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Visit Gap: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Gap is situated in the Hautes-Alpes department (Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur region) in the south-east of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Hautes-Alpes department. (General information: Gap is 556 km from Paris and 778 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette at 31 km from Gap
Popular places to visit near Gap: these include Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette at 31 km and Seyne-les-Alpes at 32 km. Domaine de Charance is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 3km and Poligny is a listed 'town of art and history' at 15km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Gap: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Gap, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Gap and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Gap
- 'Remarkable gardens': Domaine de Charance (3km) :
- National Monuments: Place Forte de Mont-Dauphin (45km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Poligny (15km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Sisteron (42km) : L'Argentiere-la-Bessee (46km) :
Map of places to visit near Gap & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Gap
Canton: Gap
Arrondissement: Gap
Department: Hautes-Alpes
Region: Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur
Postcode: 05000
Distance to Gap
from Gap: 0 km
from Paris: 556 km
from Calais: 778 km
from Nice: 134 km
from Bordeaux: 527 km
from Strasbourg: 466 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Gap (within 6 km): Jarjayes : La Freissinouse : Neffes : Pelleautier : Rabou : Rambaud :
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This page in French: Visitez Gap