Molain tourism and travel guide
Visit Molain: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsMolain is situated in the Jura department and Franche-Comte region (now part of the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region), in the east of France at 25 kilometres from Lons-le-Saunier, the department capital (general information: Molain is 343 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Arbois at 9 km and Salins-les-Bains at 14 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Molain, 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 Molain 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 Molain
Markets in and near Molain
- Arbois: market Friday (9km)
- Champagnole: market Saturday (12km)
- Lons-le-Saunier: market Thursday all day (26km)
- Levier: market Wednesday (28km)
- Clairvaux-les-Lacs: market Wednesday (28km)
- Bletterans: market Tuesday (29km)
- Morez: market Saturday all day (38km)
- Dole: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (38km)
- Pierre-de-Bresse: market Monday (42km)
- Pontarlier: market Thursday (42km)
More information about Molain, Franche-Comte
Tourist attractions near Molain, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Molain.
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Chateau-Chalon (16km)
- Baume-les-Messieurs (18km)
- Lods (42km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Pontarlier (43km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Haut-Jura (45km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin des jeux du château d'Arlay (22km)
- Jardin à la Faulx (38km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Dole (38km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Source - la Seille (11km)
- Forêt de la Joux (15km)
- Lac de Chalain (17km)
- Cascade de la Billaude (19km)
- Lac du Fioget (20km)
- Lac de Chambly (20km)
- Lac du Vernois (21km)
- Confluence - Le Hérisson (21km)
- Gorges de la Lemme (21km)
- Lac de Narlay (22km)
- Lac du Val (22km)
- Lacs de Maclu (23km)
- Lac d'Ilay (23km)
- Source - Le Hérisson (27km)
- Lac de Bonlieu (27km)
- Lac de l'Abbaye (34km)
- Lacs d'Étival (35km)
- Lac des Rousses (42km)
- Gouffre de Poudrey (51km)
Towns of Art and history
- Arbois (9km)
- Salins-les-Bains (14km)
Geography and distances
Geographical Information
Commune: Molain
Canton: Poligny
Arrondissement: Lons-le-Saunier
Department: Jura
Region: Franche-Comte
New region: Burgundy-Franche-Comté
Postcode: 39800
Distance to Molain
from Lons-le-Saunier (prefecture): 25 km
from Paris: 343 km
from Calais: 542 km
from Nice: 365 km
from Bordeaux: 541 km
from Strasbourg: 244 km
Getting here
Molain 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 Molain from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Besain, Chamole, Chaussenans, La Chatelaine, Montrond and Valempoulieres.
This page in French: Visiter Molain