone department

The quiet town of Anse retains some Roman remains that...

See Anse guide

Theize

at 38 km (direction south-south-west), in the Rhone department

The quiet village of Theizé makes a pleasant detour...

See Theize guide

Bourg-en-Bresse

at 40 km (direction east), in the Ain department

As well as exploring the cathedral and town centre of...

See Bourg-en-Bresse guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Saone-et-Loire

Map of places to visit near Chasselas

Markets in and near Chasselas

• Charnay-les-Macon: market Friday (7km)
• Macon: market Saturday (9km)
• Pont-de-Veyle: market Monday (13km)
• Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne: market Saturday (13km)
• Beaujeu: market Wednesday (17km)
• Cluny: market Saturday (18km)
• Belleville: market Tuesday (19km)
• Montmerle-sur-Saone: market Sunday (21km)
• Vonnas: market Thursday (22km)
• Pont-de-Vaux: market Wednesday (24km)

More information about Chasselas, Burgundy

Tourist attractions near Chasselas, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (3km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Oingt (38km)
• Perouges (55km)

National Monuments

• Brou Royal Monastery (40km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne (25km)
• Trevoux (38km)
• Charlieu (44km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Chapelle aux Moines (Berze-la-Ville) (8km)
• Eglise de Saint Blaise (Mazille) (16km)
• Eglise de Jalogny (Jalogny) (17km)
• Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny) (18km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Massy) (25km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre de Brancion (Martailly-les-Brancion) (31km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Chapaize) (31km)
• Abbatiale eglise de Saint Philibert (Tournus) (35km)
• Eglise de Saint Germain (Saint-Germain-en-Brionnais) (36km)
• Eglise de Saint Nizier (Baron) (41km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Mont-Saint-Vincent) (44km)
• Eglise de Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens (Varenne-l'Arconce) (44km)
• Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (44km)
• Prieuré church de Saint Pierre et Saint Benoit (Perrecy-les-Forges) (54km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Laye (24km)
• Le jardin de Zéphyr (28km)
• Les Jardins du château de Drée (31km)
• Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (37km)
• Jardin du château de Chaumont (41km)
• Les jardins Romans de Varenne-l'Arconce (43km)
• Jardin du château de Digoine (49km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Cluny (18km)
• Tournus (35km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Roche de Solutré (3km)
• Confluence - la Seille (32km)
• Seille (Saône) (32km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Charolles (38km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Macon (9km)
• Vonnas (22km)

Geography and distances

Chasselas is in the eastern-center of France at 9 kilometres from Macon, the department capital (general information: Chasselas is 337 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into one of the Paris airports and hire a car or drive from a channel ferry port - allow about 6 - 7 hours. For driving distances to Chasselas from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 19 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cenves, Chaintre, Chanes, Charnay-les-Macon, Creches-sur-Saone, Davaye, Emeringes, Fuisse, Julienas, Jullie, Leynes, Prisse, Pruzilly, Saint-Amour-Bellevue, Saint-Verand, Serrieres, Solutre-Pouilly, Vergisson and Vinzelles.

This page in French: Visiter Chasselas