Jans tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Langon at 21 km from Jans

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Visit Jans: highlights and tourist information

Jans is situated in the Loire-Atlantique department and Pays de la Loire region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Jans in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Langon at 21 km and Redon at 35 km.

Jans, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Langon

at 21 km (direction west-north-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Langon is home to an ancient chapel with a Roman fresco...

See Langon guide

Redon

at 35 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Combining and active port with the cobbled streets of the old town, Redon is...

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The Jardin Extraordinaire of Nantes

Garden at 45 km (direction south), in the Loire Atlantique department

The Jardin Extraordinaire de Nantes has been created in an old quarry and features...

See The Jardin Extraordinaire of Nantes guide

Nantes

at 45 km (direction south)

One of the largest towns in France, Nantes has many monuments, museums and places...

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Chateaugiron

at 49 km (direction north-north-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The castle and towers in the heart of old Chateaugiron help explain why it...

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Saint-Brevin-les-Pins

Seaside resort at 58 km (direction west-south-west)

The beach at Saint-Brevin-les-Pins is the main attraction and we also enjoyed exploring the...

See Saint-Brevin-les-Pins guide

Paimpont

at 61 km (direction north-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Paimpont is well known for its 'magical forest', part of the ancient forests that...

See Paimpont guide

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Markets in and near Jans

• Blain: market Tuesday & Saturday (19km)
• Nort-sur-Erdre: market Friday (22km)
• Bain-de-Bretagne: market Monday (26km)
• Redon: market Saturday & Monday all day & Friday (35km)
• Pouance: market Thursday (36km)
• Carquefou: market Thursday (37km)
• Janze: market Wednesday (39km)
• Pontchateau: market Monday all day (41km)
• Maure-de-Bretagne: market Sunday (42km)
• La Gacilly: market Saturday (42km)

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Tourist attractions near Jans, France

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

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin des plantes (44km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Île-aux-Pies (39km)
• Marais de Vilaine (40km)
• Petite Amazonie de Nantes (45km)
• Vallée du Canut (45km)
• Île Héron (France) (45km)
• Loire Estuaire (53km)
• Forges de Paimpont (57km)
• Forêt de Paimpont (61km)

Towns of Art and history

• Nantes (45km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Grand-Fougeray (15km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Carquefou (37km)
• La Gacilly (42km)

Geography and distances

Jans is in the north-west of France at 45 kilometres from Nantes, the department capital (general information: Jans is 324 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car via one of the ferry ports such as Saint-Malo or Cherbourg. Allow around 3 hours for the trip in France. For driving distances to Jans from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Derval, Marsac-sur-Don, Nozay and Treffieux.

This page in French: Visiter Jans