Cheney tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Tonnerre at 6 km from Cheney

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Visit Cheney: highlights and tourist information

Cheney is situated in the Yonne 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 Cheney in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Tonnerre at 6 km and Chateau de Tanlay at 12 km.

Cheney, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Tonnerre

at 6 km (direction south-south-east)

There are two impressive sites to see in Tonnerre: the medieval hospital complex, and...

See Tonnerre guide

Chateau de Tanlay

Castle at 12 km (direction east-south-east)

The frescoes and interior decoration are among the highlights of a visit to the...

See Chateau de Tanlay guide

Chablis

at 15 km (direction west-south-west)

Best known for the very famous wines of the same name, Chablis is also...

See Chablis guide

Pontigny

at 18 km (direction west)

The abbey at Pontigny is one of the best known and substantial Cistercian abbeys...

See Pontigny guide

Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc

Castle at 22 km (direction east-south-east)

The 15th century castle at Ancy-le-Franc was one of the very first renaissance style...

See Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc guide

Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction south-south-east)

The half-timbered houses and riverside setting make Noyers-sur-Serein one of our favourite small towns...

See Noyers-sur-Serein guide

Auxerre

at 31 km (direction west-south-west)

With its cathedral and churches, and extensive historic centre with half-timbered houses and an...

See Auxerre guide

Montreal

at 41 km (direction south-south-east)

Behind its fortified entrance, the small village of Montreal is a very unspoiled medieval...

See Montreal guide

Joigny

at 42 km (direction west)

In the centre of the the traditional local town of Joigny you can see...

See Joigny guide

Montbard

at 43 km (direction south-east), in the Cote d'Or department

A typical regional town, we suggest you take a stroll around the Parc Buffon...

See Montbard guide

Fontenay Abbey

Abbey at 45 km (direction south-east), in the Cote d'Or department

The complex of buildings at the Abbey de Fontenay, and the surrounding gardens and...

See Fontenay Abbey guide

Troyes

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

As well as one of the most impressive medieval quarters in France, Troyes also...

See Troyes guide

Avallon

at 46 km (direction south)

Avallon is a very pleasant town to explore with some very imposing medieval buildings,...

See Avallon guide

Chatillon-sur-Seine

at 47 km (direction east), in the Cote d'Or department

As well as the medieval centre of Chatillon-sur-Seine you can also see the extraordinary...

See Chatillon-sur-Seine guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Yonne

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Map of places to visit near Cheney

Markets in and near Cheney

• Tonnerre: market Saturday (6km)
• Ervy-le-Chatel: market Friday (15km)
• Chablis: market Sunday (15km)
• Saint-Florentin: market Monday (20km)
• Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (21km)
• Chaource: market Monday (22km)
• Auxerre: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (31km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (32km)
• Les Riceys: market Thursday (32km)
• Migennes: market Thursday (33km)

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Tourist attractions near Cheney, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Alesia (58km)

Heritage sites

• Fontenay Abbey (44km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Noyers-sur-Serein (24km)
• Flavigny (62km)

National Monuments

• Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (58km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Foret-d'Orient (56km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (18km)
• Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (26km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (43km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du prieuré (23km)
• Jardin du moulin de Athie (44km)
• Abbaye de Fontenay (44km)
• Potager du château de Lantilly (51km)
• Parc du château de Thorigny (59km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Auxerre (31km)
• Joigny (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Lac d'Orient (50km)
• Siège d'Alésia (58km)

Towns of Art and history

• Troyes (45km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Neuville-sur-Seine (38km)

Geography and distances

Cheney is in the eastern-center of France at 31 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Cheney is 158 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into Paris orly or Charles de Gaulle airports and rent a car or drive from a channel ferry port - allow about 5 - 6 hours driving time. For driving distances to Cheney from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bernouil, Coussegrey, Dannemoine, Dye, Epineuil, Flogny-la-Chapelle, Junay, Lignieres, Marolles-sous-Lignieres, Roffey, Tissey, Tonnerre, Tronchoy, Vezannes and Vezinnes.

This page in French: Visiter Cheney