Sainte-Marie tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Montbeliard at 7 km from Sainte-Marie

Visit Sainte-Marie: highlights and tourist information

Sainte-Marie is situated in the Doubs department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Montbeliard at 7 km and Belfort at 19 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Sainte-Marie, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Sainte-Marie in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

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

Montbeliard

at 7 km (direction east)

It is the castle in Montbeliard, on a raised rocky...

See Montbeliard guide

Belfort

at 19 km (direction north-east), in the Territoire-de-Belfort department

The town of Belfort and its citadel are pleasant to exlore...

See Belfort guide

Ronchamp chapel

at 22 km (direction north-north-west), in the Haute-Saone department

The Ronchamp Chapel is the best known work by...

See Ronchamp chapel guide

Saint-Hippolyte

at 23 km (direction south-south-east)

Saint-Hippolyte is in a beautiful position on the confluence of the...

See Saint-Hippolyte guide

Luxeuil-les-Bains

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

In Luxeuil-les-Bains, established as a spa town since Roman times,...

See Luxeuil-les-Bains guide

Altkirch

at 43 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haut-Rhin department

In the oldest part of Altkirch you can still...

See Altkirch guide

Vesoul

at 43 km (direction west-north-west), in the Haute-Saone department

Although lacking major monuments, Vesoul is a pleasant town to...

See Vesoul guide

Mulhouse

at 55 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haut-Rhin department

Often ignored as an 'industrial town' Mulhouse actually has...

See Mulhouse guide

Murbach

at 58 km (direction north-east), in the Haut-Rhin department

The remains of the abbey at Murbach, the surrounding gardens and its...

See Murbach guide

Soultz-Haut-Rhin

at 58 km (direction north-east), in the Haut-Rhin department

In Soultz-Haut-Rhin an unusual characteristic is that many of...

See Soultz-Haut-Rhin guide

Guebwiller

at 59 km (direction north-east), in the Haut-Rhin department

In Guebwilller it is the part of the town along the...

See Guebwiller guide

Ungersheim

at 61 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haut-Rhin department

The Ecomuseum at Ungershim is a fascinating reconstruction of an entire...

See Ungersheim guide

Ornans

at 61 km (direction south-west)

The highlight of your visit to Ornans is the section along the...

See Ornans guide

Rouffach

at 67 km (direction north-east), in the Haut-Rhin department

Perhaps less exceptional than some Alsace towns we still...

See Rouffach guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Doubs

Map of places to visit near Sainte-Marie

Markets in and near Sainte-Marie

• Montbeliard: market Tuesday & Saturday (7km)
• Bethoncourt: market Friday (8km)
• Sochaux: market Thursday (10km)
• Audincourt: market Saturday (11km)
• Valentigney: market Tuesday (12km)
• Fesches-le-Chatel: market Friday (16km)
• Belfort: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Monday & Friday (19km)
• Lure: market Tuesday (25km)
• Melisey: market Wednesday (29km)
• Masevaux: market Wednesday (37km)

More information about Sainte-Marie, Franche-Comte

Tourist attractions near Sainte-Marie, France

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Thann (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Roseraie du Chatelet (28km)
• Parc de Wesserling (47km)
• Parc de la Marseillaise (59km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Ballon d'Alsace (37km)
• Gouffre de Poudrey (51km)

Towns of Art and history

• Guebwiller (59km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Montbeliard (7km)
• Mandeure (11km)
• Moffans-et-Vacheresse (17km)
• Belfort (19km)
• Rougegoutte (27km)
• Masevaux (37km)
• Hirtzbach (40km)

Geography and distances

Sainte-Marie is in the eastern-center of France at 59 kilometres from Besancon, the department capital (general information: Sainte-Marie is 356 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors drive via Paris (from the north and west) or via Lyon (from the south), or fly into Geneva to the south For driving distances to Sainte-Marie from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 30 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aibre, Allondans, Arcey, Bart, Bavans, Berche, Beutal, Bretigney, Chavanne, Courcelles-les-Montbeliard, Dampierre-sur-le-Doubs, Desandans, Dung, Echenans, Etouvans, Issans, Laire, Le Vernoy, Lougres, Montenois, Presentevillers, Raynans, Saint-Julien-les-Montbeliard, Sainte-Suzanne, Saulnot, Semondans, Tremoins, Villers-sur-Saulnot, Voujeaucourt and Vyans-le-Val.

This page in French: Visiter Sainte-Marie