Fours tourism and travel guide

Visit Fours: highlights and tourist information

Fours is situated in the Nievre 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 Fours in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Moulins at 41 km and Autun at 46 km.

Fours, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Moulins

Moulins

at 41 km (direction west-south-west), in the Allier department

In the historic centre of Moulins it is the cathedral that is the most...

See Moulins guide
Autun

Autun

at 46 km (direction east-north-east), in the Saone-et-Loire department

After exploring Autun with its old town, cathedral and roman ruins you can visit...

See Autun guide
Nevers

Nevers

at 48 km (direction west-north-west)

The ancient centre of Nevers contains several interesting monuments and houses dating from the...

See Nevers guide
Corbigny

Corbigny

at 49 km (direction west-north-west)

Corbigny, on the edge of the Morvan Regional Parc, includes an abbey among its...

See Corbigny guide
 
 
Apremont-sur-Allier

Apremont-sur-Allier

Most Beautiful Village at 50 km (direction west), in the Cher department

The story of the renewal of Apremont-sur-Allier is fascinating, and leads us to the...

See Apremont-sur-Allier guide
Paray-le-Monial

Paray-le-Monial

at 51 km (direction south-east), in the Saone-et-Loire department

The 12th century abbey and other buildings and the pretty setting make the Basilica...

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Paray-le-Monial basilica

Paray-le-Monial basilica

Church at 51 km (direction south-east), in the Saone-et-Loire department

Paray-le-Monial basilica is an impressive 12th century church in the romanesque style...

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Souvigny

Souvigny

at 51 km (direction west-south-west), in the Allier department

The Priory Church of Saint-Peter and Saint-Paul with the tombes of the Dukes of...

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Markets in and near Fours

  • Decize: market Friday (20km)
  • La Machine: market Saturday (21km)
  • Dompierre-sur-Besbre: market Saturday (33km)
  • Gueugnon: market Thursday (34km)
  • Yzeure: market Wednesday (40km)
  • Moulins: market Tuesday & Friday (41km)
  • Digoin: market Sunday & Friday (42km)
  • Autun: market Wednesday & Friday (46km)
  • Nevers: market Saturday all day (47km)
  • Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (50km)

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Tourist attractions near Fours, France

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

Grand sites of France

  • Bibracte-Mont Beuvray (26km)

Churches and religious monuments

  • Prieuré church de Saint Pierre et Saint Benoit (Perrecy-les-Forges) (44km)
  • Cathédrale Saint Lazare (Autun) (46km)
  • Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (47km)
  • Basilique du Sacré-Cœur (Paray-le-Monial) (51km)
  • Eglise de Saint Nizier (Baron) (55km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardin du château de Limanton (19km)
  • Parc et jardin du château du Chatillon en Bazois (27km)
  • Arboretum de Balaine (39km)
  • Forgeneuve (46km)
  • Jardin du château de Digoine (48km)
  • Jardin de la Chaux (55km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Bibracte (26km)

Amusement park / theme park

  • Le PAL (33km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

  • Charolles (60km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Parc d'Attractions et Animalier (PAL) (35km)
 
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Geography and distances

Fours is in the eastern-center of France at 47 kilometres from Nevers, the department capital (general information: Fours is 249 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Fours

Canton: Fours

Arrondissement: Château-Chinon(Ville)

Department: Nievre

Region: Burgundy

New region: Burgundy-Franche-Comté

Postcode: 58250

Distance to Fours

from Nevers (prefecture): 47 km

from Paris: 249 km

from Calais: 480 km

from Nice: 443 km

from Bordeaux: 399 km

from Strasbourg: 359 km

Getting here

Most visitors fly into one of the Paris airports and hire a car or drive from a channel ferry port, operhaps Calais or Dunkirk at about 5 - 6 hours. For driving distances to Fours from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): La Nocle-Maulaix, Montambert and Thaix.

This page in French: Visiter Fours

 
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