Montbeliard tourism and travel guide

Visit Montbeliard: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: It is the castle in Montbeliard, on a raised rocky platform, that dominates the town centre

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

Tourist classifications for Montbeliard include "ville fleurie 4*".

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Hippolyte at 21 km and Ronchamp chapel at 25 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Montbeliard, 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 Montbeliard in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

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

Belfort

at 15 km (direction north-north-east), in the Territoire-de-Belfort department

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

See Belfort guide

Saint-Hippolyte

at 21 km (direction south)

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

See Saint-Hippolyte guide

Ronchamp chapel

at 25 km (direction north-west), in the Haute-Saone department

The Ronchamp Chapel is the best known work by architect Le Corbusier...

See Ronchamp chapel guide

Altkirch

at 36 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haut-Rhin department

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

See Altkirch guide

Luxeuil-les-Bains

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

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

See Luxeuil-les-Bains guide

Mulhouse

at 49 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haut-Rhin department

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

See Mulhouse guide

Vesoul

at 50 km (direction west), in the Haute-Saone department

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

See Vesoul guide

Soultz-Haut-Rhin

at 53 km (direction north-east), in the Haut-Rhin department

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

See Soultz-Haut-Rhin guide

Murbach

at 53 km (direction north-east), in the Haut-Rhin department

The remains of the abbey at Murbach, the surrounding gardens and its...

See Murbach guide

Guebwiller

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

In Guebwilller it is the part of the town along the canal...

See Guebwiller guide

Ungersheim

at 56 km (direction north-east), in the Haut-Rhin department

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

See Ungersheim guide

Rouffach

at 62 km (direction north-east), in the Haut-Rhin department

Perhaps less exceptional than some Alsace towns we still enjoyed exploring the...

See Rouffach guide

Ornans

at 67 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Ornans guide

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Map of places to visit near Montbeliard

Markets in and near Montbeliard

Market days in Montbeliard: weekly market: Tuesday & Saturday;

• Montbeliard: market Tuesday & Saturday (0km)
• Sochaux: market Thursday (2km)
• Bethoncourt: market Friday (2km)
• Audincourt: market Saturday (5km)
• Valentigney: market Tuesday (6km)
• Fesches-le-Chatel: market Friday (8km)
• Belfort: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Monday & Friday (15km)
• Lure: market Tuesday (30km)
• Melisey: market Wednesday (32km)
• Masevaux: market Wednesday (33km)

Hotels near Montbeliard

More information about Montbeliard, Franche-Comte

Tourist attractions near Montbeliard, France

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Thann (40km)

Remarkable gardens

• Roseraie du Chatelet (24km)
• Parc de Wesserling (44km)
• Parc botanique de Mulhouse (48km)
• Parc Alfred-Wallach (49km)
• Parc de la Marseillaise (54km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Ballon d'Alsace (35km)
• Gouffre de Poudrey (56km)

Towns of Art and history

• Mulhouse (49km)
• Guebwiller (54km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Mandeure (7km)
• Belfort (15km)
• Moffans-et-Vacheresse (23km)
• Rougegoutte (25km)
• Masevaux (33km)
• Hirtzbach (33km)
• Sausheim (53km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique et botanique de Mulhouse (48km)

Geography and distances

Montbeliard is in the eastern-center of France at 66 kilometres from Besancon, the department capital (general information: Montbeliard is 362 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 Montbeliard from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 29 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Allondans, Arbouans, Audincourt, Bart, Bavans, Berche, Bethoncourt, Brognard, Courcelles-les-Montbeliard, Dambenois, Dampierre-sur-le-Doubs, Dung, Etupes, Exincourt, Grand-Charmont, Issans, Laire, Nommay, Presentevillers, Raynans, Sainte-Suzanne, Seloncourt, Sochaux, Taillecourt, Tavey, Valentigney, Vieux-Charmont, Voujeaucourt and Vyans-le-Val.

This page in French: Visiter Montbeliard