Lournand tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Cluny at 2 km from Lournand

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Visit Lournand: highlights and tourist information

Lournand is situated in the Saone-et-Loire 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 Lournand in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Cluny at 2 km and Cormatin at 10 km.

Lournand, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Cluny

at 2 km (direction south-south-east)

As well as one of the most visited abbeys in France Cluny also has...

See Cluny guide

Cormatin

at 10 km (direction north-north-east)

The beautifully decorated and furnished Cormatin Chateau, from the 17th century, is the highlight...

See Cormatin guide

Brancion

at 14 km (direction east-north-east)

Quiet now, in the 15th century Brancion was an important regional centre - hence...

See Brancion guide

Solutre-Pouilly

at 19 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Solutre-Pouilly guide

Macon

at 22 km (direction south-east)

After exploring the pleasant town of Macon we suggest a visit to nearby Lamartine's...

See Macon guide

Tournus

at 23 km (direction east-north-east)

The Abbey of Saint-Philibert is the highlight in Tournus, but you will also discover...

See Tournus guide

Tournus abbey

Abbey at 23 km (direction east-north-east)

The abbey at Tournus is a 12th century abbey in roman style with a...

See Tournus abbey guide

Chalon-sur-Saone

at 39 km (direction north-north-east)

The pedestrianised town centre and cathedral will form the centre of your visit to...

See Chalon-sur-Saone guide

Belleville

at 39 km (direction south-south-east), in the Rhone department

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

See Belleville guide

Paray-le-Monial basilica

Church at 40 km (direction west)

Paray-le-Monial basilica is an impressive 12th century church in the romanesque style...

See Paray-le-Monial basilica guide

Paray-le-Monial

at 40 km (direction west)

The 12th century abbey and other buildings and the pretty setting make the Basilica...

See Paray-le-Monial guide

Anzy-le-Duc

at 48 km (direction west-south-west)

Much the most visited site in this pretty village is the Priory of Anzy-le-Duc...

See Anzy-le-Duc guide

Semur-en-Brionnais

Most Beautiful Village at 48 km (direction west-south-west)

As well as the pretty village itself, you can also visit the Chateau de...

See Semur-en-Brionnais guide

Bourg-en-Bresse

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

As well as exploring the cathedral and town centre of Bourg-en-Bresse, allow time to...

See Bourg-en-Bresse guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Saone-et-Loire

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Reserve excursions near Lournand

Map of places to visit near Lournand

Markets in and near Lournand

• Cluny: market Saturday (3km)
• Charnay-les-Macon: market Friday (19km)
• Macon: market Saturday (22km)
• Pont-de-Vaux: market Wednesday (22km)
• Tournus: market Saturday (23km)
• Sennecey-le-Grand: market Friday (26km)
• Pont-de-Veyle: market Monday (28km)
• Charolles: market Wednesday (29km)
• Montceau-les-Mines: market Tuesday & Saturday (33km)
• La Clayette: market Tuesday (33km)

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Tourist attractions near Lournand, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (18km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Semur-en-Brionnais (48km)

National Monuments

• Brou Royal Monastery (53km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne (44km)
• Charlieu (49km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny) (3km)
• Eglise de Jalogny (Jalogny) (4km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Massy) (5km)
• Eglise de Saint Blaise (Mazille) (8km)
• Chapelle aux Moines (Berze-la-Ville) (13km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Chapaize) (13km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre de Brancion (Martailly-les-Brancion) (15km)
• Abbatiale eglise de Saint Philibert (Tournus) (23km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Mont-Saint-Vincent) (23km)
• Eglise de Saint Nizier (Baron) (29km)
• Eglise de Saint Germain (Saint-Germain-en-Brionnais) (32km)
• Prieuré church de Saint Pierre et Saint Benoit (Perrecy-les-Forges) (37km)
• Eglise de Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens (Varenne-l'Arconce) (40km)
• Basilique du Sacré-Cœur (Paray-le-Monial) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Semur-en-Brionnais) (48km)
• Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (49km)
• Eglise de Saint Marcel (Iguerande) (52km)
• Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) (53km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les Jardins du château de Drée (31km)
• Le jardin de Zéphyr (33km)
• Jardin du château de Digoine (35km)
• Jardin du château de Chaumont (38km)
• Les jardins Romans de Varenne-l'Arconce (40km)
• Parc du château de Laye (44km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Cluny (3km)
• Tournus (23km)
• Chalon-sur-Saone (40km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Roche de Solutré (18km)
• Confluence - la Seille (23km)
• Seille (Saône) (23km)

Towns of Art and history

• Paray-le-Monial (40km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Charolles (29km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Macon (22km)
• Vonnas (38km)

Geography and distances

Lournand is in the eastern-center of France at 22 kilometres from Macon, the department capital (general information: Lournand is 318 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into one of the Paris airports and hire a car or drive from a channel ferry port - allow about 6 - 7 hours. For driving distances to Lournand from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bray, Chateau, Cluny, Cortambert, Donzy-le-Pertuis, Flagy, Jalogny, La Vineuse, Massilly, Massy and Vitry-les-Cluny.

This page in French: Visiter Lournand