Lelex tourism and travel guide

Visit Lelex: highlights and tourist information

Lelex 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 Lelex in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Divonne-les-Bains at 17 km and Yvoire at 31 km.

Lelex, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Divonne-les-Bains

Divonne-les-Bains

at 17 km (direction east-north-east)

A pleasant 19th century spa town, Divonne-les-Bains also now has a leisure lake and...

See Divonne-les-Bains guide
Yvoire

Yvoire

Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction east), in the Haute-Savoie department

The village of Yvoire on the banks of Lake Geneva is extraordinarily pretty and...

See Yvoire guide
Thonon les Bains

Thonon les Bains

at 42 km (direction east), in the Haute-Savoie department

Tourist activity here at Thonon-les-Bains on Lac Leman is based around the lakefront, views...

See Thonon les Bains guide
Annecy

Annecy

at 47 km (direction south-south-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

Annecy is a very lovely town with a great deal to enjoy, enhanced further...

See Annecy guide
 
 
Lake Annecy

Lake Annecy

Scenery at 47 km (direction south-south-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

The towns, villages and scenery around Lake Annecy make it an exceptional region to...

See Lake Annecy guide
Veyrier du Lac

Veyrier du Lac

at 50 km (direction south-south-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

The port area is among the highlights in this pretty village on the banks...

See Veyrier du Lac guide
Evian

Evian

at 50 km (direction east), in the Haute-Savoie department

Evian is a very lovely town, also well known as a spa town and...

See Evian guide
Baume-les-Messieurs

Baume-les-Messieurs

Most Beautiful Village at 50 km (direction north-west), in the Jura department

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

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Lons-le-Saunier

Lons-le-Saunier

at 51 km (direction north-west), in the Jura department

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

See Lons-le-Saunier guide
Menthon Saint Bernard

Menthon Saint Bernard

at 53 km (direction south-south-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

After exploring the quaint village of Menthon-Saint-Bernard you can hire a boat to explore...

See Menthon Saint Bernard guide
La Clusaz

La Clusaz

Ski resort at 58 km (direction south-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

La Clusaz is one of the smaller ski resorts and very popular with French...

See La Clusaz guide

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Markets in and near Lelex

  • Thoiry: market Sunday (8km)
  • Gex: market Saturday (10km)
  • Saint-Claude: market Saturday (11km)
  • Ferney-Voltaire: market Saturday (14km)
  • Divonne-les-Bains: market Sunday & Friday (17km)
  • Saint-Julien-en-Genevois: market Friday (21km)
  • Valleiry: market Sunday (22km)
  • Oyonnax: market Thursday & Saturday & Monday (23km)
  • Bellegarde-sur-Valserine: market Thursday all day (23km)
  • Gaillard: market Saturday (25km)

More information about Lelex, Rhone-Alpes

Tourist attractions near Lelex, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

  • Voltaire Chateau (14km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

  • La Roche-sur-Foron (39km)

Regional Natural Parcs

  • Haut-Jura (14km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Le Labyrinthe - Jardin des Cinq Sens (31km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Col de la Faucille (10km)
  • Cascade de la queue de cheval (10km)
  • Lac de Lamoura (11km)
  • Lacs d'Étival (25km)
  • Lac des Rousses (25km)
  • Lac de l'Abbaye (26km)
  • Lac de Bonlieu (32km)
  • Source - Le Hérisson (32km)
  • Lac d'Ilay (36km)
  • Lacs de Maclu (37km)
  • Lac du Val (37km)
  • Lac de Narlay (38km)
  • Lac du Vernois (39km)
  • Lac de Chambly (40km)
  • Gorges de la Lemme (40km)
  • Lac du Fioget (40km)
  • Confluence - Le Hérisson (42km)
  • Cascade de la Billaude (42km)
  • Lac de Chalain (43km)
  • Cascade de la Diomaz (44km)
  • Gorges du Fier (45km)
  • Mole (45km)
  • Mont Veyrier (48km)
  • Col de la Colombière (54km)

Towns of Art and history

 
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Geography and distances

Lelex is in the east of France at 56 kilometres from Bourg-en-Bresse, the department capital (general information: Lelex is 391 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Lelex

Canton: Gex

Arrondissement: Gex

Department: Ain

Region: Rhone-Alpes

New region: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes

Postcode: 0

Distance to Lelex

from Bourg-en-Bresse (prefecture): 56 km

from Paris: 391 km

from Calais: 598 km

from Nice: 307 km

from Bordeaux: 532 km

from Strasbourg: 288 km

Getting here

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

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bellecombe, Crozet, Les Molunes, Les Moussieres and Sergy.

This page in French: Visiter Lelex

 
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