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Visit Alex: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Alex is situated in the Haute-Savoie department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the east of France at 9 km from Annecy, the department capital. (General information: Alex is 441 km from Paris and 649 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Menthon Saint Bernard at 5 km from Alex
Popular places to visit near Alex: these include Menthon Saint Bernard at 5 km and Veyrier du Lac at 5 km. Roc de Chere is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 6km and Annecy is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 9km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Alex, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Alex and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Alex
- 'Remarkable gardens': Les jardins du Prieuré (40km) : Jardin botanique alpin La Ja˙sinia (43km) :
- National Monuments: Voltaire Chateau (42km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Annecy (9km) : Megeve (30km) : Aix-les-Bains (34km) : Nances (48km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Albertville (27km) : Chambery (43km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: La Roche-sur-Foron (21km) : Sallanches (31km) :
Map of places to visit near Alex & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Alex
Canton: Annecy-le-Vieux
Arrondissement: Annecy
Department: Haute-Savoie
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 74290
Distance to Alex
from Annecy: 9 km
from Paris: 441 km
from Calais: 649 km
from Nice: 256 km
from Bordeaux: 545 km
from Strasbourg: 321 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Alex (within 6 km): Bluffy : Dingy-Saint-Clair : La Balme-de-Thuy : Menthon-Saint-Bernard : Naves-Parmelan : Talloires : Veyrier-du-Lac :
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This page in French: Visitez Alex