Cognet tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Mens at 7 km from Cognet
Visit Cognet: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsCognet is situated in the Isere department and Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region.
Popular places to visit nearby include Mens at 7 km and Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette at 15 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Cognet, 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 Cognet in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Mens
at 7 km (direction south-south-west)The small town of Mens is quite isolated but certainly worth exploring...
See Mens guide

Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette
Church at 15 km (direction east-south-east)The church and mountainous setting of Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette are the second most important...
See Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette guide

Vizille
at 22 km (direction east-south-east)Most visitors to Vizille are attracted by the Chateau de Vizille and...
See Vizille guide

Alpe-d'Huez
Ski resort at 27 km (direction north-east)The well known ski station of Alpe d'Huez is also famous for...
See Alpe-d'Huez guide

Deux-Alpes
Ski resort at 31 km (direction east-north-east)Les DeuxAlpes is one of the longest established and most popular Alpine...
See Deux-Alpes guide

Valgaudemar Valley
Scenery at 34 km (direction east), in the Hautes-Alpes departmentThe valley of Valgaudemar is one of many picturesque natural highlughts in...
See Valgaudemar Valley guide

Grenoble
Ski resort at 34 km (direction east)Known as the 'capital of the Alps', Grenoble has a great deal...
See Grenoble guide

Pont-en-Royans
at 40 km (direction west-north-west)The centre of Pont-en-Royans, with medieval houses along the cliffs above the...
See Pont-en-Royans guide

Gap
at 43 km (direction south-east), in the Hautes-Alpes departmentNot a major tourist destination, in Gap we suggest you take a...
See Gap guide

La Grave
Most Beautiful Village at 45 km (direction east-north-east), in the Hautes-Alpes departmentAlthough better known as a ski resort, the village of La Grave...
See La Grave guide

Ecrins National Park
National Parc at 46 km (direction east)Ecrins National Park is a very popular and very scenic National Park...
See Ecrins National Park guide

Les-7-Laux
Ski resort at 50 km (direction north-north-east)Its proximity to Grenoble means that the ski resort of Les 7-Laux...
See Les-7-Laux guide

Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye
Most Beautiful Village at 55 km (direction west-north-west)The village of St Antoine l'Abbaye, best known for its abbey complex,...
See Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye guide

Lake Serre-Poncon
Scenery at 61 km (direction east-south-east), in the Hautes-Alpes departmentAmong many beautiful Alpine lakes we mention the Lac de Serre-Poncon because...
See Lake Serre-Poncon guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Isere
Map of places to visit near Cognet
Markets in and near Cognet
- La Mure: market Monday (18km)
- Vif: market Friday (21km)
- Vizille: market Tuesday (22km)
- Lus-la-Croix-Haute: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (25km)
- Villard-de-Lans: market Wednesday (28km)
- Le Pont-de-Claix: market Sunday (28km)
- Le Bourg-d'Oisans: market Saturday (28km)
- Echirolles: market Thursday & Sunday & Friday (30km)
- La Chapelle-en-Vercors: market Saturday - seasonal market only (30km)
- Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur: market Thursday - seasonal market only (32km)
Hotels near Cognet
More information about Cognet, Rhone-Alpes
Tourist attractions near Cognet, France
What to do at Cognet? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Cognet.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- La Grave (45km)
- Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye (55km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (62km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Vercors (27km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc du château de Vizille (22km)
- Jardin du musée Hébert (36km)
- Domaine de Charance (40km)
- Jardin alpin du Lautaret (48km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Mont Aiguille (18km)
- Ruines de Séchilienne (20km)
- Cirque d'Archiane (26km)
- Cascade du Moulin-Marquis (33km)
- Gorges de la Bourne (34km)
- Mont Jalla (36km)
- Grottes de Choranche (37km)
- La Meije (44km)
- Col de la Croix-de-Fer (51km)
- Aiguilles d'Arves (51km)
Towns of Art and history
- Poligny (30km)
- Grenoble (34km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Gervais (43km)
Geography and distances
Cognet is in the east of France at 34 kilometres from Grenoble, the department capital (general information: Cognet is 513 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Cognet
Canton: Mure
Arrondissement: Grenoble
Department: Isere
Region: Rhone-Alpes
New region: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes
Postcode: 38350
Distance to Cognet
from Grenoble (prefecture): 34 km
from Paris: 513 km
from Calais: 735 km
from Nice: 177 km
from Bordeaux: 501 km
from Strasbourg: 438 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Cognet from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cornillon-en-Trieves, Mayres-Savel, Nantes-en-Ratier, Ponsonnas, Prunieres, Saint-Arey, Saint-Jean-d'Herans, Saint-Laurent-en-Beaumont, Saint-Pierre-de-Mearoz, Saint-Sebastien, Sievoz, Sousville and Susville.
This page in French: Visiter Cognet