Fontienne tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Forcalquier at 5 km from Fontienne
Visit Fontienne: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsFontienne is situated in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department and Provence region, in the south-east of France at 37 kilometres from Digne-les-Bains, the department capital (general information: Fontienne is 600 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Forcalquier at 5 km and Mane at 8 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Fontienne, 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 Fontienne in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Map of places to visit near Fontienne
Markets in and near Fontienne
- Forcalquier: market Monday (6km)
- Banon: market Tuesday (14km)
- Oraison: market Tuesday (15km)
- Les Mees: market Friday (15km)
- Chateau-Arnoux-Saint-Auban: market Sunday (20km)
- Manosque: market Saturday (20km)
- Sisteron: market Wednesday & Saturday (24km)
- Valensole: market Saturday (25km)
- Greoux-les-Bains: market Thursday (29km)
- Riez: market Wednesday & Saturday (32km)
More information about Fontienne, Provence
Tourist attractions near Fontienne, France
What to do at Fontienne? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Fontienne.
Grand sites of France
- Mont Ventoux (45km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Moustiers (39km)
- Ansouis (40km)
- Roussillon (42km)
- Lourmarin (44km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Regional Natural Parcs
Churches and religious monuments
- Prieuré Notre Dame (Ganagobie) (9km)
- Abbaye de Silvacane (La Roque-d'Antheron) (51km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du prieuré de Salagon (8km)
- Jardins du château de Sauvan (8km)
- Clos de Villeneuve (24km)
- Jardin à la française du Pavillon de Galon (38km)
- Jardin du château de Val Joanis (42km)
- Jardin de la Louve (44km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Colorado Provencal (26km)
- Barrage de Gréoux (31km)
- Embouchure - Verdon (32km)
- Verdon (rivière) (32km)
- Lac d'Esparron (34km)
- Gorges de la Nesque (37km)
- Lac de Quinson (40km)
- Lac de Sainte-Croix (42km)
- Clue de Barles (45km)
- Gorges du Verdon (50km)
Geography and distances
Geographical Information
Commune: Fontienne
Canton: Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues
Arrondissement: Forcalquier
Department: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Region: Provence
Postcode: 0
Distance to Fontienne
from Digne-les-Bains (prefecture): 37 km
from Paris: 600 km
from Calais: 826 km
from Nice: 123 km
from Bordeaux: 514 km
from Strasbourg: 530 km
Getting here
Fontienne is in the south-east of France. Most visitors fly into Nice or Marseille airport. Driving is also possible - by car from Calais the drive takes about 11 hours. For driving distances to Fontienne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Forcalquier, Limans, Montlaux, Ongles, Pierrerue, Revest-Saint-Martin, Saint-Etienne-les-Orgues and Sigonce.
This page in French: Visiter Fontienne
