Lainsecq tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Guedelon at 9 km from Lainsecq

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Visit Lainsecq: highlights and tourist information

Lainsecq 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 Lainsecq in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Guedelon at 9 km and Clamecy at 21 km.

Lainsecq, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Guedelon

at 9 km (direction west-north-west)

At the remarkable site of Guedelon an entire medieval castle is being reconstructed using...

See Guedelon guide

Clamecy

at 21 km (direction east-south-east), in the Nievre department

The Collegiale Saint-Martin is the principal monument here in the historic centre of Clamecy...

See Clamecy guide

Auxerre

at 35 km (direction north-east)

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

See Auxerre guide

Vezelay

Heritage Site at 37 km (direction east)

Even if it didn't have one of the most famous abbeys in France, Vezelay...

See Vezelay guide

Vézelay basilica

Church at 37 km (direction east)

The basilica in Vézelay is a monumental example of roman style architecture, with 12th...

See Vézelay basilica guide

Briare

at 41 km (direction west), in the Loiret department

With the Loire River and the Canal de Briare crossing in the centre of...

See Briare guide

Sancerre

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

The pretty village of Sancerre is best known for the famous wines of the...

See Sancerre guide

Corbigny

at 45 km (direction south-east), in the Nievre department

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

See Corbigny guide

La Charite-sur-Loire

at 46 km (direction south-south-west), in the Nievre department

In La Charité-sur-Loire you can visit the abbey church and other monastery buildings...

See La Charite-sur-Loire guide

Avallon

at 48 km (direction east)

Avallon is a very pleasant town to explore with some very imposing medieval buildings,...

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Joigny

at 48 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Joigny guide

Chablis

at 49 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Chablis guide

Gien

at 50 km (direction west-north-west), in the Loiret department

To the east of the main Loire Valley, the view across the bridge to...

See Gien guide

Pontigny

at 51 km (direction north-east)

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

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Map of places to visit near Lainsecq

Markets in and near Lainsecq

• Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye: market Wednesday (9km)
• Saint-Fargeau: market Friday (18km)
• Toucy: market Saturday (20km)
• Clamecy: market Saturday (21km)
• Bleneau: market Tuesday (29km)
• Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (31km)
• Beaulieu-sur-Loire: market Wednesday (34km)
• Auxerre: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (34km)
• Aillant-sur-Tholon: market Tuesday (36km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (37km)

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Tourist attractions near Lainsecq, France

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

Heritage sites

• Vezelay (37km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (37km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (37km)
• Abbatiale Notre-Dame de La Charité-sur-Loire (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (46km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Sancerre (41km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre-Dame-du-Pré (Donzy) (24km)
• Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (42km)
• Eglise de Saint Martial (Seignelay) (46km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (50km)
• Abbaye de Pontigny (Pontigny) (51km)

Remarkable gardens

• Potager du jardin du château de La Bussière (46km)
• Jardins du manoir du Grand Courtoiseau (48km)
• Arboretum national des Barres (50km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clamecy (21km)
• Auxerre (34km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Briare (42km)

Geography and distances

Lainsecq is in the eastern-center of France at 35 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Lainsecq is 160 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 Lainsecq from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Etais-la-Sauvin, Sainpuits, Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing, Sougeres-en-Puisaye and Thury.

This page in French: Visiter Lainsecq