Orcieres travel guide
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Visit Orcieres: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Orcieres is situated in the Hautes-Alpes department (Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur region) in the south-east of France at 24 km from Gap, the department capital. (General information: Orcieres is 554 km from Paris and 772 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Embrun at 19 km from Orcieres
Popular places to visit near Orcieres: these include Embrun at 19 km and L'Argentiere-la-Bessee at 22 km. Lac de Serre-Poncon is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 19km and L'Argentiere-la-Bessee is a listed 'recommended detour' at 22km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Orcieres, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Orcieres and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Orcieres
- 'Remarkable gardens': Domaine de Charance (25km) : Jardin alpin du Lautaret (40km) :
- National Monuments: Place Forte de Mont-Dauphin (24km) :
- Beautiful Villages: La Grave (40km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Poligny (22km) : Briancon (35km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: L'Argentiere-la-Bessee (22km) :
- Grand Site of France: Vallee de la Claree (42km) :
Map of places to visit near Orcieres & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Orcières
Canton: Orcières
Arrondissement: Gap
Department: Hautes-Alpes
Region: Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur
Postcode: 05170
Distance to Orcieres
from Gap: 24 km
from Paris: 554 km
from Calais: 772 km
from Nice: 133 km
from Bordeaux: 545 km
from Strasbourg: 447 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Orcieres (within 6 km): Champoleon :
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This page in French: Visitez Orcieres