Saint-Gervais-sur-Couches tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Gervais-sur-Couches: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Gervais-sur-Couches is situated in the Saone-et-Loire 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 Saint-Gervais-sur-Couches in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Autun at 22 km and Beaune at 23 km.

Saint-Gervais-sur-Couches, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Autun

at 22 km (direction west)

After exploring Autun with its old town, cathedral and roman ruins you can visit...

See Autun guide

Beaune

at 23 km (direction east-north-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

See Beaune guide

Chalon-sur-Saone

at 26 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Chalon-sur-Saone guide

Chateauneuf-en-Auxois

Most Beautiful Village at 33 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cote d'Or department

The village of Chateauneuf-sur-Auxois, one of the 'most beautiful villages in France', also has...

See Chateauneuf-en-Auxois guide

Nuits-Saint-Georges

at 37 km (direction east-north-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

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Cormatin

at 42 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Brancion

at 46 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Brancion guide

Tournus abbey

Abbey at 47 km (direction south-east)

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

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Tournus

at 47 km (direction south-east)

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

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Saulieu

at 48 km (direction north-west), in the Cote d'Or department

Saulieu is quite a small town, visited because of the Basilica Saint-Andoche...

See Saulieu guide

Morvan Regional Park

Natural Parc at 48 km (direction north-west), in the Nievre department

Morvan Regional Natural Park is a quiet region of unspoiled countryside with small fields,...

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Dijon

at 57 km (direction north-east), in the Cote d'Or department

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

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Map of places to visit near Saint-Gervais-sur-Couches

Markets in and near Saint-Gervais-sur-Couches

• Epinac: market Wednesday & Sunday (9km)
• Chagny: market Thursday & Sunday (13km)
• Le Creusot: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (18km)
• Givry: market Thursday (20km)
• Bligny-sur-Ouche: market Wednesday (21km)
• Montchanin: market Wednesday (22km)
• Autun: market Wednesday & Friday (23km)
• Beaune: market Wednesday & Saturday (23km)
• Chalon-sur-Saone: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (25km)
• Montceau-les-Mines: market Tuesday & Saturday (33km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Gervais-sur-Couches, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Bibracte-Mont Beuvray (42km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Chateauneuf-en-Auxois (33km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (54km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Saint Lazare (Autun) (22km)
• Hospices de Beaune (Beaune) (22km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Mont-Saint-Vincent) (33km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Chapaize) (42km)
• Prieuré church de Saint Pierre et Saint Benoit (Perrecy-les-Forges) (44km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre de Brancion (Martailly-les-Brancion) (44km)
• Abbatiale eglise de Saint Philibert (Tournus) (47km)
• Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (48km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardins du château de Sully (13km)
• Abbaye de la Bussière (35km)
• Parc et jardin du château de Barbirey sur Ouche (39km)
• Jardin de la Chaux (44km)
• Jardin du château de Digoine (50km)
• Parc de Saint-Léger (52km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Autun (23km)
• Chalon-sur-Saone (25km)
• Tournus (47km)
• Dijon (56km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Cirque du Bout du Monde (9km)
• Bibracte (42km)
• Confluence - la Seille (52km)
• Seille (Saône) (52km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Beaune (23km)
• Quetigny (59km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Gervais-sur-Couches is in the eastern-center of France at 71 kilometres from Macon, the department capital (general information: Saint-Gervais-sur-Couches is 272 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into one of the Paris airports and hire a car or drive from a channel ferry port - allow about 6 - 7 hours. For driving distances to Saint-Gervais-sur-Couches from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Change, Collonge-la-Madeleine, Cormot-le-Grand, Couches, Creot, Dezize-les-Maranges, Dracy-les-Couches, Epertully, Nolay, Paris-l'Hopital, Saint-Gilles, Saint-Maurice-les-Couches, Saint-Sernin-du-Plain, Saisy and Sampigny-les-Maranges.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Gervais-sur-Couches