Avancon travel guide
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Visit Avancon: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Avancon is situated in the Hautes-Alpes department (Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur region) in the south-east of France at 9 km from Gap, the department capital. (General information: Avancon is 563 km from Paris and 784 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Seyne-les-Alpes at 24 km from Avancon
Popular places to visit near Avancon: these include Seyne-les-Alpes at 24 km and Embrun at 25 km. Domaine de Charance is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 12km and Lac de Serre-Poncon is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 13km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Avancon, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Avancon and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Avancon
- 'Remarkable gardens': Domaine de Charance (12km) :
- National Monuments: Place Forte de Mont-Dauphin (38km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Poligny (22km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: L'Argentiere-la-Bessee (42km) : Sisteron (42km) :
Map of places to visit near Avancon & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Avançon
Canton: Bâtie-Neuve
Arrondissement: Gap
Department: Hautes-Alpes
Region: Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur
Postcode: 05230
Distance to Avancon
from Gap: 9 km
from Paris: 563 km
from Calais: 784 km
from Nice: 126 km
from Bordeaux: 536 km
from Strasbourg: 467 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Avancon (within 6 km): Jarjayes : La Batie-Neuve : La Batie-Vieille : Montgardin : Rambaud : Saint-Etienne-le-Laus : Theus : Valserres :
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This page in French: Visitez Avancon