Faucigny tourism and travel guide

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Faucigny is situated in the Haute-Savoie department and Rhone-Alpes region (now part of the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region), in the east of France at 28 kilometres from Annecy, the department capital (general information: Faucigny is 428 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include La Clusaz at 24 km and Morzine at 28 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Faucigny, 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 Faucigny in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

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

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Haute-Savoie

Map of places to visit near Faucigny

Markets in and near Faucigny

• Viuz-en-Sallaz: market Monday (5km)
• Bonneville: market Tuesday & Friday (6km)
• La Roche-sur-Foron: market Thursday (7km)
• Reignier: market Saturday (7km)
• Boege: market Tuesday (10km)
• Ville-la-Grand: market Sunday (12km)
• Annemasse: market Tuesday & Friday (13km)
• Gaillard: market Saturday (13km)
• Cluses: market Monday (18km)
• Le Grand-Bornand: market Wednesday (20km)

More information about Faucigny, Rhone-Alpes

Tourist attractions near Faucigny, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Cirque de Sixt Fer a Cheval (38km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Yvoire (28km)
• Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval (33km)

National Monuments

• Voltaire Chateau (25km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• La Roche-sur-Foron (7km)
• Sallanches (29km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haut-Jura (48km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le Labyrinthe - Jardin des Cinq Sens (28km)
• Jardin botanique alpin La Jaÿsinia (29km)
• Jardin d'eau de pré curieux (34km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Mole (8km)
• Cascade de la Diomaz (14km)
• Col de la Colombière (17km)
• Col de Romme (19km)
• Roc d'Enfer (21km)
• Mont Veyrier (28km)
• Lac d'Annecy (32km)
• Roc de Chere (33km)
• Cascade du Rouget (33km)
• Gorges du Fier (35km)
• Lac d'Anterne (37km)
• Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval (38km)
• Col de la Faucille (38km)
• Lac Cornu (42km)
• Lac de Lamoura (42km)
• Le Brévent (42km)
• Cascade de la queue de cheval (47km)
• Glacier des Bossons (48km)
• Lac des Rousses (48km)
• Montenvers (48km)
• Aiguille du Midi (49km)
• Mont Blanc (50km)
• Lacs d'Étival (60km)

Towns of Art and history

• Annecy (30km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Megeve (35km)
• Evian-les-Bains (36km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

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

We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Amancy, Arenthon, Bonne, Bonneville, Contamine-sur-Arve, Cornier, Etaux, Fillinges, La Roche-sur-Foron, La Tour, Marcellaz, Nangy, Peillonnex, Saint-Jean-de-Tholome, Scientrier, Ville-en-Sallaz and Viuz-en-Sallaz.

This page in French: Visiter Faucigny