Balbigny travel guide
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Visit Balbigny: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Balbigny is situated in the Loire department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France at 44 km from Saint-Etienne, the department capital. (General information: Balbigny is 365 km from Paris and 596 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Oingt at 34 km from Balbigny
Popular places to visit near Balbigny: these include Oingt at 34 km and Theize at 36 km. Saint-Galmier is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 27km and Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise is a listed 'recommended detour' at 30km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Balbigny, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Balbigny and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Balbigny
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (42km) : Le jardin de Zéphyr (48km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Oingt (34km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (38km) : Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) (38km) : Eglise de Saint Marcel (Iguerande) (44km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Galmier (27km) : Ecully (46km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Saint-Etienne (44km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (30km) : Charlieu (38km) : Ambert (45km) : Trevoux (48km) :
Map of places to visit near Balbigny & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Balbigny
Canton: Néronde
Arrondissement: Roanne
Department: Loire
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 42510
Distance to Balbigny
from Saint-Etienne: 44 km
from Paris: 365 km
from Calais: 596 km
from Nice: 339 km
from Bordeaux: 388 km
from Strasbourg: 409 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Balbigny (within 6 km): Civens : Cleppe : Epercieux-Saint-Paul : Mizerieux : Neronde : Nervieux : Pouilly-les-Feurs : Saint-Georges-de-Baroille : Saint-Marcel-de-Felines : Sainte-Foy-Saint-Sulpice :
Balbigny holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Balbigny