Les Nans tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Salins-les-Bains at 18 km from Les Nans
Visit Les Nans: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitLes Nans 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 Les Nans in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
Popular places to visit nearby include Salins-les-Bains at 18 km and Arbois at 20 km.
Les Nans, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Salins-les-Bains
at 18 km (direction north-north-west)The salt mines at Salins-les-Bains operated from the 13th - 20th century...
See Salins-les-Bains guide

Arbois
at 20 km (direction west-north-west)After exploring the old town centre in Arbois you can visit the...
See Arbois guide

Baume-les-Messieurs
Most Beautiful Village at 26 km (direction west-south-west)The attractive village of Baume-les-Messieurs is surrounded by cliffs and steep wooded...
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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...
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Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans
Heritage Site at 31 km (direction north-west), in the Doubs departmentThe Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans is an entire factory and living spaces...
See Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans guide

Pontarlier
at 32 km (direction east-north-east), in the Doubs departmentPontarlier is usually visited as part of a trip to enjoy the...
See Pontarlier guide

Chateau de Joux
Castle at 32 km (direction east-north-east), in the Doubs departmentThe Chateau de Joux is an imposing clifftop castle with a 1000...
See Chateau de Joux guide

Chateau de Cleron
Castle at 34 km (direction north-north-east), in the Doubs departmentThe gardens of the Chateau de Cleron can be seen next to...
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Lons-le-Saunier
at 34 km (direction west-south-west)Lons-le-Saunier is a traditional local town of the Franche-Comté region, well placed...
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Lods
Most Beautiful Village at 35 km (direction north-east), in the Doubs departmentLods is quite small but very pleasant to explore, in particular the...
See Lods guide

Mouthier-Haute-Pierre
at 36 km (direction north-east), in the Doubs departmentThe small village of Mouthier-Haute-Pierre is well placed to explore the source...
See Mouthier-Haute-Pierre guide

Ornans
at 37 km (direction north-north-east), in the Doubs departmentThe highlight of your visit to Ornans is the section along the...
See Ornans guide

Dole
at 50 km (direction west-north-west)The Collegiale Church that dominates the town skyline is the principal attraction...
See Dole guide

Divonne-les-Bains
at 50 km (direction south-south-east), in the Ain departmentA pleasant 19th century spa town, Divonne-les-Bains also now has a leisure...
See Divonne-les-Bains guide
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Map of places to visit near Les Nans
Markets in and near Les Nans
- Champagnole: market Saturday (7km)
- Arbois: market Friday (20km)
- Levier: market Wednesday (21km)
- Clairvaux-les-Lacs: market Wednesday (30km)
- Morez: market Saturday all day (30km)
- Pontarlier: market Thursday (31km)
- Lons-le-Saunier: market Thursday all day (35km)
- Bletterans: market Tuesday (40km)
- Dole: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (50km)
- Auxonne: market Friday (63km)
More information about Les Nans, Franche-Comte
Tourist attractions near Les Nans, France
What to do at Les Nans? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Les Nans.
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Baume-les-Messieurs (26km)
- Chateau-Chalon (27km)
- Lods (35km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Pontarlier (32km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Haut-Jura (41km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin des jeux du château d'Arlay (33km)
- Jardin à la Faulx (50km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Dole (50km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Forêt de la Joux (6km)
- Cascade de la Billaude (12km)
- Gorges de la Lemme (14km)
- Lac du Fioget (15km)
- Lac de Narlay (17km)
- Lac du Vernois (17km)
- Lacs de Maclu (18km)
- Lac d'Ilay (19km)
- Lac de Chalain (19km)
- Lac de Chambly (21km)
- Source - la Seille (22km)
- Lac du Val (22km)
- Source - Le Hérisson (24km)
- Lac de Bonlieu (24km)
- Confluence - Le Hérisson (25km)
- Lac de l'Abbaye (29km)
- Lac des Rousses (33km)
- Lacs d'Étival (34km)
- Défilé d'Entre-Roches (43km)
- Lac de Lamoura (44km)
- Cascade de la queue de cheval (45km)
- Gouffre de Poudrey (46km)
- Gorges de Remonot (53km)
Towns of Art and history
- Salins-les-Bains (18km)
- Arbois (20km)
Geography and distances
Les Nans is in the east of France at 34 kilometres from Lons-le-Saunier, the department capital (general information: Les Nans is 355 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Les Nans
Canton: Champagnole
Arrondissement: Lons-le-Saunier
Department: Jura
Region: Franche-Comte
New region: Burgundy-Franche-Comté
Postcode: 39300
Distance to Les Nans
from Lons-le-Saunier (prefecture): 34 km
from Paris: 355 km
from Calais: 552 km
from Nice: 358 km
from Bordeaux: 552 km
from Strasbourg: 240 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 Les Nans from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 26 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Billecul, Champagnole, Chapois, Charency, Conte, Doye, Equevillon, Esserval-Combe, Esserval-Tartre, La Faviere, Le Larderet, Le Latet, Le Pasquier, Lent, Mieges, Mournans-Charbonny, Moutoux, Nozeroy, Onglieres, Plenise, Plenisette, Rix, Saint-Germain-en-Montagne, Sapois, Vannoz and Vers-en-Montagne.
This page in French: Visiter Les Nans