Lent tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Salins-les-Bains at 23 km from Lent

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Visit Lent: highlights and tourist information

Lent is situated in the Jura 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 Lent in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Salins-les-Bains at 23 km and Arbois at 24 km.

Lent, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Salins-les-Bains

at 23 km (direction north-north-west)

The salt mines at Salins-les-Bains operated from the 13th - 20th century and are...

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Arbois

at 24 km (direction north-west)

After exploring the old town centre in Arbois you can visit the scenic Cirque...

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Baume-les-Messieurs

Most Beautiful Village at 25 km (direction west)

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

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Chateau-Chalon

Most Beautiful Village at 27 km (direction west)

One of the key reasons to visit the pretty village of Chateau-Chalon is its...

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Lons-le-Saunier

at 33 km (direction west)

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

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Chateau de Joux

Castle at 33 km (direction east-north-east), in the Doubs department

The Chateau de Joux is an imposing clifftop castle with a 1000 year history...

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Pontarlier

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

Pontarlier is usually visited as part of a trip to enjoy the local scenery...

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Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans

Heritage Site at 36 km (direction north-north-west), in the Doubs department

The Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans is an entire factory and living spaces that were...

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Chateau de Cleron

Castle at 39 km (direction north-north-east), in the Doubs department

The gardens of the Chateau de Cleron can be seen next to the Loue...

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Lods

Most Beautiful Village at 39 km (direction north-east), in the Doubs department

Lods is quite small but very pleasant to explore, in particular the village along...

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Mouthier-Haute-Pierre

at 40 km (direction north-east), in the Doubs department

The small village of Mouthier-Haute-Pierre is well placed to explore the source of the...

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Ornans

at 42 km (direction north-north-east), in the Doubs department

The highlight of your visit to Ornans is the section along the Loue river,...

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Divonne-les-Bains

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

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

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Yvoire

Most Beautiful Village at 49 km (direction south-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

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

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Markets in and near Lent

Champagnole: market Saturday (5km)
Arbois: market Friday (24km)
Morez: market Saturday all day (25km)
Clairvaux-les-Lacs: market Wednesday (26km)
Levier: market Wednesday (26km)
Pontarlier: market Thursday (33km)
Lons-le-Saunier: market Thursday all day (34km)
Bletterans: market Tuesday (40km)
Saint-Claude: market Saturday (41km)
Divonne-les-Bains: market Sunday & Friday (45km)

More information about Lent, Franche-Comte

Franche-Comte region travel guide

Driving distances & route maps

Jura travel guide

Jura places and attractions

Tourist attractions near Lent, France

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

Regional Natural Parcs

Haut-Jura (35km)

Remarkable gardens

Jardin des jeux du château d'Arlay (34km)
Le Labyrinthe - Jardin des Cinq Sens (49km)
Jardin à la Faulx (54km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Dole (54km)

Towns of Art and history

Salins-les-Bains (23km)
Arbois (24km)

Geography and distances

Lent is in the east of France at 33 kilometres from Lons-le-Saunier, the department capital (general information: Lent is 359 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Lent

Canton: Champagnole

Arrondissement: Lons-le-Saunier

Department: Jura

Region: Franche-Comte

New region: Burgundy-Franche-Comté

Postcode: 39300

Distance to Lent

from Lons-le-Saunier (prefecture): 33 km

from Paris: 359 km

from Calais: 556 km

from Nice: 353 km

from Bordeaux: 550 km

from Strasbourg: 244 km

Getting here

Most visitors drive via Paris (from the north and west) or via Lyon (from the south), or fly into Geneva to the south For driving distances to Lent from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 26 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bief-Des-Maisons, Billecul, Bourg-de-Sirod, Champagnole, Charency, Cize, Conte, Crans, Doye, Equevillon, Gillois, La Faviere, Le Vaudioux, Les Nans, Mieges, Mournans-Charbonny, Moutoux, Nozeroy, Onglieres, Pillemoine, Rix, Saint-Germain-en-Montagne, Sapois, Sirod, Syam and Vannoz.

This page in French: Visiter Lent