Clermont tourism and travel guide

Visit Clermont: highlights and tourist information

Clermont 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 Clermont in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Annecy at 19 km and Lake Annecy at 20 km.

Clermont, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Annecy

Annecy

at 19 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Annecy guide
Lake Annecy

Lake Annecy

Scenery at 20 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Lake Annecy guide
Veyrier du Lac

Veyrier du Lac

at 23 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Veyrier du Lac guide
Menthon Saint Bernard

Menthon Saint Bernard

at 26 km (direction east-south-east)

After exploring the quaint village of Menthon-Saint-Bernard you can hire a boat to explore...

See Menthon Saint Bernard guide
 
 
Talloires

Talloires

at 28 km (direction east-south-east)

Talloires is one of the most lovely of the villages on the shores of...

See Talloires guide
Belley

Belley

at 29 km (direction south-west), in the Ain department

The cathedral and adjacent historic centre are the highlight of your visit to Belley...

See Belley guide
Aix-les-Bains

Aix-les-Bains

at 32 km (direction south), in the Savoie department

Aix-les-Bains is one of the best preserved 'belle-epoque' spa towns in France...

See Aix-les-Bains guide
La Clusaz

La Clusaz

Ski resort at 41 km (direction east)

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

See La Clusaz guide
 
 
Chambery

Chambery

at 45 km (direction south), in the Savoie department

Chambery is a very lively university town which is very pleasant to visit and...

See Chambery guide
Divonne-les-Bains

Divonne-les-Bains

at 46 km (direction north-north-east), in the Ain department

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

See Divonne-les-Bains guide
Albertville

Albertville

at 51 km (direction east-south-east), in the Savoie department

Albertville is a large active town, with Conflans, a pretty village on the hill...

See Albertville guide
Yvoire

Yvoire

Most Beautiful Village at 55 km (direction north-east)

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

See Yvoire guide
 
 
Thonon les Bains

Thonon les Bains

at 62 km (direction north-east)

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

See Thonon les Bains guide

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Markets in and near Clermont

  • Seyssel: market Monday (6km)
  • Rumilly: market Thursday (13km)
  • Valleiry: market Sunday (16km)
  • Culoz: market Wednesday (17km)
  • Bellegarde-sur-Valserine: market Thursday all day (17km)
  • Seynod: market Wednesday (18km)
  • Annecy: market Tuesday all day & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (19km)
  • Annecy-le-Vieux: market Wednesday (20km)
  • Albens: market Friday (21km)
  • Saint-Julien-en-Genevois: market Friday (23km)

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Tourist attractions near Clermont, France

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

Aquarium

  • Aquarium du Lac du Bourget (31km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

  • Voltaire Chateau (35km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

  • La Roche-sur-Foron (33km)

Regional Natural Parcs

  • Massif des Bauges (36km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Les jardins du Prieuré (37km)
  • Le Labyrinthe - Jardin des Cinq Sens (55km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Gorges du Fier (13km)
  • Mont Veyrier (23km)
  • Lac d'Annecy (24km)
  • Roc de Chere (27km)
  • Col de la Colombière (44km)
  • Mole (45km)
  • Col de la Faucille (45km)

Amusement park / theme park

  • Walibi Rhone Alpes (47km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

 
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Geography and distances

Clermont is in the east of France at 19 kilometres from Annecy, the department capital (general information: Clermont is 418 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Clermont

Canton: Seyssel

Arrondissement: Saint-Julien-en-Genevois

Department: Haute-Savoie

Region: Rhone-Alpes

New region: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes

Postcode: 74270

Distance to Clermont

from Annecy (prefecture): 19 km

from Paris: 418 km

from Calais: 629 km

from Nice: 274 km

from Bordeaux: 521 km

from Strasbourg: 322 km

Getting here

For driving distances to Clermont from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bassy, Chilly, Contamine-Sarzin, Crempigny-Bonneguete, Desingy, Droisy, Frangy, Menthonnex-sous-Clermont, Motz, Musieges, Saint-Eusebe, Seyssel, Seyssel, Thusy, Usinens, Val-de-Fier and Versonnex.

This page in French: Visiter Clermont

 
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