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Visit Ballons: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Ballons is situated in the Drome department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the south-east of France at 96 km from Valence, the department capital. (General information: Ballons is 570 km from Paris and 796 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Montbrun-les-Bains at 18 km from Ballons
Popular places to visit near Ballons: these include Montbrun-les-Bains at 18 km and Sisteron at 25 km. Sisteron is a listed 'recommended detour' at 25km and Mont Ventoux is a listed 'grand site of france' 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 Ballons, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Ballons and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Ballons
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du château de Sauvan (37km) : Jardins du prieuré de Salagon (37km) : Domaine de Charance (48km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Roussillon (48km) : Venasque (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Prieuré Notre Dame (Ganagobie) (36km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame de Nazareth (Vaison-la-Romaine) (45km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Vaison-la-Romaine (45km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Sisteron (25km) : Nyons (42km) : Apt (46km) :
- Grand Site of France: Mont Ventoux (30km) :
Map of places to visit near Ballons & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Ballons
Canton: Séderon
Arrondissement: Nyons
Department: Drome
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 26560
Distance to Ballons
from Valence: 96 km
from Paris: 570 km
from Calais: 796 km
from Nice: 144 km
from Bordeaux: 497 km
from Strasbourg: 508 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Ballons (within 6 km): Eourres : Eygalayes : Izon-la-Bruisse : Laborel : Lachau : Salerans : Vers-sur-Meouge :
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This page in French: Visitez Ballons