Dombes tourism and travel guide

Visit Dombes: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit Attractions Book a visitFrance This Way comment: The Dombes, with thousands of small lakes, is perfect for fishing and bird-watching
Dombes is situated in the Ain department and Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Dombes. For detailed visitor information see the Dombes travel guide.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Dombes in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.
Popular places to visit nearby include Trevoux at 18 km and Anse at 22 km.
Dombes, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Perouges
Most Beautiful Village at 15 km (direction east-south-east)The hillside walled town of perouges is among our favourite villages to...
See Perouges guide

Trevoux
at 18 km (direction west)The quiet town of Trevoux in Ain has several historical monuments paying...
See Trevoux guide

Anse
at 22 km (direction west), in the Rhone departmentThe quiet town of Anse retains some Roman remains that hint at...
See Anse guide

Belleville
at 25 km (direction west-north-west), in the Rhone departmentNot an important tourist town, Belleville does have a couple of sites...
See Belleville guide

Lyon Presqu'ile
at 26 km (direction south-west), in the Rhone departmentThe Presqu'ile region of Lyon is characterised by 19th century architecture and...
See Lyon Presqu'ile guide

Lyon
at 26 km (direction south-west), in the Rhone departmentLyon has all the impressive buildings and monuments, museums, shops and restaurants...
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Lyon Old Town
at 26 km (direction south-west), in the Rhone departmentIn Vieux Lyon there are numerous impressive townhouses of the 16th century,...
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Theize
at 30 km (direction west), in the Rhone departmentThe quiet village of Theizé makes a pleasant detour when exploring the...
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Bagnols
at 31 km (direction west), in the Rhone departmentBagnols village with a castle is one of the pretty villages to...
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Bourg-en-Bresse
at 32 km (direction north-east)As well as exploring the cathedral and town centre of Bourg-en-Bresse, allow...
See Bourg-en-Bresse guide

Oingt
Most Beautiful Village at 32 km (direction west), in the Rhone departmentCompletely renovated in recent years, Oingt is one of the prettiest villages...
See Oingt guide

Cremieu
at 33 km (direction south-east), in the Isere departmentWith some of the most extensive medieval ramparts in France, Cremieu also...
See Cremieu guide

Eveux
at 33 km (direction west-south-west), in the Rhone departmentEveux, in the Rhone, is visited for the La Tourette Monastery designed...
See Eveux guide

Macon
at 40 km (direction north-north-west), in the Saone-et-Loire departmentAfter exploring the pleasant town of Macon we suggest a visit to...
See Macon guide
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Map of places to visit near Dombes
Markets in and near Dombes
Market days in Dombes: weekly market: Tuesday;
- Dombes: market Tuesday (0km)
- Saint-Andre-de-Corcy: market Sunday (6km)
- Amberieux-en-Dombes: market Wednesday (8km)
- Montluel: market Friday (14km)
- Beligneux: market Sunday (15km)
- Neuville-sur-Saone: market Friday (16km)
- Trevoux: market Saturday (16km)
- Miribel: market Thursday (16km)
- Meximieux: market Wednesday (16km)
- Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne: market Saturday (17km)
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Tourist attractions near Dombes, France
What to do at Dombes? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Dombes.
Aquarium
- Aquarium de Lyon (30km)
Grand sites of France
- Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (43km)
Heritage sites
- Historic Lyon (26km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
National Monuments
- Brou Royal Monastery (32km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (26km)
- Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (27km)
- Chapelle aux Moines (Berze-la-Ville) (48km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc de la Tête d'Or (24km)
- Parc du château de Laye (24km)
- Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (24km)
- Parc de Gerland (26km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Lyon (25km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grand parc de Miribel-Jonage (18km)
- Laboratoire d’écologie des hydrosystèmes naturels et anthropisés (23km)
- Roche de Solutré (43km)
Amusement park / theme park
- Walibi Rhone Alpes (57km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Vulbas (27km)
- Ecully (27km)
- Vonnas (28km)
- Chaponnay (38km)
- Macon (39km)
- Morestel (49km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Jardin zoologique de la ville de Lyon (24km)
- Parc animalier de Courzieu (39km)
Geography and distances
Dombes is in the east of France at 32 kilometres from Bourg-en-Bresse, the department capital (general information: Dombes is 378 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Dombes
Canton: Villars-les-Dombes
Arrondissement: Bourg-en-Bresse
Department: Ain
Region: Rhone-Alpes
New region: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes
Postcode: 13300
Distance to Dombes
from Bourg-en-Bresse (prefecture): 32 km
from Paris: 378 km
from Calais: 600 km
from Nice: 309 km
from Bordeaux: 453 km
from Strasbourg: 357 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Dombes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Birieux, Lapeyrouse, Le Montellier, Monthieux, Saint-Andre-de-Corcy, Saint-Marcel and Sainte-Olive.
This page in French: Visiter Dombes