Pollionnay tourism and travel guide

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Pollionnay is situated in the Rhone department and Rhone-Alpes region (now part of the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region), in the eastern-center of France at 14 kilometres from Lyon, the department capital (general information: Pollionnay is 385 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Eveux at 7 km and Lyon Old Town at 14 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Pollionnay, 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 Pollionnay in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

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

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

Map of places to visit near Pollionnay

Markets in and near Pollionnay

• Craponne: market Wednesday & Saturday (5km)
• Sain-Bel: market Saturday (7km)
• Chaponost: market Sunday (9km)
• Ecully: market Thursday & Saturday (9km)
• Brignais: market Saturday (12km)
• Oullins: market Tuesday & Thursday (13km)
• La Mulatiere: market Tuesday & Friday (13km)
• Chazay-d'Azergues: market Thursday & Thursday (13km)
• Lyon: market every day except Monday (14km)
• Pierre-Benite: market Wednesday & Sunday (14km)

More information about Pollionnay, Rhone-Alpes

Tourist attractions near Pollionnay, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium de Lyon (13km)

Heritage sites

• Historic Lyon (14km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Oingt (21km)
• Perouges (43km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (21km)
• Trevoux (22km)
• Saint-Galmier (33km)
• Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne (46km)
• Charlieu (58km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Pilat (42km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (13km)
• Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (14km)
• Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (58km)
• Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) (60km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc de Gerland (14km)
• Parc de la Tête d'Or (15km)
• Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (20km)
• Parc du château de Laye (34km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lyon (14km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Laboratoire d’écologie des hydrosystèmes naturels et anthropisés (16km)
• Grand parc de Miribel-Jonage (22km)
• Oeillon Crest (41km)
• Perdrix Crest (43km)

Towns of Art and history

• Vienne (32km)
• Saint-Etienne (40km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Ecully (9km)
• Chaponnay (26km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc animalier de Courzieu (5km)
• Jardin zoologique de la ville de Lyon (15km)
• Parc zoologique de Saint-Martin-la-Plaine (25km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

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

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Brindas, Chevinay, Craponne, Grezieu-la-Varenne, La Tour-de-Salvagny, Marcy-l'Etoile, Sain-Bel, Saint-Genis-les-Ollieres, Saint-Laurent-de-Vaux, Saint-Pierre-la-Palud, Sainte-Consorce, Sourcieux-les-Mines and Vaugneray.

This page in French: Visiter Pollionnay