Le Bois-d'Oingt tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Bagnols at 2 km from Le Bois-d'Oingt

Visit Le Bois-d'Oingt: highlights and tourist information

Le Bois-d'Oingt is situated in the Rhone 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 Le Bois-d'Oingt in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Bagnols at 2 km and Oingt at 3 km.

Le Bois-d'Oingt, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Bagnols

at 2 km (direction east)

Bagnols village with a castle is one of the pretty villages to...

See Bagnols guide

Oingt

Most Beautiful Village at 3 km (direction east)

Completely renovated in recent years, Oingt is one of the prettiest villages...

See Oingt guide

Theize

at 4 km (direction east-north-east)

The quiet village of Theizé makes a pleasant detour when exploring the...

See Theize guide

Anse

at 11 km (direction east)

The quiet town of Anse retains some Roman remains that hint at...

See Anse guide

Eveux

at 11 km (direction south-south-east)

Eveux, in the Rhone, is visited for the La Tourette Monastery designed...

See Eveux guide

Trevoux

at 15 km (direction east), in the Ain department

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

See Trevoux guide

Belleville

at 25 km (direction north-east)

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

See Belleville guide

Lyon Presqu'ile

at 27 km (direction east-south-east)

The Presqu'ile region of Lyon is characterised by 19th century architecture and...

See Lyon Presqu'ile guide

Lyon Old Town

at 27 km (direction east-south-east)

In Vieux Lyon there are numerous impressive townhouses of the 16th century,...

See Lyon Old Town guide

Lyon

at 27 km (direction east-south-east)

Lyon has all the impressive buildings and monuments, museums, shops and restaurants...

See Lyon guide

Dombes

at 34 km (direction east-north-east), in the Ain department

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

See Dombes guide

Solutre-Pouilly

at 44 km (direction north-north-east), in the Saone-et-Loire department

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

See Solutre-Pouilly guide

Perouges

Most Beautiful Village at 46 km (direction east), in the Ain department

The hillside walled town of perouges is among our favourite villages to...

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Macon

at 47 km (direction north-north-east), in the Saone-et-Loire department

After exploring the pleasant town of Macon we suggest a visit to...

See Macon guide

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Map of places to visit near Le Bois-d'Oingt

Markets in and near Le Bois-d'Oingt

Market days in Le Bois-d'Oingt: weekly market: Tuesday;

• Le Bois-d'Oingt: market Tuesday (0km)
• Anse: market Friday (10km)
• Chazay-d'Azergues: market Thursday & Thursday (11km)
• Sain-Bel: market Saturday (12km)
• Jassans-Riottier: market Saturday (15km)
• Trevoux: market Saturday (17km)
• Amplepuis: market Tuesday (20km)
• Neuville-sur-Saone: market Friday (21km)
• Craponne: market Wednesday & Saturday (22km)
• Ecully: market Thursday & Saturday (22km)

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Tourist attractions near Le Bois-d'Oingt, France

What to do at Le Bois-d'Oingt? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Le Bois-d'Oingt.

Aquarium

• Aquarium de Lyon (28km)

Grand sites of France

• Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (44km)

Heritage sites

• Historic Lyon (27km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Oingt (3km)
• Semur-en-Brionnais (54km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Trevoux (15km)
• Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (33km)
• Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne (37km)
• Charlieu (41km)
• Saint-Galmier (42km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (26km)
• Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (27km)
• Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (41km)
• Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) (44km)
• Eglise de Saint Marcel (Iguerande) (50km)
• Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Semur-en-Brionnais) (54km)
• Prieuré d'Anzy-le-Duc (Anzy-le-Duc) (60km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (9km)
• Parc du château de Laye (20km)
• Parc de la Tête d'Or (26km)
• Parc de Gerland (27km)
• Le jardin de Zéphyr (39km)
• Les Jardins du château de Drée (48km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lyon (26km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Laboratoire d’écologie des hydrosystèmes naturels et anthropisés (27km)
• Grand parc de Miribel-Jonage (30km)
• Roche de Solutré (44km)

Towns of Art and history

• Vienne (50km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Ecully (22km)
• Chaponnay (42km)
• Vonnas (46km)
• Macon (47km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc animalier de Courzieu (19km)
• Jardin zoologique de la ville de Lyon (26km)
• Parc zoologique de Saint-Martin-la-Plaine (41km)

Geography and distances

Le Bois-d'Oingt is in the eastern-center of France at 27 kilometres from Lyon, the department capital (general information: Le Bois-d'Oingt is 367 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Le Bois-d'Oingt from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 20 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Alix, Bagnols, Chatillon, Chessy, Frontenas, Jarnioux, Le Breuil, Legny, Les Olmes, Letra, Moire, Oingt, Pouilly-le-Monial, Saint-Laurent-d'Oingt, Saint-Verand, Sainte-Paule, Sarcey, Ternand, Theize and Ville-sur-Jarnioux.

This page in French: Visiter Le Bois-d'Oingt