Mathay tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Montbeliard at 8 km from Mathay

Visit Mathay: highlights and tourist information

Mathay is situated in the Doubs department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Montbeliard at 8 km and Saint-Hippolyte at 14 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Mathay, 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 Mathay in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

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

Montbeliard

at 8 km (direction north-north-east)

It is the castle in Montbeliard, on a raised...

See Montbeliard guide

Saint-Hippolyte

at 14 km (direction south-south-east)

Saint-Hippolyte is in a beautiful position on the confluence of...

See Saint-Hippolyte guide

Belfort

at 23 km (direction north-north-east), in the Territoire-de-Belfort department

The town of Belfort and its citadel are pleasant to...

See Belfort guide

Ronchamp chapel

at 32 km (direction north-north-west), in the Haute-Saone department

The Ronchamp Chapel is the best known work by...

See Ronchamp chapel guide

Altkirch

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

In the oldest part of Altkirch you can still see...

See Altkirch guide

Vesoul

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

Although lacking major monuments, Vesoul is a pleasant town to visit with...

See Vesoul guide

Luxeuil-les-Bains

at 52 km (direction north-west), in the Haute-Saone department

In Luxeuil-les-Bains, established as a spa town since Roman times,...

See Luxeuil-les-Bains guide

Mulhouse

at 54 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haut-Rhin department

Often ignored as an 'industrial town' Mulhouse actually has...

See Mulhouse guide

Mouthier-Haute-Pierre

at 59 km (direction south-west)

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

See Mouthier-Haute-Pierre guide

Lods

Most Beautiful Village at 60 km (direction south-west)

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

See Lods guide

Soultz-Haut-Rhin

at 60 km (direction north-east), in the Haut-Rhin department

In Soultz-Haut-Rhin an unusual characteristic is that many of the...

See Soultz-Haut-Rhin guide

Ornans

at 61 km (direction west-south-west)

The highlight of your visit to Ornans is the section...

See Ornans guide

Ungersheim

at 63 km (direction north-east), in the Haut-Rhin department

The Ecomuseum at Ungershim is a fascinating reconstruction of an entire...

See Ungersheim guide

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

Map of places to visit near Mathay

Markets in and near Mathay

• Valentigney: market Tuesday (5km)
• Audincourt: market Saturday (6km)
• Montbeliard: market Tuesday & Saturday (8km)
• Sochaux: market Thursday (9km)
• Bethoncourt: market Friday (10km)
• Fesches-le-Chatel: market Friday (13km)
• Belfort: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Monday & Friday (23km)
• Lure: market Tuesday (34km)
• Melisey: market Wednesday (38km)
• Altkirch: market Thursday (40km)

More information about Mathay, Franche-Comte

Tourist attractions near Mathay, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lods (60km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Thann (48km)

Remarkable gardens

• Roseraie du Chatelet (31km)
• Parc botanique de Mulhouse (54km)
• Parc Alfred-Wallach (55km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Saut du Doubs (40km)
• Gorges du Doubs (40km)
• Ballon d'Alsace (43km)
• Gorges de Remonot (46km)
• Gouffre de Poudrey (50km)

Towns of Art and history

• Mulhouse (54km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Mandeure (2km)
• Montbeliard (8km)
• Belfort (23km)
• Moffans-et-Vacheresse (27km)
• Rougegoutte (33km)
• Hirtzbach (37km)
• Masevaux (40km)
• Sausheim (59km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique et botanique de Mulhouse (54km)

Geography and distances

Mathay is in the eastern-center of France at 61 kilometres from Besancon, the department capital (general information: Mathay is 364 kilometres from Paris).

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 Mathay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 19 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arbouans, Audincourt, Autechaux-Roide, Bart, Bavans, Berche, Bondeval, Bourguignon, Dampierre-sur-le-Doubs, Ecot, Ecurcey, Etouvans, Mandeure, Pont-de-Roide, Roches-les-Blamont, Seloncourt, Thulay, Valentigney and Voujeaucourt.

This page in French: Visiter Mathay