Vescles tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Bourg-en-Bresse at 34 km from Vescles
Visit Vescles: highlights and tourist information
Vescles is situated in the Jura 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 Vescles in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
Popular places to visit nearby include Bourg-en-Bresse at 34 km and Lons-le-Saunier at 36 km.
Vescles, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Bourg-en-Bresse
at 34 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ain departmentAs well as exploring the cathedral and town centre of Bourg-en-Bresse, allow time to...
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Lons-le-Saunier
at 36 km (direction west-south-west)Lons-le-Saunier is a traditional local town of the Franche-Comté region, well placed to explore...
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Baume-les-Messieurs
Most Beautiful Village at 39 km (direction west-south-west)The attractive village of Baume-les-Messieurs is surrounded by cliffs and steep wooded slopes and...
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Divonne-les-Bains
at 41 km (direction east), in the Ain departmentA pleasant 19th century spa town, Divonne-les-Bains also now has a leisure lake and...
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Chateau-Chalon
Most Beautiful Village at 44 km (direction east)One of the key reasons to visit the pretty village of Chateau-Chalon is its...
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Dombes
at 62 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ain departmentThe Dombes, with thousands of small lakes, is perfect for fishing and bird-watching...
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Map of places to visit near Vescles
Markets in and near Vescles
- Oyonnax: market Thursday & Saturday & Monday (11km)
- Saint-Claude: market Saturday (19km)
- Saint-Amour: market Saturday (22km)
- Clairvaux-les-Lacs: market Wednesday (26km)
- Thoiry: market Sunday (31km)
- Bellegarde-sur-Valserine: market Thursday all day (32km)
- Bourg-en-Bresse: market Wednesday & Sunday & Saturday (34km)
- Gex: market Saturday (34km)
- Poncin: market Monday (35km)
- Lons-le-Saunier: market Thursday all day (36km)
More information about Vescles, Franche-Comte
Tourist attractions near Vescles, France
What to do at Vescles? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Vescles.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Baume-les-Messieurs (39km)
- Chateau-Chalon (44km)
National Monuments
- Brou Royal Monastery (34km)
- Voltaire Chateau (40km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Haut-Jura (25km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin des jeux du château d'Arlay (45km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Cascade de la queue de cheval (22km)
- Lacs d'Étival (22km)
- Lac de Lamoura (29km)
- Lac de l'Abbaye (30km)
- Col de la Faucille (31km)
- Lac de Bonlieu (32km)
- Source - Le Hérisson (32km)
- Confluence - Le Hérisson (33km)
- Lac du Val (33km)
- Lac de Chambly (35km)
- Lac d'Ilay (37km)
- Lac de Chalain (37km)
- Lacs de Maclu (38km)
- Lac du Vernois (38km)
- Lac de Narlay (39km)
- Lac des Rousses (40km)
- Lac du Fioget (41km)
- Gorges de la Lemme (42km)
- Cascade de la Billaude (44km)
Geography and distances
Vescles is in the east of France at 36 kilometres from Lons-le-Saunier, the department capital (general information: Vescles is 370 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Vescles
Canton: Arinthod
Arrondissement: Lons-le-Saunier
Department: Jura
Region: Franche-Comte
New region: Burgundy-Franche-Comté
Postcode: 39240
Distance to Vescles
from Lons-le-Saunier (prefecture): 36 km
from Paris: 370 km
from Calais: 580 km
from Nice: 323 km
from Bordeaux: 510 km
from Strasbourg: 295 km
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 Vescles from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arinthod, Cernon, Cezia, Chancia, Chemilla, Chisseria, Coisia, Condes, Cornod, Dortan, Dramelay, Lavancia-Epercy, Lavans-sur-Valouse, Lect, Montcusel and Saint-Hymetiere.
This page in French: Visiter Vescles