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Visit Avon: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Avon is situated in the Seine-et-Marne department (Paris region) in the Paris region of France at 15 km from Melun, the department capital. (General information: Avon is 56 km from Paris and 288 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Provins at 45 km from Avon
Popular places to visit near Avon: these include Provins at 45 km and Sens at 46 km. Fontainebleau Palace is a listed 'heritage site' at 3km and Domaine national de Fontainebleau is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 3km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Avon: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Avon, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Avon and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Avon
- 'Remarkable gardens': Domaine national de Fontainebleau (3km) : Parc du château de Vaux-le-Vicomte (17km) : Parc du château de Courances (19km) : Parc de Chamarande (39km) : Parc de Courson (47km) : Domaine national de Champs-sur-Marne (49km) :
- National Monuments: Champs-sur-Marne Chateau (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye du Lys (Dammarie-les-Lys) (13km) : Eglises de Saint Loup (Saint-Loup-de-Naud) (38km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame (Etampes) (42km) : Eglise de Saint Basile (Etampes) (42km) : Collegiale de Saint Martin (Etampes) (43km) : Collegiale Saint Quiriace (Provins) (45km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Boiscommun) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Melun (15km) : Le Mee-sur-Seine (15km) : Creteil (44km) : Maisons-Alfort (48km) : Sens (48km) :
- Heritage Sites: Fontainebleau Palace (3km) : Provins (45km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Etampes (41km) : Noisiel (49km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Moret-sur-Loing (8km) : Montargis (47km) :
Map of places to visit near Avon & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Avon
Canton: Fontainebleau
Arrondissement: Fontainebleau
Department: Seine-et-Marne
Region: Paris
Postcode: 77210
Distance to Avon
from Melun: 15 km
from Paris: 56 km
from Calais: 288 km
from Nice: 630 km
from Bordeaux: 471 km
from Strasbourg: 370 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Avon (within 6 km): Bois-le-Roi : Champagne-sur-Seine : Fericy : Fontainebleau : Hericy : Samois-sur-Seine : Samoreau : Thomery : Veneux-les-Sablons : Vulaines-sur-Seine :
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This page in French: Visitez Avon