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Visit Jax: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Jax is situated in the Haute-Loire department (Auvergne region) in the southern-centre of France at 25 km from Le Puy-en-Velay, the department capital. (General information: Jax is 421 km from Paris and 656 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Allier gorges at 12 km from Jax
Popular places to visit near Jax: these include Allier gorges at 12 km and Lavaudieu at 17 km. Eglise de Saint Georges (Saint-Paulien) is a listed 'religious monument' at 15km and Lavaudieu is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 17km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Jax, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Jax and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Jax
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de l’écomusée (35km) :
- National Monuments: Le Puy en Velay Cathedral (25km) : Villeneuve-Lembron Chateau (48km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Lavaudieu (17km) : Blesle (39km) : Arlempdes (41km) : Usson (46km) : Pradelles (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Georges (Saint-Paulien) (15km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame et church de Saint-Michel (Le Puy-en-Velay) (23km) : Abbaye Saint-Andre (Lavaudieu) (23km) : Basilique de Saint Julien (Brioude) (23km) : Prieuré de Saint Julien (Saint-Julien-Chapteuil) (37km) : Eglise de Notre Dame de Mailhat (Lamontgie) (38km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre (Blesle) (39km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Le Puy en Velay (25km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Le Puy-en-Velay (25km) : Ambert (43km) : Saint-Flour (44km) :
Map of places to visit near Jax & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Jax
Canton: Paulhaguet
Arrondissement: Brioude
Department: Haute-Loire
Region: Auvergne
Postcode: 43230
Distance to Jax
from Le Puy-en-Velay: 25 km
from Paris: 421 km
from Calais: 656 km
from Nice: 332 km
from Bordeaux: 332 km
from Strasbourg: 493 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Jax (within 6 km): Chavaniac-Lafayette : Fix-Saint-Geneys : Josat : La Chapelle-Bertin : Sainte-Eugenie-de-Villeneuve : Sainte-Marguerite : Varennes-Saint-Honorat : Vissac-Auteyrac :
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This page in French: Visitez Jax