Saint-Leger-Vauban tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Avallon at 15 km from Saint-Leger-Vauban
Visit Saint-Leger-Vauban: highlights and tourist information
Saint-Leger-Vauban is situated in the Yonne 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-Leger-Vauban in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
Popular places to visit nearby include Avallon at 15 km and Montreal at 18 km.
Saint-Leger-Vauban, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Avallon
at 15 km (direction north-west)Avallon is a very pleasant town to explore with some very imposing medieval buildings,...
See Avallon guide
Montreal
at 18 km (direction north-west)Behind its fortified entrance, the small village of Montreal is a very unspoiled medieval...
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Morvan Regional Park
Natural Parc at 18 km (direction east-south-east), in the Nievre departmentMorvan Regional Natural Park is a quiet region of unspoiled countryside with small fields,...
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Saulieu
at 18 km (direction east-south-east), in the Cote d'Or departmentSaulieu is quite a small town, visited because of the Basilica Saint-Andoche...
See Saulieu guide
Vézelay basilica
Church at 24 km (direction west-north-west)The basilica in Vézelay is a monumental example of roman style architecture, with 12th...
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Vezelay
Heritage Site at 24 km (direction west-north-west)Even if it didn't have one of the most famous abbeys in France, Vezelay...
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Semur-en-Auxois
at 25 km (direction east-north-east), in the Cote d'Or departmentOne of the prettiest of the Burgundy villages, Semur-en-Auxois has a very lively and...
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Corbigny
at 31 km (direction west-south-west), in the Nievre departmentCorbigny, on the edge of the Morvan Regional Parc, includes an abbey among its...
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Montbard
at 34 km (direction north-east), in the Cote d'Or departmentA typical regional town, we suggest you take a stroll around the Parc Buffon...
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Noyers-sur-Serein
Most Beautiful Village at 35 km (direction north-east)The half-timbered houses and riverside setting make Noyers-sur-Serein one of our favourite small towns...
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Fontenay Abbey
Abbey at 36 km (direction north-east), in the Cote d'Or departmentThe complex of buildings at the Abbey de Fontenay, and the surrounding gardens and...
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Flavigny
Most Beautiful Village at 39 km (direction east-north-east), in the Cote d'Or departmentThe village of Flavigny retains an ancient centre surrounded by fortified walls, and a...
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Clamecy
at 40 km (direction west), in the Nievre departmentThe Collegiale Saint-Martin is the principal monument here in the historic centre of Clamecy...
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Chateau d'Ancy-le-Franc
Castle at 44 km (direction north-north-east)The 15th century castle at Ancy-le-Franc was one of the very first renaissance style...
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Markets in and near Saint-Leger-Vauban
- Avallon: market Saturday (15km)
- Saulieu: market Saturday (18km)
- Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (19km)
- Corbigny: market Friday (31km)
- Montbard: market Friday (35km)
- Venarey-les-Laumes: market Wednesday (36km)
- Vermenton: market Friday (39km)
- Clamecy: market Saturday (40km)
- Ancy-le-Franc: market Thursday (44km)
- Epinac: market Wednesday & Sunday (56km)
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Tourist attractions near Saint-Leger-Vauban, France
What to do at Saint-Leger-Vauban? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Leger-Vauban.
Grand sites of France
- Alesia (38km)
Heritage sites
- Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (24km)
- Vezelay (24km)
- Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (24km)
- Fontenay Abbey (38km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Noyers-sur-Serein (35km)
- Flavigny (39km)
- Chateauneuf-en-Auxois (49km)
National Monuments
- Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (41km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Morvan (13km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (18km)
- Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (27km)
- Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (35km)
- Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (45km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc de Saint-Léger (14km)
- Jardin de la Chaux (23km)
- Jardin du moulin de Athie (26km)
- Potager du château de Lantilly (31km)
- Abbaye de Fontenay (38km)
- Parc et jardin du château du Chatillon en Bazois (47km)
- Jardin du château de Limanton (50km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Sully (53km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Clamecy (40km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Siège d'Alésia (38km)
Geography and distances
Saint-Leger-Vauban is in the eastern-center of France at 58 kilometres from Auxerre, the department capital (general information: Saint-Leger-Vauban is 206 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Saint-Leger-Vauban
from Auxerre (prefecture): 58 km
from Paris: 206 km
from Calais: 427 km
from Nice: 480 km
from Bordeaux: 455 km
from Strasbourg: 306 km
Getting here
Most visitors fly into Paris orly or Charles de Gaulle airports and rent a car or drive from a channel ferry port - allow about 5 - 6 hours driving time. For driving distances to Saint-Leger-Vauban from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beauvilliers, Bussieres, Quarre-les-Tombes, Rouvray, Saint-Andeux and Saint-Brancher.
This page in French: Visiter Saint-Leger-Vauban