Saint-Jean-le-Vieux tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Jean-le-Vieux: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Jean-le-Vieux is situated in the Isere 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-Jean-le-Vieux in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Grenoble at 12 km and Les-7-Laux at 14 km.

Saint-Jean-le-Vieux, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Grenoble

Ski resort at 12 km (direction west)

Known as the 'capital of the Alps', Grenoble has a great deal of interesting...

See Grenoble guide

Les-7-Laux

Ski resort at 14 km (direction north-east)

Its proximity to Grenoble means that the ski resort of Les 7-Laux is busy...

See Les-7-Laux guide

Vizille

at 17 km (direction south-west)

Most visitors to Vizille are attracted by the Chateau de Vizille and its associated...

See Vizille guide

Alpe-d'Huez

Ski resort at 21 km (direction south-east)

The well known ski station of Alpe d'Huez is also famous for the Tour...

See Alpe-d'Huez guide

Deux-Alpes

Ski resort at 29 km (direction south-east)

Les DeuxAlpes is one of the longest established and most popular Alpine ski resorts...

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La Grave

Most Beautiful Village at 38 km (direction east-south-east), in the Hautes-Alpes department

Although better known as a ski resort, the village of La Grave is also...

See La Grave guide

Chambery

at 40 km (direction east-south-east), in the Savoie department

Chambery is a very lively university town which is very pleasant to visit and...

See Chambery guide

Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette

Church at 44 km (direction south)

The church and mountainous setting of Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette are the second most important pilgrimage destination...

See Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette guide

Mens

at 45 km (direction south-south-west)

The small town of Mens is quite isolated but certainly worth exploring if you...

See Mens guide

Pont-en-Royans

at 45 km (direction west-south-west)

The centre of Pont-en-Royans, with medieval houses along the cliffs above the river gorge,...

See Pont-en-Royans guide

Ecrins National Park

National Parc at 49 km (direction east-south-east)

Ecrins National Park is a very popular and very scenic National Park in the...

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Valgaudemar Valley

Scenery at 50 km (direction south-east), in the Hautes-Alpes department

The valley of Valgaudemar is one of many picturesque natural highlughts in the high...

See Valgaudemar Valley guide

Valmorel

Ski resort at 54 km (direction east-north-east), in the Savoie department

The low-rise buildings and traditional materials help preseve the charm of the ski resort...

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Markets in and near Saint-Jean-le-Vieux

• Villard-Bonnot: market Tuesday (2km)
• Domene: market Thursday (3km)
• Froges: market Saturday (7km)
• Crolles: market Sunday (8km)
• Meylan: market Tuesday (8km)
• Saint-Martin-d'Heres: market Wednesday & Saturday (10km)
• Echirolles: market Thursday & Sunday & Friday (14km)
• Fontaine: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (15km)
• Saint-Egreve: market Tuesday & Friday (16km)
• Le Touvet: market Saturday (17km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Jean-le-Vieux, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Grave (38km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (37km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Chartreuse (21km)
• Vercors (47km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du musée Hébert (11km)
• Parc du château de Vizille (17km)
• Parc du château du Touvet (17km)
• Jardin alpin du Lautaret (40km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chambery (40km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Mont Jalla (12km)
• Ruines de Séchilienne (18km)
• Col de la Croix-de-Fer (25km)
• Mont Granier (29km)
• Aiguilles d'Arves (37km)
• Cascade du Moulin-Marquis (39km)
• Gorges de la Bourne (39km)
• La Meije (41km)
• Grottes de Choranche (41km)
• Mont Aiguille (48km)

Towns of Art and history

• Grenoble (12km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Gervais (31km)
• Nances (43km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Jean-le-Vieux is in the east of France at 12 kilometres from Grenoble, the department capital (general information: Saint-Jean-le-Vieux is 486 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Saint-Jean-le-Vieux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Biviers, Domene, La Combe-de-Lancey, Laval, Isere, Le Versoud, Murianette, Revel, Saint-Ismier, Saint-Mury-Monteymond, Saint-Nazaire-les-Eymes, Sainte-Agnes, Venon and Villard-Bonnot.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Jean-le-Vieux