Foucheres tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Sens at 14 km from Foucheres

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Visit Foucheres: highlights and tourist information

Foucheres is situated in the Yonne department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Foucheres in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Sens at 14 km and Joigny at 28 km.

Foucheres, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Sens

at 14 km (direction east-north-east)

Sens is an important regional centre dominated by the Cathedral of Saint-Etienne, the first...

See Sens guide

Joigny

at 28 km (direction south-east)

In the centre of the the traditional local town of Joigny you can see...

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Moret-sur-Loing

at 33 km (direction west-north-west), in the Seine-et-Marne department

Moret-sur-Loing is a pleasant town with a historic centre close to Fontainebleau...

See Moret-sur-Loing guide

Montargis

at 36 km (direction west-south-west), in the Loiret department

With more than 130 bridges across the numerous canals and rivers in Montargis, it...

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Fontainebleau

Castle at 42 km (direction west-north-west), in the Seine-et-Marne department

The extraordinary decoration of the numerous rooms and royal apartments at Fontainebleau, and the...

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Provins

Heritage Site at 45 km (direction north-north-east), in the Seine-et-Marne department

The small town of Provins has retained a great deal of its medieval heritage,...

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Pontigny

at 52 km (direction east-south-east)

The abbey at Pontigny is one of the best known and substantial Cistercian abbeys...

See Pontigny guide

Auxerre

at 52 km (direction south-east)

With its cathedral and churches, and extensive historic centre with half-timbered houses and an...

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Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte

Castle at 54 km (direction north-west), in the Seine-et-Marne department

The Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte is one of the most important classical style castles in...

See Chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte guide

Chablis

at 63 km (direction east-south-east)

Best known for the very famous wines of the same name, Chablis is also...

See Chablis guide

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Map of places to visit near Foucheres

Markets in and near Foucheres

• Saint-Valerien: market Saturday (4km)
• Sens: market Wednesday & Monday all day & Friday (11km)
• Pont-sur-Yonne: market Wednesday & Sunday (13km)
• Villeneuve-sur-Yonne: market Tuesday & Friday (15km)
• Courtenay: market Thursday (16km)
• Saint-Julien-du-Sault: market Sunday (19km)
• Villeneuve-la-Guyard: market Monday (20km)
• Egreville: market Monday (20km)
• Joigny: market Wednesday & Saturday (28km)
• Bray-sur-Seine: market Friday (28km)

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Tourist attractions near Foucheres, France

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

Heritage sites

• Fontainebleau Palace (42km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Motte-Tilly (40km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Joigny (21km)
• Moret-sur-Loing (33km)
• Montargis (36km)
• Provins (45km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglises de Saint Loup (Saint-Loup-de-Naud) (41km)
• Collegiale Saint Quiriace (Provins) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (45km)
• Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (51km)
• Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (54km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Thorigny (24km)
• Jardins du manoir du Grand Courtoiseau (28km)
• Domaine national de Fontainebleau (42km)
• Arboretum national des Barres (47km)
• Jardin botanique de Marnay-sur-Seine (49km)
• Potager du jardin du château de La Bussière (52km)
• Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (54km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Auxerre (53km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Sens (11km)
• Melun (55km)
• Le Mee-sur-Seine (55km)

Geography and distances

Foucheres is in the eastern-center of France at 52 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Foucheres is 96 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into Paris orly or Charles de Gaulle airports and rent a car or drive from a channel ferry port - allow about 5 - 6 hours driving time. For driving distances to Foucheres from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cornant, Courtoin, Dollot, Egriselles-le-Bocage, La Belliole, Saint-Valerien, Subligny, Villebougis, Villeneuve-la-Dondagre and Villeroy.

This page in French: Visiter Foucheres