Chaponost travel guide
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Visit Chaponost: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Chaponost is situated in the Rhone department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France at 10 km from Lyon, the department capital. (General information: Chaponost is 394 km from Paris and 620 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Lyon at 9 km from Chaponost
Popular places to visit near Chaponost: these include Lyon at 9 km and Vienne at 23 km. Ecully is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 8km and Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) is a listed 'religious monument' at 8km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Chaponost: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Chaponost, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Chaponost and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Chaponost
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc de Gerland (9km) : Parc de la Tête d'Or (12km) : Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (27km) : Parc du château de Laye (39km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Oingt (29km) : Perouges (40km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (8km) : Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (9km) : Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (16km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Ecully (8km) : Chaponnay (17km) : Saint-Galmier (36km) : Saint-Vulbas (44km) : Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne (48km) :
- Heritage Sites: Historic Lyon (9km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Vienne (23km) : Saint-Etienne (40km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (24km) : Trevoux (26km) : Cremieu (39km) :
Map of places to visit near Chaponost & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Chaponost
Canton: Saint-Genis-Laval
Arrondissement: Lyon
Department: Rhone
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 69630
Distance to Chaponost
from Lyon: 10 km
from Paris: 394 km
from Calais: 620 km
from Nice: 299 km
from Bordeaux: 427 km
from Strasbourg: 392 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Chaponost (within 6 km): Brignais : Brindas : Craponne : Francheville : Grezieu-la-Varenne : La Mulatiere : Messimy : Orlienas : Oullins : Saint-Genis-Laval : Saint-Genis-les-Ollieres : Sainte-Foy-les-Lyon : Soucieu-en-Jarrest : Tassin-la-Demi-Lune : Vourles :
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This page in French: Visitez Chaponost