Ornex tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Divonne-les-Bains at 10 km from Ornex

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Visit Ornex: highlights and tourist information

Ornex is situated in the Ain department and Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Ornex in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Divonne-les-Bains at 10 km and Yvoire at 21 km.

Ornex, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Divonne-les-Bains

at 10 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Divonne-les-Bains guide

Yvoire

Most Beautiful Village at 21 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

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

See Yvoire guide

Thonon les Bains

at 31 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

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

See Thonon les Bains guide

Evian

at 39 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

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

See Evian guide

Annecy

at 41 km (direction south), in the Haute-Savoie department

Annecy is a very lovely town with a great deal to enjoy, enhanced further...

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Lake Annecy

Scenery at 41 km (direction south), in the Haute-Savoie department

The towns, villages and scenery around Lake Annecy make it an exceptional region to...

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Veyrier du Lac

at 43 km (direction south-south-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

The port area is among the highlights in this pretty village on the banks...

See Veyrier du Lac guide

Menthon Saint Bernard

at 46 km (direction south-south-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

After exploring the quaint village of Menthon-Saint-Bernard you can hire a boat to explore...

See Menthon Saint Bernard guide

La Clusaz

Ski resort at 48 km (direction south-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

La Clusaz is one of the smaller ski resorts and very popular with French...

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Abondance

at 48 km (direction east), in the Haute-Savoie department

It will be the mountain scenery around Abondance that dominates your visit, but be...

See Abondance guide

Morzine

Ski resort at 48 km (direction east), in the Haute-Savoie department

Morzine is a popular ski resort within the Portes du Soleil ski region in...

See Morzine guide

Talloires

at 48 km (direction south-south-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

Talloires is one of the most lovely of the villages on the shores of...

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Sallanches

at 55 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Savoie department

While Mont-Blanc and the mountain scenery is the main attraction, Sallanches itself is pleasant...

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Baume-les-Messieurs

Most Beautiful Village at 60 km (direction north-west), in the Jura department

The attractive village of Baume-les-Messieurs is surrounded by cliffs and steep wooded slopes and...

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

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Reserve excursions near Ornex

Map of places to visit near Ornex

Markets in and near Ornex

• Ferney-Voltaire: market Saturday (2km)
• Gex: market Saturday (8km)
• Thoiry: market Sunday (10km)
• Divonne-les-Bains: market Sunday & Friday (10km)
• Gaillard: market Saturday (13km)
• Annemasse: market Tuesday & Friday (13km)
• Saint-Julien-en-Genevois: market Friday (14km)
• Ville-la-Grand: market Sunday (14km)
• Douvaine: market Sunday (16km)
• Reignier: market Saturday (20km)

More information about Ornex, Rhone-Alpes

Tourist attractions near Ornex, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Yvoire (21km)

National Monuments

• Voltaire Chateau (2km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• La Roche-sur-Foron (28km)
• Sallanches (55km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haut-Jura (22km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le Labyrinthe - Jardin des Cinq Sens (21km)
• Jardin d'eau de pré curieux (39km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Col de la Faucille (13km)
• Lac de Lamoura (17km)
• Cascade de la queue de cheval (21km)
• Lac des Rousses (26km)
• Cascade de la Diomaz (32km)
• Lac de l'Abbaye (32km)
• Mole (33km)
• Lacs d'Étival (35km)
• Lac de Bonlieu (39km)
• Source - Le Hérisson (39km)
• Roc d'Enfer (40km)
• Gorges du Fier (41km)
• Mont Veyrier (41km)
• Col de la Colombière (42km)
• Lac d'Ilay (43km)
• Lacs de Maclu (43km)
• Lac de Narlay (44km)
• Lac du Vernois (45km)
• Col de Romme (45km)
• Gorges de la Lemme (45km)
• Lac du Val (45km)
• Lac du Fioget (46km)
• Lac de Chambly (47km)
• Lac de Chalain (51km)
• Confluence - Le Hérisson (51km)

Towns of Art and history

• Annecy (41km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Evian-les-Bains (41km)

Geography and distances

Ornex is in the east of France at 67 kilometres from Bourg-en-Bresse, the department capital (general information: Ornex is 402 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Ornex from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cessy, Chevry, Echenevex, Ferney-Voltaire, Prevessin-Moens, Saint-Genis-Pouilly, Sauverny, Segny and Versonnex.

This page in French: Visiter Ornex