Jayat tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Bourg-en-Bresse at 20 km from Jayat

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Visit Jayat: highlights and tourist information

Jayat is situated in the Ain department and Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Jayat in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Bourg-en-Bresse at 20 km and Macon at 23 km.

Jayat, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Bourg-en-Bresse

at 20 km (direction south-south-east)

As well as exploring the cathedral and town centre of Bourg-en-Bresse, allow time to...

See Bourg-en-Bresse guide

Macon

at 23 km (direction west-south-west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

After exploring the pleasant town of Macon we suggest a visit to nearby Lamartine's...

See Macon guide

Tournus

at 27 km (direction north-west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

The Abbey of Saint-Philibert is the highlight in Tournus, but you will also discover...

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Tournus abbey

Abbey at 27 km (direction north-west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

The abbey at Tournus is a 12th century abbey in roman style with a...

See Tournus abbey guide

Brancion

at 31 km (direction west-north-west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

Quiet now, in the 15th century Brancion was an important regional centre - hence...

See Brancion guide

Solutre-Pouilly

at 31 km (direction west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

Solutré-Pouilly would perhaps go unnoticed except for the great rock-cliff behind the village that...

See Solutre-Pouilly guide

Cluny

at 36 km (direction west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

As well as one of the most visited abbeys in France Cluny also has...

See Cluny guide

Cormatin

at 39 km (direction west-north-west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

The beautifully decorated and furnished Cormatin Chateau, from the 17th century, is the highlight...

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Belleville

at 40 km (direction west-south-west), in the Rhone department

Not an important tourist town, Belleville does have a couple of sites of interest...

See Belleville guide

Dombes

at 42 km (direction south-south-west)

The Dombes, with thousands of small lakes, is perfect for fishing and bird-watching...

See Dombes guide

Lons-le-Saunier

at 48 km (direction north-east), in the Jura department

Lons-le-Saunier is a traditional local town of the Franche-Comté region, well placed to explore...

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Chalon-sur-Saone

at 51 km (direction north-north-west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

The pedestrianised town centre and cathedral will form the centre of your visit to...

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Trevoux

at 54 km (direction south-west)

The quiet town of Trevoux in Ain has several historical monuments paying testament to...

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Baume-les-Messieurs

Most Beautiful Village at 56 km (direction north-east), in the Jura department

The attractive village of Baume-les-Messieurs is surrounded by cliffs and steep wooded slopes and...

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Reserve excursions near Jayat

Map of places to visit near Jayat

Markets in and near Jayat

• Montrevel-en-Bresse: market Tuesday (3km)
• Pont-de-Vaux: market Wednesday (16km)
• Saint-Amour: market Saturday (19km)
• Vonnas: market Thursday (19km)
• Bourg-en-Bresse: market Wednesday & Sunday & Saturday (19km)
• Pont-de-Veyle: market Monday (21km)
• Macon: market Saturday (24km)
• Charnay-les-Macon: market Friday (26km)
• Tournus: market Saturday (27km)
• Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne: market Saturday (30km)

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Tourist attractions near Jayat, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (32km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Baume-les-Messieurs (56km)
• Chateau-Chalon (58km)

National Monuments

• Brou Royal Monastery (20km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne (30km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatiale eglise de Saint Philibert (Tournus) (28km)
• Chapelle aux Moines (Berze-la-Ville) (31km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre de Brancion (Martailly-les-Brancion) (32km)
• Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny) (36km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Chapaize) (36km)
• Eglise de Jalogny (Jalogny) (38km)
• Eglise de Saint Blaise (Mazille) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Massy) (42km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Laye (46km)
• Jardin des jeux du château d'Arlay (54km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Tournus (27km)
• Cluny (36km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Seille (Saône) (22km)
• Confluence - la Seille (22km)
• Roche de Solutré (32km)
• Source - la Seille (62km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Vonnas (19km)
• Macon (24km)

Geography and distances

Jayat is in the east of France at 20 kilometres from Bourg-en-Bresse, the department capital (general information: Jayat is 346 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Jayat from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bereziat, Etrez, Foissiat, Lescheroux, Malafretaz, Marsonnas, Montrevel-en-Bresse, Saint-Jean-sur-Reyssouze and Saint-Julien-sur-Reyssouze.

This page in French: Visiter Jayat