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Visit Brain: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Brain is situated in the Cote d'Or department (Burgundy region) in the eastern-center of France at 43 km from Dijon, the department capital. (General information: Brain is 223 km from Paris and 433 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Flavigny at 6 km from Brain
Popular places to visit near Brain: these include Flavigny at 6 km and Semur-en-Auxois at 13 km. Flavigny is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 6km and Alesia is a listed 'grand site of france' at 8km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Brain, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Brain and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Brain
- 'Remarkable gardens': Potager du château de Lantilly (13km) : Abbaye de Fontenay (21km) : Jardin du moulin de Athie (22km) : Parc et jardin du château de Barbirey sur Ouche (30km) : Abbaye de la Bussière (32km) : Parc de Saint-Léger (34km) : Jardin de la Chaux (38km) :
- National Monuments: Bussy-Rabutin Chateau (11km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Flavigny (6km) : Chateauneuf-en-Auxois (29km) : Noyers-sur-Serein (46km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Fontenay (Montbard) (22km) : Basilique de Saint Andoche (Saulieu) (29km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Dijon (43km) : Quetigny (49km) :
- Heritage Sites: Fontenay Abbey (22km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Chatillon-sur-Seine (46km) :
- Grand Site of France: Alesia (8km) :
Map of places to visit near Brain & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Brain
Canton: Vitteaux
Arrondissement: Montbard
Department: Cote d'Or
Region: Burgundy
Postcode: 21350
Distance to Brain
from Dijon: 43 km
from Paris: 223 km
from Calais: 433 km
from Nice: 470 km
from Bordeaux: 488 km
from Strasbourg: 272 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Brain (within 6 km): Arnay-sous-Vitteaux : Chassey : Dampierre-en-Montagne : Flavigny : Hauteroche : La Roche-Vanneau : Magny-la-Ville : Marigny-le-Cahouet : Posanges : Pouillenay : Sainte-Colombe : Villeferry :
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This page in French: Visitez Brain