Foissiat tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Bourg-en-Bresse at 19 km from Foissiat

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Visit Foissiat: highlights and tourist information

Foissiat is situated in the Ain 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 Foissiat in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Bourg-en-Bresse at 19 km and Macon at 28 km.

Foissiat, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Bourg-en-Bresse

at 19 km (direction south-south-east)

As well as exploring the cathedral and town centre of Bourg-en-Bresse, allow time to...

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Macon

at 28 km (direction west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

After exploring the pleasant town of Macon we suggest a visit to nearby Lamartine's...

See Macon guide

Tournus abbey

Abbey at 30 km (direction north-west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

The abbey at Tournus is a 12th century abbey in roman style with a...

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Tournus

at 30 km (direction north-west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

The Abbey of Saint-Philibert is the highlight in Tournus, but you will also discover...

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Brancion

at 34 km (direction west-north-west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

Quiet now, in the 15th century Brancion was an important regional centre - hence...

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Solutre-Pouilly

at 36 km (direction west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

Solutré-Pouilly would perhaps go unnoticed except for the great rock-cliff behind the village that...

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Cluny

at 40 km (direction west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

As well as one of the most visited abbeys in France Cluny also has...

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Cormatin

at 42 km (direction west-north-west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

The beautifully decorated and furnished Cormatin Chateau, from the 17th century, is the highlight...

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Dombes

at 44 km (direction south-south-west)

The Dombes, with thousands of small lakes, is perfect for fishing and bird-watching...

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Belleville

at 44 km (direction west-south-west), in the Rhone department

Not an important tourist town, Belleville does have a couple of sites of interest...

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Lons-le-Saunier

at 44 km (direction north-east), in the Jura department

Lons-le-Saunier is a traditional local town of the Franche-Comté region, well placed to explore...

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Chalon-sur-Saone

at 52 km (direction north-west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

The pedestrianised town centre and cathedral will form the centre of your visit to...

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Baume-les-Messieurs

Most Beautiful Village at 52 km (direction north-east), in the Jura department

The attractive village of Baume-les-Messieurs is surrounded by cliffs and steep wooded slopes and...

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Chateau-Chalon

Most Beautiful Village at 55 km (direction north-east), in the Jura department

One of the key reasons to visit the pretty village of Chateau-Chalon is its...

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Map of places to visit near Foissiat

Markets in and near Foissiat

• Montrevel-en-Bresse: market Tuesday (5km)
• Saint-Amour: market Saturday (15km)
• Bourg-en-Bresse: market Wednesday & Sunday & Saturday (19km)
• Pont-de-Vaux: market Wednesday (19km)
• Vonnas: market Thursday (22km)
• Pont-de-Veyle: market Monday (25km)
• Macon: market Saturday (28km)
• Louhans: market Monday (29km)
• Tournus: market Saturday (30km)
• Charnay-les-Macon: market Friday (31km)

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Tourist attractions near Foissiat, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (36km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Baume-les-Messieurs (52km)
• Chateau-Chalon (55km)

National Monuments

• Brou Royal Monastery (19km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne (33km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatiale eglise de Saint Philibert (Tournus) (30km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre de Brancion (Martailly-les-Brancion) (35km)
• Chapelle aux Moines (Berze-la-Ville) (35km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Chapaize) (39km)
• Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny) (40km)
• Eglise de Jalogny (Jalogny) (42km)
• Eglise de Saint Blaise (Mazille) (44km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Massy) (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Laye (49km)
• Jardin des jeux du château d'Arlay (51km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Tournus (30km)
• Cluny (40km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Seille (Saône) (24km)
• Confluence - la Seille (24km)
• Roche de Solutré (36km)
• Confluence - Le Hérisson (52km)
• Source - la Seille (59km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Vonnas (22km)
• Macon (28km)

Geography and distances

Foissiat is in the east of France at 19 kilometres from Bourg-en-Bresse, the department capital (general information: Foissiat is 348 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Etrez, Jayat, Lescheroux, Malafretaz, Mantenay-Montlin, Montrevel-en-Bresse and Saint-Julien-sur-Reyssouze.

This page in French: Visiter Foissiat