Poncins travel guide
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Visit Poncins: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Poncins is situated in the Loire department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France at 35 km from Saint-Etienne, the department capital. (General information: Poncins is 374 km from Paris and 605 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Saint-Etienne at 37 km from Poncins
Popular places to visit near Poncins: these include Saint-Etienne at 37 km and Ambert at 38 km. Saint-Galmier is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 20km and Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise is a listed 'recommended detour' at 25km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Poncins, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Poncins and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Poncins
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de l’écomusée (41km) : Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (47km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Oingt (41km) :
- Religious monuments: Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) (47km) : Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (48km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Galmier (20km) : Ecully (48km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Saint-Etienne (35km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (25km) : Ambert (38km) : Charlieu (48km) :
Map of places to visit near Poncins & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Poncins
Canton: Feurs
Arrondissement: Montbrison
Department: Loire
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 42110
Distance to Poncins
from Saint-Etienne: 35 km
from Paris: 374 km
from Calais: 605 km
from Nice: 333 km
from Bordeaux: 384 km
from Strasbourg: 418 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Poncins (within 6 km): Chambeon : Cleppe : Feurs : Saint-Etienne-le-Molard : Saint-Laurent-la-Conche : Sainte-Foy-Saint-Sulpice :
Poncins holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Poncins