Chens-sur-Leman tourism and travel guide

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Visit Chens-sur-Leman: highlights and tourist information

Chens-sur-Leman 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 Chens-sur-Leman in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Yvoire at 6 km and Divonne-les-Bains at 10 km.

Chens-sur-Leman, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Yvoire

Most Beautiful Village at 6 km (direction north-east)

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

See Yvoire guide

Divonne-les-Bains

at 10 km (direction west-north-west), in the Ain department

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

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Thonon les Bains

at 16 km (direction east)

Tourist activity here at Thonon-les-Bains on Lac Leman is based around the lakefront, views...

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Evian

at 25 km (direction east)

Evian is a very lovely town, also well known as a spa town and...

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Abondance

at 35 km (direction east)

It will be the mountain scenery around Abondance that dominates your visit, but be...

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Morzine

Ski resort at 38 km (direction east-south-east)

Morzine is a popular ski resort within the Portes du Soleil ski region in...

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Avoriaz

Ski resort at 42 km (direction east-south-east)

The use of local materials for building and the stunning location make Avoriaz one...

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La Clusaz

Ski resort at 49 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Lake Annecy

Scenery at 49 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Annecy

at 49 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Sixt-Fer-a-Cheval

Most Beautiful Village at 49 km (direction east-south-east)

Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval is one of the 'most beautiful villages in France' and most visited for...

See Sixt-Fer-a-Cheval guide

Veyrier du Lac

at 50 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Sallanches

at 52 km (direction south-east)

While Mont-Blanc and the mountain scenery is the main attraction, Sallanches itself is pleasant...

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Saint Gervais Les Bains

at 59 km (direction south-east)

It is the views of, and access to, Mont-Blanc which is the principal attraction...

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Reserve excursions near Chens-sur-Leman

Map of places to visit near Chens-sur-Leman

Markets in and near Chens-sur-Leman

• Douvaine: market Sunday (4km)
• Divonne-les-Bains: market Sunday & Friday (10km)
• Ville-la-Grand: market Sunday (14km)
• Ferney-Voltaire: market Saturday (14km)
• Annemasse: market Tuesday & Friday (15km)
• Gex: market Saturday (16km)
• Thonon-les-Bains: market Thursday & Monday (16km)
• Gaillard: market Saturday (17km)
• Boege: market Tuesday (17km)
• Reignier: market Saturday (22km)

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Tourist attractions near Chens-sur-Leman, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Cirque de Sixt Fer a Cheval (53km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Yvoire (6km)
• Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval (49km)

National Monuments

• Voltaire Chateau (15km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• La Roche-sur-Foron (29km)
• Sallanches (52km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haut-Jura (28km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le Labyrinthe - Jardin des Cinq Sens (7km)
• Jardin d'eau de pré curieux (25km)
• Jardin botanique alpin La Jaÿsinia (44km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Col de la Faucille (20km)
• Cascade de la Diomaz (23km)
• Lac de Lamoura (23km)
• Lac des Rousses (24km)
• Mole (29km)
• Cascade de la queue de cheval (30km)
• Roc d'Enfer (30km)
• Lac de l'Abbaye (35km)
• Lacs d'Étival (41km)
• Col de la Colombière (41km)
• Col de Romme (41km)
• Lac de Bonlieu (42km)
• Source - Le Hérisson (42km)
• Lacs de Maclu (43km)
• Lac d'Ilay (44km)
• Lac de Narlay (44km)
• Gorges de la Lemme (45km)
• Lac du Vernois (46km)
• Lac du Fioget (46km)
• Cascade de la Billaude (47km)
• Lac du Val (48km)
• Cascade du Rouget (49km)
• Lac de Chambly (50km)
• Lac de Chalain (53km)
• Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval (53km)
• Confluence - Le Hérisson (54km)
• Lac d'Anterne (55km)
• Lac Cornu (61km)
• Le Brévent (62km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Evian-les-Bains (27km)

Geography and distances

Chens-sur-Leman is in the east of France at 47 kilometres from Annecy, the department capital (general information: Chens-sur-Leman is 407 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Chens-sur-Leman from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ballaison, Douvaine, Loisin, Massongy, Messery, Nernier and Yvoire.

This page in French: Visiter Chens-sur-Leman