Mars travel guide
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Visit Mars: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Mars is situated in the Gard department (Languedoc-Roussillon region) in the south of France at 67 km from Nimes, the department capital. (General information: Mars is 548 km from Paris and 783 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Le Vigan at 4 km from Mars
Popular places to visit near Mars: these include Le Vigan at 4 km and La Couvertoirade at 22 km. Jardin des Sambucs is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 10km and Cirque de Navacelles is a listed 'grand site of france' at 13km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Mars, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Mars and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Mars
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin des Sambucs (10km) : Bambouseraie de Prafrance (35km) :
- Beautiful Villages: La Couvertoirade (22km) : Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert (30km) : Sainte-Enimie (42km) : Peyre (46km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Ales (44km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Lodeve (35km) :
- Grand Site of France: Cirque de Navacelles (13km) : Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert / Gorges de l'Herault (30km) : Valle du Salagou (41km) : Gorges du Tarn (42km) :
Map of places to visit near Mars & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Mars
Canton: Vigan
Arrondissement: Vigan
Department: Gard
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Postcode: 30120
Distance to Mars
from Nimes: 67 km
from Paris: 548 km
from Calais: 783 km
from Nice: 300 km
from Bordeaux: 341 km
from Strasbourg: 603 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Mars (within 6 km): Arphy : Arre : Aulas : Aumessas : Aveze : Bez-et-Esparon : Breau-et-Salagosse : Le Vigan : Mandagout : Molieres-Cavaillac : Pommiers : Vigan :
Mars holidays and travel
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Family fun: Holiday villages in Languedoc-Roussillon
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Holiday rentals: Gard gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Mars