Pont tourism and travel guide

Visit Pont: highlights and tourist information

Pont is situated in the Cote d'Or 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 Pont in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Dole at 16 km and Pesmes at 22 km.

Pont, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Dole

Dole

at 16 km (direction east-south-east), in the Jura department

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

See Dole guide
Pesmes

Pesmes

Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Saone department

The quaint village of Pesmes is one of the prettiest in Franche-Comté and also...

See Pesmes guide
Dijon

Dijon

at 27 km (direction west-north-west)

There is a remarkable range of interesting historic sites in Dijon, perhaps our favourite...

See Dijon guide
Nuits-Saint-Georges

Nuits-Saint-Georges

at 28 km (direction west)

A quiet town, Nuits-Saint-Georges wil be part of your tour of the local vineyards...

See Nuits-Saint-Georges guide
 
 
Beze

Beze

at 33 km (direction west)

Although small the village of Bez is very pleasant to spend an hour exploring...

See Beze guide
Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans

Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans

Heritage Site at 39 km (direction east-south-east), in the Doubs department

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

See Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans guide
Beaune

Beaune

at 40 km (direction west-south-west)

Beaune is the centre of the famous wine region of the same name, with...

See Beaune guide
Arbois

Arbois

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

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

See Arbois guide
 
 
Salins-les-Bains

Salins-les-Bains

at 50 km (direction east-south-east), in the Jura department

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

See Salins-les-Bains guide
Chateau-Chalon

Chateau-Chalon

Most Beautiful Village at 52 km (direction south-east), in the Jura department

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

See Chateau-Chalon guide
Chalon-sur-Saone

Chalon-sur-Saone

at 56 km (direction south-west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

The pedestrianised town centre and cathedral will form the centre of your visit to...

See Chalon-sur-Saone guide

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Markets in and near Pont

  • Auxonne: market Friday (6km)
  • Dole: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (16km)
  • Pontailler-sur-Saone: market Saturday (16km)
  • Longvic: market Sunday (23km)
  • Dijon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (27km)
  • Chenove: market Wednesday & Sunday (27km)
  • Nuits-Saint-Georges: market Friday (28km)
  • Pierre-de-Bresse: market Monday (33km)
  • Gray: market Tuesday & Friday (36km)
  • Verdun-sur-le-Doubs: market Thursday (38km)

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Tourist attractions near Pont, France

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

Heritage sites

Churches and religious monuments

  • Hospices de Beaune (Beaune) (40km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardin à la Faulx (16km)
  • Jardin du château du Talmay (22km)
  • Château d'Arcelot (25km)
  • Parc de l'Etang (37km)
  • Parc et jardin du château de Barbirey sur Ouche (43km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Towns of Art and history

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

 
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Geography and distances

Pont is in the eastern-center of France at 26 kilometres from Dijon, the department capital (general information: Pont is 289 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Pont

Canton: Auxonne

Arrondissement: Dijon

Department: Cote d'Or

Region: Burgundy

New region: Burgundy-Franche-Comté

Postcode: 21130

Distance to Pont

from Dijon (prefecture): 26 km

from Paris: 289 km

from Calais: 490 km

from Nice: 415 km

from Bordeaux: 524 km

from Strasbourg: 240 km

Getting here

Most visitors drive from one of the channel ports such as Calais or Dunkirk, a drive of about 6 hours, or fly into one of the Paris airports and hire a car. For driving distances to Pont from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Athee, Auxonne, Champdotre, Collonges-les-Premieres, Flagey-les-Auxonne, Labergement-les-Auxonne, Les Maillys, Longeault, Montot, Pluvault, Pluvet, Soirans, Tart-l'Abbaye, Tillenay, Treclun, Trouhans and Villers-les-Pots.

This page in French: Visiter Pont

 
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