Saint-Claude tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Divonne-les-Bains at 22 km from Saint-Claude
Visit Saint-Claude: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsSaint-Claude is situated in the Jura department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.
Popular places to visit nearby include Divonne-les-Bains at 22 km and Yvoire at 36 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Saint-Claude, 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 Saint-Claude in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Divonne-les-Bains
at 22 km (direction east), in the Ain departmentA pleasant 19th century spa town, Divonne-les-Bains also now has a leisure...
See Divonne-les-Bains guide

Yvoire
Most Beautiful Village at 36 km (direction east), in the Haute-Savoie departmentThe village of Yvoire on the banks of Lake Geneva is extraordinarily...
See Yvoire guide

Baume-les-Messieurs
Most Beautiful Village at 40 km (direction north-north-west)The attractive village of Baume-les-Messieurs is surrounded by cliffs and steep wooded...
See Baume-les-Messieurs guide

Lons-le-Saunier
at 40 km (direction north-west)Lons-le-Saunier is a traditional local town of the Franche-Comté region, well placed...
See Lons-le-Saunier guide

Chateau-Chalon
Most Beautiful Village at 45 km (direction north-north-west)One of the key reasons to visit the pretty village of Chateau-Chalon...
See Chateau-Chalon guide

Thonon les Bains
at 47 km (direction east), in the Haute-Savoie departmentTourist activity here at Thonon-les-Bains on Lac Leman is based around the...
See Thonon les Bains guide

Bourg-en-Bresse
at 52 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ain departmentAs well as exploring the cathedral and town centre of Bourg-en-Bresse, allow...
See Bourg-en-Bresse guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Jura
Map of places to visit near Saint-Claude
Markets in and near Saint-Claude
Market days in Saint-Claude: weekly market: Saturday;
- Saint-Claude: market Saturday (0km)
- Gex: market Saturday (16km)
- Thoiry: market Sunday (19km)
- Morez: market Saturday all day (20km)
- Oyonnax: market Thursday & Saturday & Monday (21km)
- Divonne-les-Bains: market Sunday & Friday (21km)
- Clairvaux-les-Lacs: market Wednesday (23km)
- Ferney-Voltaire: market Saturday (24km)
- Bellegarde-sur-Valserine: market Thursday all day (30km)
- Saint-Julien-en-Genevois: market Friday (32km)
Hotels near Saint-Claude
More information about Saint-Claude, Franche-Comte
Tourist attractions near Saint-Claude, France
What to do at Saint-Claude? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Claude.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Yvoire (36km)
- Baume-les-Messieurs (40km)
- Chateau-Chalon (45km)
National Monuments
- Voltaire Chateau (24km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- La Roche-sur-Foron (49km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Haut-Jura (7km)
Remarkable gardens
- Le Labyrinthe - Jardin des Cinq Sens (36km)
- Jardin des jeux du château d'Arlay (49km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Cascade de la queue de cheval (3km)
- Lac de Lamoura (9km)
- Col de la Faucille (12km)
- Lacs d'Étival (14km)
- Lac de l'Abbaye (17km)
- Lac des Rousses (22km)
- Lac de Bonlieu (23km)
- Source - Le Hérisson (23km)
- Lac d'Ilay (27km)
- Lac du Val (27km)
- Lacs de Maclu (28km)
- Lac de Narlay (29km)
- Lac de Chambly (29km)
- Lac du Vernois (29km)
- Confluence - Le Hérisson (31km)
- Lac du Fioget (31km)
- Gorges de la Lemme (32km)
- Lac de Chalain (32km)
- Cascade de la Billaude (34km)
- Source - la Seille (44km)
Geography and distances
Saint-Claude is in the east of France at 40 kilometres from Lons-le-Saunier, the department capital (general information: Saint-Claude is 381 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Claude
Canton: Saint-Claude
Arrondissement: Saint-Claude
Department: Jura
Region: Franche-Comte
New region: Burgundy-Franche-Comté
Postcode: 39200
Distance to Saint-Claude
from Lons-le-Saunier (prefecture): 40 km
from Paris: 381 km
from Calais: 587 km
from Nice: 318 km
from Bordeaux: 529 km
from Strasbourg: 283 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 Saint-Claude from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Avignon-les-Saint-Claude, Chassal, Coiserette, Coyriere, Cuttura, Larrivoire, Les Molunes, Ponthoux, Ravilloles, Saint-Lupicin, Septmoncel and Villard-Saint-Sauveur.
This page in French: Visiter Saint-Claude