Saint-Etienne-sur-Chalaronne tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Belleville at 10 km from Saint-Etienne-sur-Chalaronne

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Visit Saint-Etienne-sur-Chalaronne: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Etienne-sur-Chalaronne 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-sur-Chalaronne in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Belleville at 10 km and Macon at 18 km.

Saint-Etienne-sur-Chalaronne, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Belleville

at 10 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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Macon

at 18 km (direction north-north-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 19 km (direction south-east)

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

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Solutre-Pouilly

at 20 km (direction north-west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

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

See Solutre-Pouilly guide

Trevoux

at 24 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Anse

at 26 km (direction south-west), in the Rhone department

The quiet town of Anse retains some Roman remains that hint at its importance...

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Bourg-en-Bresse

at 29 km (direction east)

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

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Theize

at 30 km (direction south-west), in the Rhone department

The quiet village of Theizé makes a pleasant detour when exploring the Beaujolais wine...

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Oingt

Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction south-west), in the Rhone department

Completely renovated in recent years, Oingt is one of the prettiest villages in the...

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Bagnols

at 32 km (direction south-west), in the Rhone department

Bagnols village with a castle is one of the pretty villages to explore in...

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Cluny

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

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

See Cluny guide

Perouges

Most Beautiful Village at 36 km (direction south-east)

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

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Eveux

at 41 km (direction south-west), in the Rhone department

Eveux, in the Rhone, is visited for the La Tourette Monastery designed by Le...

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Brancion

at 43 km (direction south-west), in the Saone-et-Loire department

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

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Map of places to visit near Saint-Etienne-sur-Chalaronne

Markets in and near Saint-Etienne-sur-Chalaronne

• Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne: market Saturday (5km)
• Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne: market Saturday (8km)
• Montmerle-sur-Saone: market Sunday (10km)
• Belleville: market Tuesday (11km)
• Vonnas: market Thursday (12km)
• Pont-de-Veyle: market Monday (13km)
• Amberieux-en-Dombes: market Wednesday (17km)
• Macon: market Saturday (17km)
• Charnay-les-Macon: market Friday (19km)
• Jassans-Riottier: market Saturday (21km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Etienne-sur-Chalaronne, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (20km)

Heritage sites

• Historic Lyon (43km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Oingt (31km)
• Perouges (36km)

National Monuments

• Brou Royal Monastery (29km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne (7km)
• Trevoux (24km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Chapelle aux Moines (Berze-la-Ville) (25km)
• Eglise de Saint Blaise (Mazille) (34km)
• Eglise de Jalogny (Jalogny) (35km)
• Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny) (36km)
• Eglise de Saint Denis (Massy) (43km)
• Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (43km)
• Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (44km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre de Brancion (Martailly-les-Brancion) (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du château de Laye (15km)
• Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (26km)
• Le jardin de Zéphyr (40km)
• Parc de la Tête d'Or (41km)
• Parc de Gerland (43km)
• Les Jardins du château de Drée (46km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Cluny (35km)
• Lyon (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Roche de Solutré (20km)
• Grand parc de Miribel-Jonage (38km)
• Laboratoire d’écologie des hydrosystèmes naturels et anthropisés (41km)
• Confluence - la Seille (42km)
• Seille (Saône) (42km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Vonnas (12km)
• Macon (17km)
• Ecully (42km)
• Saint-Vulbas (48km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Jardin zoologique de la ville de Lyon (41km)
• Parc animalier de Courzieu (49km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Etienne-sur-Chalaronne is in the east of France at 29 kilometres from Bourg-en-Bresse, the department capital (general information: Saint-Etienne-sur-Chalaronne is 356 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Baneins, Chaneins, Dompierre-sur-Chalaronne, Illiat, Mogneneins, Montceaux, Peyzieux-sur-Saone, Saint-Didier-sur-Chalaronne, Thoissey and Valeins.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Etienne-sur-Chalaronne