Fontans tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Aumont Aubrac at 8 km from Fontans

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Visit Fontans: highlights and tourist information

Fontans is situated in the Lozere department and Occitanie region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Fontans in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Aumont Aubrac at 8 km and Marvejols at 22 km.

Fontans, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Aumont Aubrac

at 8 km (direction west)

Not perhaps a major destination but Aumont-Aubrac is pleasant to explore when you are...

See Aumont Aubrac guide

Marvejols

at 22 km (direction south-south-west)

The quiet regional town of Marvejols has several interesting historic monuments to discover...

See Marvejols guide

Mende

at 26 km (direction south-south-east)

On the northern edge of the Cevennes National Park, Mende itself has a cathedral...

See Mende guide

Pradelles

Most Beautiful Village at 39 km (direction east), in the Haute-Loire department

Both the picturesque historic village centre and the lovely viwes make Pradelles a highlight...

See Pradelles guide

Saint-Flour

at 40 km (direction north-west), in the Cantal department

Although built in rather sombre granite, we found lots of interesting sights in the...

See Saint-Flour guide

Sainte-Enimie

Most Beautiful Village at 42 km (direction south)

Sainte-Enimie is the most extensive, and perhaps the most interesting, of the pretty villages...

See Sainte-Enimie guide

Gorges du Tarn

Scenery at 42 km (direction south)

The cliffs and deep wooded slopes of the Gorges du Tarn make it one...

See Gorges du Tarn guide

Quezac

at 42 km (direction south-south-east)

Quezac is a small village in Lozere with a remarkable medieval bridge...

See Quezac guide

Cevennes National Park

National Parc at 43 km (direction south-south-east), in the Gard department

The varied landscapes of the Cevennes National Park are famous as the setting for...

See Cevennes National Park guide

Ispagnac

at 43 km (direction south-south-east)

Ispagnac is a pretty village with medieval origins and a roman style church...

See Ispagnac guide

Laguiole

at 43 km (direction west), in the Aveyron department

The sweeping lanscape of the Laguiole region is best known for the famous knives...

See Laguiole guide

Arlempdes

Most Beautiful Village at 45 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Loire department

Arlempdes is a very small village but the character of the village, the ruined...

See Arlempdes guide

Saint-Chely-du-Tarn

at 45 km (direction south)

Saint-Chely-du-Tarn is in an idyllic spot within the western part of the Gorges du...

See Saint-Chely-du-Tarn guide

Castelbouc

at 45 km (direction south-south-east)

The tiny village of Castelbouc, in the Gorges du Tarn, is very lovely and...

See Castelbouc guide

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Markets in and near Fontans

• Saint-Chely-d'Apcher: market Thursday (11km)
• Marvejols: market Tuesday & Saturday (22km)
• Mende: market Saturday all day (26km)
• Chaudes-Aigues: market Thursday & Monday (33km)
• Bagnols-les-Bains: market Thursday (34km)
• Landos: market Tuesday (37km)
• Langogne: market Saturday (37km)
• Pradelles: market Thursday (39km)
• Costaros: market Monday (40km)
• Langeac: market Tuesday & Thursday & (41km)

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Tourist attractions near Fontans, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Gorges du Tarn (42km)

Heritage sites

• St Chely d'Aubrac pont des pèlerins (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (40km)
• Le Puy-en-Velay Hotel-Dieu St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (52km)
• Le Puy-en-Velay cathédrale Notre-Dame (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (52km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Pradelles (39km)
• Sainte-Enimie (42km)
• Arlempdes (45km)
• Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt (47km)
• La Garde-Guerin (48km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Marvejols (22km)
• Saint-Flour (40km)
• Le Puy-en-Velay (52km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du Tomple (59km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Mont Mouchet (26km)
• Cascade du Déroc (27km)
• Lac du Bouchet (37km)
• Mont Lozère (45km)
• Cascade de la Beaume (46km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Aumont-Aubrac (8km)
• La Canourgue (37km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de bisons d'Europe de Sainte-Eulalie (10km)
• Parc à loups du Gévaudan (wolves) (45km)

Geography and distances

Fontans is in the south of France at 26 kilometres from Mende, the department capital (general information: Fontans is 464 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Javols, Les Laubies, Rimeize, Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole and Serverette.

This page in French: Visiter Fontans