Vincent tourism and travel guide

Visit Vincent: highlights and tourist information

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Vincent is situated in the Jura department and Franche-Comte region (now part of the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region), in the east of France at 13 kilometres from Lons-le-Saunier, the department capital (general information: Vincent is 328 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau-Chalon at 11 km and Lons-le-Saunier at 13 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Vincent, 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 Vincent in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

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

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

Map of places to visit near Vincent

Markets in and near Vincent

• Bletterans: market Tuesday (5km)
• Lons-le-Saunier: market Thursday all day (13km)
• Saint-Germain-du-Bois: market Saturday (19km)
• Pierre-de-Bresse: market Monday (20km)
• Mervans: market Friday (23km)
• Arbois: market Friday (25km)
• Louhans: market Monday (27km)
• Clairvaux-les-Lacs: market Wednesday (31km)
• Champagnole: market Saturday (32km)
• Dole: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (34km)

More information about Vincent, Franche-Comte

Tourist attractions near Vincent, France

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

Heritage sites

• Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (35km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Chateau-Chalon (11km)
• Baume-les-Messieurs (15km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haut-Jura (52km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatiale eglise de Saint Philibert (Tournus) (51km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin des jeux du château d'Arlay (5km)
• Jardin à la Faulx (34km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Dole (34km)
• Tournus (51km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Source - la Seille (16km)
• Confluence - Le Hérisson (24km)
• Lac de Chalain (26km)
• Lac de Chambly (29km)
• Lac du Val (31km)
• Lac du Vernois (34km)
• Lac du Fioget (35km)
• Lac d'Ilay (36km)
• Lac de Narlay (36km)
• Cascade de la Billaude (36km)
• Source - Le Hérisson (37km)
• Lac de Bonlieu (37km)
• Lacs de Maclu (37km)
• Gorges de la Lemme (37km)
• Forêt de la Joux (39km)
• Lacs d'Étival (39km)
• Lac de l'Abbaye (43km)
• Seille (Saône) (51km)
• Confluence - la Seille (51km)
• Cascade de la queue de cheval (54km)
• Lac de Lamoura (58km)

Towns of Art and history

• Arbois (25km)
• Salins-les-Bains (34km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Vincent is in the east of France. 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 Vincent from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 20 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arlay, Beauvernois, Bletterans, Bois-de-Gand, Commenailles, Desnes, Francheville, Froideville, La Chaux-en-Bresse, Lombard, Mantry, Nance, Quintigny, Recanoz, Relans, Ruffey-sur-Seille, Saint-Germain-les-Arlay, Sellieres, Vers-sous-Sellieres and Villevieux.

This page in French: Visiter Vincent