Gex travel guide
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Visit Gex: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Gex is situated in the Ain department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the east of France at 66 km from Bourg-en-Bresse, the department capital. (General information: Gex is 395 km from Paris and 599 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Divonne-les-Bains at 7 km from Gex
Popular places to visit near Gex: these include Divonne-les-Bains at 7 km and Yvoire at 21 km. Col de la Faucille is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 5km and Lac de Lamoura is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 9km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Gex: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 1*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Gex, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Gex and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Gex
- 'Remarkable gardens': Le Labyrinthe - Jardin des Cinq Sens (21km) : Jardin d'eau de pré curieux (40km) :
- National Monuments: Voltaire Chateau (10km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Yvoire (20km) : Evian-les-Bains (42km) : Annecy (49km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: La Roche-sur-Foron (36km) :
Map of places to visit near Gex & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Gex
Canton: Gex
Arrondissement: Gex
Department: Ain
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 01170
Distance to Gex
from Bourg-en-Bresse: 66 km
from Paris: 395 km
from Calais: 599 km
from Nice: 308 km
from Bordeaux: 543 km
from Strasbourg: 280 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Gex (within 6 km): Cessy : Divonne-les-Bains : Echenevex : Grilly : Mijoux : Sauverny : Segny : Versonnex : Vesancy :
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This page in French: Visitez Gex