Oulon tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Corbigny at 23 km from Oulon

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Visit Oulon: highlights and tourist information

Oulon 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 Oulon in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Corbigny at 23 km and La Charite-sur-Loire at 29 km.

Oulon, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Corbigny

at 23 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Corbigny guide

La Charite-sur-Loire

at 29 km (direction west)

In La Charité-sur-Loire you can visit the abbey church and other monastery buildings...

See La Charite-sur-Loire guide

Nevers

at 29 km (direction south-west)

The ancient centre of Nevers contains several interesting monuments and houses dating from the...

See Nevers guide

Clamecy

at 30 km (direction north-north-east)

The Collegiale Saint-Martin is the principal monument here in the historic centre of Clamecy...

See Clamecy guide

Vezelay

Heritage Site at 40 km (direction north-east), in the Yonne department

Even if it didn't have one of the most famous abbeys in France, Vezelay...

See Vezelay guide

Vézelay basilica

Church at 40 km (direction north-east), in the Yonne department

The basilica in Vézelay is a monumental example of roman style architecture, with 12th...

See Vézelay basilica guide

Apremont-sur-Allier

Most Beautiful Village at 41 km (direction south-west), in the Cher department

The story of the renewal of Apremont-sur-Allier is fascinating, and leads us to the...

See Apremont-sur-Allier guide

Sancerre

at 45 km (direction west-north-west), in the Cher department

The pretty village of Sancerre is best known for the famous wines of the...

See Sancerre guide

Guedelon

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

At the remarkable site of Guedelon an entire medieval castle is being reconstructed using...

See Guedelon guide

Avallon

at 50 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yonne department

Avallon is a very pleasant town to explore with some very imposing medieval buildings,...

See Avallon guide

Montreal

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

Behind its fortified entrance, the small village of Montreal is a very unspoiled medieval...

See Montreal guide

Briare

at 69 km (direction west-north-west), in the Loiret department

With the Loire River and the Canal de Briare crossing in the centre of...

See Briare guide

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

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Map of places to visit near Oulon

Markets in and near Oulon

• Corbigny: market Friday (22km)
• Nevers: market Saturday all day (29km)
• Clamecy: market Saturday (30km)
• Fourchambault: market Sunday (31km)
• La Machine: market Saturday (35km)
• Decize: market Friday (42km)
• Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (43km)
• Saint-Satur: market Thursday (44km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (51km)
• Sancoins: market Wednesday (55km)

More information about Oulon, Burgundy

Tourist attractions near Oulon, France

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

Heritage sites

• Abbatiale Notre-Dame de La Charité-sur-Loire (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (29km)
• Vezelay (40km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (40km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Apremont-sur-Allier (41km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Sancerre (45km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (8km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (28km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame-du-Pré (Donzy) (28km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardin du château du Chatillon en Bazois (26km)
• Forgeneuve (27km)
• Jardin du château de Limanton (35km)
• Parc floral d'Apremont (42km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clamecy (30km)

Towns of Art and history

• Nevers (29km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Pougues-les-Eaux (26km)

Geography and distances

Oulon is in the eastern-center of France at 29 kilometres from Nevers, the department capital (general information: Oulon is 200 kilometres from Paris).

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 Oulon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arthel, Arzembouy, Champlin, Giry, Lurcy-le-Bourg, Montenoison, Moussy and Premery.

This page in French: Visiter Oulon