Picarreau tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Baume-les-Messieurs at 9 km from Picarreau

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Visit Picarreau: highlights and tourist information

Picarreau is situated in the Jura 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 Picarreau in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Baume-les-Messieurs at 9 km and Chateau-Chalon at 9 km.

Picarreau, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Baume-les-Messieurs

Most Beautiful Village at 9 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Chateau-Chalon

Most Beautiful Village at 9 km (direction west)

One of the key reasons to visit the pretty village of Chateau-Chalon is its...

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Arbois

at 17 km (direction west)

After exploring the old town centre in Arbois you can visit the scenic Cirque...

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Lons-le-Saunier

at 17 km (direction west-south-west)

Lons-le-Saunier is a traditional local town of the Franche-Comté region, well placed to explore...

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Salins-les-Bains

at 23 km (direction north-east)

The salt mines at Salins-les-Bains operated from the 13th - 20th century and are...

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Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans

Heritage Site at 31 km (direction north-east), in the Doubs department

The Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans is an entire factory and living spaces that were...

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Dole

at 42 km (direction north-west)

The Collegiale Church that dominates the town skyline is the principal attraction in Dole,...

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Chateau de Cleron

Castle at 44 km (direction north-east), in the Doubs department

The gardens of the Chateau de Cleron can be seen next to the Loue...

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Ornans

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

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

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Pontarlier

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

Pontarlier is usually visited as part of a trip to enjoy the local scenery...

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Chateau de Joux

Castle at 50 km (direction east), in the Doubs department

The Chateau de Joux is an imposing clifftop castle with a 1000 year history...

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Lods

Most Beautiful Village at 50 km (direction east-north-east), in the Doubs department

Lods is quite small but very pleasant to explore, in particular the village along...

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Mouthier-Haute-Pierre

at 51 km (direction east-north-east), in the Doubs department

The small village of Mouthier-Haute-Pierre is well placed to explore the source of the...

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Divonne-les-Bains

at 54 km (direction south-east), in the Ain department

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

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Markets in and near Picarreau

Champagnole: market Saturday (13km)
Arbois: market Friday (16km)
Lons-le-Saunier: market Thursday all day (17km)
Clairvaux-les-Lacs: market Wednesday (20km)
Bletterans: market Tuesday (23km)
Morez: market Saturday all day (33km)
Levier: market Wednesday (36km)
Saint-Germain-du-Bois: market Saturday (38km)
Pierre-de-Bresse: market Monday (39km)
Saint-Claude: market Saturday (42km)

More information about Picarreau, Franche-Comte

Franche-Comte region travel guide

Driving distances & route maps

Jura travel guide

Jura places and attractions

Tourist attractions near Picarreau, France

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

Heritage sites

Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (31km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

Baume-les-Messieurs (9km)
Chateau-Chalon (9km)
Lods (50km)
Yvoire (62km)

Regional Natural Parcs

Haut-Jura (39km)

Remarkable gardens

Jardin des jeux du château d'Arlay (16km)
Jardin à la Faulx (42km)
Le Labyrinthe - Jardin des Cinq Sens (61km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Dole (42km)

Towns of Art and history

Arbois (17km)
Salins-les-Bains (23km)

Geography and distances

Picarreau is in the east of France at 17 kilometres from Lons-le-Saunier, the department capital (general information: Picarreau is 345 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Picarreau

Canton: Poligny

Arrondissement: Lons-le-Saunier

Department: Jura

Region: Franche-Comte

New region: Burgundy-Franche-Comté

Postcode: 39800

Distance to Picarreau

from Lons-le-Saunier (prefecture): 17 km

from Paris: 345 km

from Calais: 546 km

from Nice: 360 km

from Bordeaux: 534 km

from Strasbourg: 253 km

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

We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Besain, Blois-sur-Seille, Bonnefontaine, Crotenay, Fay-en-Montagne, La Marre, Ladoye-sur-Seille, Le Fied, Monnet-la-Ville, Montigny-sur-l'Ain, Plasne and Pont-du-Navoy.

This page in French: Visiter Picarreau