Saint-Etienne-du-Bois tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Etienne-du-Bois: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Etienne-du-Bois is situated in the Ain department and Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Saint-Etienne-du-Bois in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Bourg-en-Bresse at 10 km and Macon at 36 km.

Saint-Etienne-du-Bois, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Bourg-en-Bresse

at 10 km (direction south-west)

As well as exploring the cathedral and town centre of Bourg-en-Bresse, allow time to...

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Macon

at 36 km (direction west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

After exploring the pleasant town of Macon we suggest a visit to nearby Lamartine's...

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Dombes

at 39 km (direction south-west)

The Dombes, with thousands of small lakes, is perfect for fishing and bird-watching...

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Tournus abbey

Abbey at 42 km (direction north-west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

The abbey at Tournus is a 12th century abbey in roman style with a...

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Tournus

at 42 km (direction north-west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

The Abbey of Saint-Philibert is the highlight in Tournus, but you will also discover...

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Perouges

Most Beautiful Village at 44 km (direction south-south-west)

The hillside walled town of perouges is among our favourite villages to be found...

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Solutre-Pouilly

at 44 km (direction west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

Solutré-Pouilly would perhaps go unnoticed except for the great rock-cliff behind the village that...

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Belleville

at 46 km (direction west-south-west), in the Rhone department

Not an important tourist town, Belleville does have a couple of sites of interest...

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Brancion

at 46 km (direction west-north-west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

Quiet now, in the 15th century Brancion was an important regional centre - hence...

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Lons-le-Saunier

at 47 km (direction north-north-east), in the Jura department

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

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Cluny

at 51 km (direction west-north-west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

As well as one of the most visited abbeys in France Cluny also has...

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Baume-les-Messieurs

Most Beautiful Village at 54 km (direction north-east), in the Jura department

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

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Cormatin

at 55 km (direction west-north-west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

The beautifully decorated and furnished Cormatin Chateau, from the 17th century, is the highlight...

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Trevoux

at 56 km (direction west-south-west)

The quiet town of Trevoux in Ain has several historical monuments paying testament to...

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Markets in and near Saint-Etienne-du-Bois

• Bourg-en-Bresse: market Wednesday & Sunday & Saturday (10km)
• Montrevel-en-Bresse: market Tuesday (14km)
• Saint-Amour: market Saturday (17km)
• Vonnas: market Thursday (24km)
• Poncin: market Monday (24km)
• Pont-d'Ain: market Saturday (27km)
• Oyonnax: market Thursday & Saturday & Monday (28km)
• Pont-de-Veyle: market Monday (31km)
• Pont-de-Vaux: market Wednesday (32km)
• Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne: market Saturday (32km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Etienne-du-Bois, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (44km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Perouges (44km)

National Monuments

• Brou Royal Monastery (10km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne (32km)
• Trevoux (56km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatiale eglise de Saint Philibert (Tournus) (43km)
• Chapelle aux Moines (Berze-la-Ville) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre de Brancion (Martailly-les-Brancion) (48km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Chapaize) (52km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Laye (51km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Tournus (43km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Seille (Saône) (37km)
• Confluence - la Seille (37km)
• Roche de Solutré (44km)
• Lacs d'Étival (46km)
• Confluence - Le Hérisson (52km)
• Lac du Val (55km)
• Lac de Bonlieu (55km)
• Source - Le Hérisson (55km)
• Lac de Chambly (56km)
• Lac de Chalain (57km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Vonnas (24km)
• Macon (36km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Etienne-du-Bois is in the east of France at 10 kilometres from Bourg-en-Bresse, the department capital (general information: Saint-Etienne-du-Bois is 361 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Saint-Etienne-du-Bois from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beny, Courmangoux, Marboz, Meillonnas, Treffort-Cuisiat and Viriat.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Etienne-du-Bois