Cize tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Baume-les-Messieurs at 20 km from Cize
Visit Cize: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitCize 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 Cize in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
Popular places to visit nearby include Baume-les-Messieurs at 20 km and Arbois at 22 km.
Cize, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Baume-les-Messieurs
Most Beautiful Village at 20 km (direction west)The attractive village of Baume-les-Messieurs is surrounded by cliffs and steep wooded...
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Arbois
at 22 km (direction north-west)After exploring the old town centre in Arbois you can visit the...
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Chateau-Chalon
Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction west)One of the key reasons to visit the pretty village of Chateau-Chalon...
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Salins-les-Bains
at 24 km (direction west)The salt mines at Salins-les-Bains operated from the 13th - 20th century...
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Lons-le-Saunier
at 28 km (direction west)Lons-le-Saunier is a traditional local town of the Franche-Comté region, well placed...
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Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
Heritage Site at 35 km (direction north-north-west), in the Doubs departmentThe Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans is an entire factory and living spaces...
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Chateau de Joux
Castle at 39 km (direction east-north-east), in the Doubs departmentThe Chateau de Joux is an imposing clifftop castle with a 1000...
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Pontarlier
at 39 km (direction east-north-east), in the Doubs departmentPontarlier is usually visited as part of a trip to enjoy the...
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Chateau de Cleron
Castle at 41 km (direction north-north-east), in the Doubs departmentThe gardens of the Chateau de Cleron can be seen next to...
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Lods
Most Beautiful Village at 43 km (direction north-east), in the Doubs departmentLods is quite small but very pleasant to explore, in particular the...
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Mouthier-Haute-Pierre
at 44 km (direction north-east), in the Doubs departmentThe small village of Mouthier-Haute-Pierre is well placed to explore the source...
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Divonne-les-Bains
at 45 km (direction south-south-east), in the Ain departmentA pleasant 19th century spa town, Divonne-les-Bains also now has a leisure...
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Ornans
at 45 km (direction north-north-east), in the Doubs departmentThe highlight of your visit to Ornans is the section along the...
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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...
See Yvoire guide
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Map of places to visit near Cize
Markets in and near Cize
- Champagnole: market Saturday (2km)
- Clairvaux-les-Lacs: market Wednesday (21km)
- Arbois: market Friday (22km)
- Morez: market Saturday all day (25km)
- Lons-le-Saunier: market Thursday all day (28km)
- Levier: market Wednesday (29km)
- Bletterans: market Tuesday (35km)
- Pontarlier: market Thursday (38km)
- Saint-Claude: market Saturday (39km)
- Divonne-les-Bains: market Sunday & Friday (45km)
More information about Cize, Franche-Comte
Tourist attractions near Cize, France
What to do at Cize? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Cize.
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Baume-les-Messieurs (20km)
- Chateau-Chalon (22km)
- Lods (43km)
- Yvoire (51km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Pontarlier (39km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Haut-Jura (34km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin des jeux du château d'Arlay (29km)
- Le Labyrinthe - Jardin des Cinq Sens (51km)
- Jardin à la Faulx (52km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Dole (52km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Cascade de la Billaude (6km)
- Lac du Fioget (7km)
- Gorges de la Lemme (8km)
- Lac du Vernois (9km)
- Lac de Narlay (10km)
- Lacs de Maclu (11km)
- Lac de Chalain (11km)
- Lac d'Ilay (12km)
- Lac de Chambly (13km)
- Lac du Val (14km)
- Forêt de la Joux (14km)
- Source - Le Hérisson (16km)
- Lac de Bonlieu (16km)
- Confluence - Le Hérisson (17km)
- Source - la Seille (17km)
- Lac de l'Abbaye (22km)
- Lacs d'Étival (26km)
- Lac des Rousses (28km)
- Lac de Lamoura (38km)
- Cascade de la queue de cheval (38km)
- Col de la Faucille (41km)
- Défilé d'Entre-Roches (51km)
Towns of Art and history
- Arbois (22km)
- Salins-les-Bains (24km)
Geography and distances
Cize is in the east of France at 28 kilometres from Lons-le-Saunier, the department capital (general information: Cize is 356 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Cize
Canton: Champagnole
Arrondissement: Lons-le-Saunier
Department: Jura
Region: Franche-Comte
New region: Burgundy-Franche-Comté
Postcode: 39300
Distance to Cize
from Lons-le-Saunier (prefecture): 28 km
from Paris: 356 km
from Calais: 555 km
from Nice: 353 km
from Bordeaux: 545 km
from Strasbourg: 248 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 Cize from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 18 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ardon, Bourg-de-Sirod, Champagnole, Chatelneuf, Crans, Equevillon, Le Vaudioux, Lent, Loulle, Mont-sur-Monnet, Mournans-Charbonny, Ney, Pillemoine, Saint-Germain-en-Montagne, Sapois, Sirod, Syam and Vannoz.
This page in French: Visiter Cize