Gatey tourism and travel guide

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Gatey is situated in the Jura department and Franche-Comte region (now part of the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region), in the east of France at 31 kilometres from Lons-le-Saunier, the department capital (general information: Gatey is 313 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Dole at 17 km and Chateau-Chalon at 26 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Gatey, 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 Gatey in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

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

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Jura

Map of places to visit near Gatey

Markets in and near Gatey

• Pierre-de-Bresse: market Monday (15km)
• Dole: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (17km)
• Bletterans: market Tuesday (22km)
• Mervans: market Friday (26km)
• Arbois: market Friday (26km)
• Saint-Germain-du-Bois: market Saturday (26km)
• Auxonne: market Friday (28km)
• Lons-le-Saunier: market Thursday all day (31km)
• Verdun-sur-le-Doubs: market Thursday (32km)
• Louhans: market Monday (39km)

More information about Gatey, Franche-Comte

Tourist attractions near Gatey, France

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

Heritage sites

• Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (28km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Chateau-Chalon (26km)
• Baume-les-Messieurs (31km)

National Monuments

• Astronomical clock of Besancon (55km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatiale eglise de Saint Philibert (Tournus) (58km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin à la Faulx (17km)
• Jardin des jeux du château d'Arlay (22km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Dole (17km)
• Chalon-sur-Saone (48km)
• Dijon (52km)
• Besancon (55km)
• Tournus (59km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Source - la Seille (28km)
• Confluence - Le Hérisson (40km)
• Lac de Chalain (41km)
• Lac de Chambly (44km)
• Forêt de la Joux (44km)
• Lac du Val (46km)
• Lac du Vernois (48km)
• Lac du Fioget (48km)
• Cascade de la Billaude (48km)
• Lac de Narlay (50km)
• Lac d'Ilay (50km)
• Gorges de la Lemme (50km)
• Lacs de Maclu (51km)
• Source - Le Hérisson (52km)
• Lac de Bonlieu (52km)

Towns of Art and history

• Arbois (26km)
• Salins-les-Bains (34km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Quetigny (47km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Gatey is in the east of France. Most visitors drive via Paris (from the north and west) or via Lyon (from the south), or fly into Geneva to the south For driving distances to Gatey from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Asnans-Beauvoisin, Balaiseaux, Chaussin, Chene-Bernard, Le Deschaux, Les Essards-Taignevaux, Les Hays, Longwy-sur-le-Doubs, Peseux, Pleure, Rahon, Saint-Baraing, Sergenon and Tassenieres.

This page in French: Visiter Gatey