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Fertans tourism and travel guide

Visit Fertans: highlights and tourist information

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Fertans is situated in the Doubs department and Franche-Comte region (now part of the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region), in the eastern-center of France at 22 kilometres from Besancon, the department capital (general information: Fertans is 342 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Cleron at 4 km and Ornans at 9 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

You can also Book Ornans hotels

Fertans, 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 Fertans in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

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

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Doubs

Map of places to visit near Fertans

Markets in and near Fertans

• Levier: market Wednesday (11km)
• Besancon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (21km)
• Pontarlier: market Thursday (27km)
• Arbois: market Friday (28km)
• Champagnole: market Saturday (36km)
• Dole: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (44km)
• Gray: market Tuesday & Friday (57km)
• Lons-le-Saunier: market Thursday all day (57km)

More information about Fertans, Franche-Comte

Tourist attractions near Fertans, France

Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Fertans.

Heritage sites

• Besancon citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (20km)
• Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (22km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lods (14km)
• Chateau-Chalon (47km)
• Baume-les-Messieurs (49km)

National Monuments

• Astronomical clock of Besancon (23km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Pontarlier (27km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin à la Faulx (44km)
• Jardin des jeux du château d'Arlay (51km)
• Parc de l'Etang (53km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Besancon (21km)
• Dole (44km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gouffre de Poudrey (19km)
• Forêt de la Joux (24km)
• Défilé d'Entre-Roches (31km)
• Gorges de Remonot (36km)
• Cascade de la Billaude (42km)
• Source - la Seille (42km)
• Gorges de la Lemme (44km)
• Lac du Fioget (44km)
• Lac du Vernois (47km)
• Lac de Chalain (47km)
• Lac de Chambly (49km)
• Confluence - Le Hérisson (52km)

Towns of Art and history

• Salins-les-Bains (18km)
• Arbois (27km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Citadelle de Besançon (20km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Fertans is in the eastern-center of France. 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 Fertans from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Amancey, Amondans, Bolandoz, Cademene, Chassagne-Saint-Denis, Cleron, Deservillers, Eternoz, Flagey, Lizine, Malans, Rurey, Scey-Maisieres and Silley-Amancey.

This page in French: Visiter Fertans