Onlay tourism and travel guide

Visit Onlay: highlights and tourist information

Onlay is situated in the Nievre 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 Onlay in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Autun at 31 km and Corbigny at 36 km.

Onlay, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Autun

Autun

at 31 km (direction east), in the Saone-et-Loire department

After exploring Autun with its old town, cathedral and roman ruins you can visit...

See Autun guide
Corbigny

Corbigny

at 36 km (direction north-west)

Corbigny, on the edge of the Morvan Regional Parc, includes an abbey among its...

See Corbigny guide
 
 
Saulieu

Saulieu

at 43 km (direction north-east), in the Cote d'Or department

Saulieu is quite a small town, visited because of the Basilica Saint-Andoche...

See Saulieu guide
Morvan Regional Park

Morvan Regional Park

Natural Parc at 43 km (direction north-east)

Morvan Regional Natural Park is a quiet region of unspoiled countryside with small fields,...

See Morvan Regional Park guide
Moulins

Moulins

at 62 km (direction south-west), in the Allier department

In the historic centre of Moulins it is the cathedral that is the most...

See Moulins guide

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Markets in and near Onlay

  • Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (29km)
  • Autun: market Wednesday & Friday (30km)
  • La Machine: market Saturday (34km)
  • Corbigny: market Friday (36km)
  • Decize: market Friday (37km)
  • Gueugnon: market Thursday (42km)
  • Saulieu: market Saturday (43km)
  • Le Creusot: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (44km)
  • Montceau-les-Mines: market Tuesday & Saturday (48km)
  • Montchanin: market Wednesday (50km)

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Tourist attractions near Onlay, France

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

Grand sites of France

  • Bibracte-Mont Beuvray (11km)

Regional Natural Parcs

Churches and religious monuments

  • Cathédrale Saint Lazare (Autun) (31km)
  • Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (32km)
  • Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (41km)
  • Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (43km)
  • Prieuré church de Saint Pierre et Saint Benoit (Perrecy-les-Forges) (46km)
  • Eglise de Saint Vincent (Mont-Saint-Vincent) (58km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardin du château de Limanton (12km)
  • Parc et jardin du château du Chatillon en Bazois (21km)
  • Jardin de la Chaux (34km)
  • Parc de Saint-Léger (40km)
  • Parc et jardins du château de Sully (44km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Bibracte (11km)

Towns of Art and history

 
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Geography and distances

Onlay is in the eastern-center of France at 56 kilometres from Nevers, the department capital (general information: Onlay is 240 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Onlay

Canton: Moulins-Engilbert

Arrondissement: Château-Chinon(Ville)

Department: Nievre

Region: Burgundy

New region: Burgundy-Franche-Comté

Postcode: 58370

Distance to Onlay

from Nevers (prefecture): 56 km

from Paris: 240 km

from Calais: 467 km

from Nice: 448 km

from Bordeaux: 419 km

from Strasbourg: 340 km

Getting here

Most visitors fly into one of the Paris airports and hire a car or drive from a channel ferry port, operhaps Calais or Dunkirk at about 5 - 6 hours. For driving distances to Onlay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Fachin, Preporche and Villapourcon.

This page in French: Visiter Onlay

 
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