Fontanes travel guide
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Visit Fontanes: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Fontanes is situated in the Loire department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France at 11 km from Saint-Etienne, the department capital. (General information: Fontanes is 400 km from Paris and 630 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Saint-Etienne at 13 km from Fontanes
Popular places to visit near Fontanes: these include Saint-Etienne at 13 km and Pelussin at 24 km. Saint-Galmier is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 10km and Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise is a listed 'recommended detour' at 10km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Fontanes, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Fontanes and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Fontanes
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc de Gerland (39km) : Parc de la Tête d'Or (41km) : Jardin de l’écomusée (42km) : Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (48km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Oingt (46km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (31km) : Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (38km) : Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (39km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Galmier (10km) : Ecully (37km) : Chaponnay (40km) :
- Heritage Sites: Historic Lyon (39km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Saint-Etienne (11km) : Vienne (34km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (10km) :
Map of places to visit near Fontanes & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Fontanès
Canton: Saint-Héand
Arrondissement: Saint-Étienne
Department: Loire
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 42140
Distance to Fontanes
from Saint-Etienne: 11 km
from Paris: 400 km
from Calais: 630 km
from Nice: 304 km
from Bordeaux: 401 km
from Strasbourg: 421 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Fontanes (within 6 km): Aveizieux : Chatelus : Chevrieres : Grammond : La Gimond : Marcenod : Saint-Christo-en-Jarez : Saint-Heand : Saint-Medard-en-Forez : Valfleury :
Fontanes holidays and travel
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Holiday rentals: Loire gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Fontanes