Les Nans tourism and travel guide

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Les Nans is situated in the Jura department and Franche-Comte region (now part of the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region), in the east of France at 34 kilometres from Lons-le-Saunier, the department capital (general information: Les Nans is 355 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Salins-les-Bains at 18 km and Arbois at 20 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

You can also Book Salins-les-Bains hotels

Les Nans, France: places to visit and attractions

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.

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

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Jura

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

• Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (31km)

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

Getting here

Les Nans is in the east of France. 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