Metabief tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau de Joux at 11 km from Metabief

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Visit Metabief: highlights and tourist information

Metabief is situated in the Doubs 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 Metabief in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Joux at 11 km and Pontarlier at 15 km.

Metabief, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de Joux

Castle at 11 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Pontarlier

at 15 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Mouthier-Haute-Pierre

at 30 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Mouthier-Haute-Pierre guide

Lods

Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Lods guide

Ornans

at 40 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Ornans guide

Salins-les-Bains

at 40 km (direction west-north-west), in the Jura department

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

See Salins-les-Bains guide

Chateau de Cleron

Castle at 41 km (direction north-west)

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

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Yvoire

Most Beautiful Village at 45 km (direction south), in the Haute-Savoie department

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

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Arbois

at 46 km (direction west-north-west), in the Jura department

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

See Arbois guide

Thonon les Bains

at 47 km (direction south-south-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

Tourist activity here at Thonon-les-Bains on Lac Leman is based around the lakefront, views...

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Evian

at 47 km (direction south-south-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

Evian is a very lovely town, also well known as a spa town and...

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Divonne-les-Bains

at 49 km (direction south-south-west), in the Ain department

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

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Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans

Heritage Site at 52 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Markets in and near Metabief

Pontarlier: market Thursday (14km)
Levier: market Wednesday (27km)
Champagnole: market Saturday (34km)
Morez: market Saturday all day (37km)
Evian-les-Bains: market Friday (46km)
Arbois: market Friday (46km)
Thonon-les-Bains: market Thursday & Monday (46km)
Saint-Claude: market Saturday (57km)

More information about Metabief, Franche-Comte

Franche-Comte region travel guide

Driving distances & route maps

Doubs travel guide

Doubs places and attractions

Tourist attractions near Metabief, France

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

Heritage sites

Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (52km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

Lods (31km)
Yvoire (45km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Pontarlier (15km)

Regional Natural Parcs

Haut-Jura (50km)

Remarkable gardens

Le Labyrinthe - Jardin des Cinq Sens (45km)
Jardin d'eau de pré curieux (47km)

Towns of Art and history

Salins-les-Bains (40km)
Arbois (46km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Evian-les-Bains (46km)

Geography and distances

Metabief is in the eastern-center of France at 58 kilometres from Besancon, the department capital (general information: Metabief is 378 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Metabief

Canton: Mouthe

Arrondissement: Pontarlier

Department: Doubs

Region: Franche-Comte

New region: Burgundy-Franche-Comté

Postcode: 25370

Distance to Metabief

from Besancon (prefecture): 58 km

from Paris: 378 km

from Calais: 569 km

from Nice: 349 km

from Bordeaux: 578 km

from Strasbourg: 227 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 Metabief from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve, Jougne, Labergement-Sainte-Marie, Les Grangettes, Les Hopitaux-Neufs, Les Hopitaux-Vieux, Longevilles-Mont-d'Or, Malbuisson, Malpas, Montperreux, Rochejean, Saint-Antoine, Saint-Point-Lac and Touillon-et-Loutelet.

This page in French: Visiter Metabief