Rans travel guide
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Visit Rans: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Rans is situated in the Jura department (Franche-Comte region) in the east of France at 53 km from Lons-le-Saunier, the department capital. (General information: Rans is 316 km from Paris and 509 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans at 12 km from Rans
Popular places to visit near Rans: these include Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans at 12 km and Dole at 19 km. Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans is a listed 'heritage site' at 12km and Jardin à la Faulx is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 19km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Rans, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Rans and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Rans
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin à la Faulx (19km) : Jardin du château du Talmay (32km) : Parc de l'Etang (33km) : Jardin des jeux du château d'Arlay (44km) : Château d'Arcelot (49km) :
- National Monuments: Astronomical clock of Besancon (25km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Lods (41km) : Chateau-Chalon (43km) : Baume-les-Messieurs (48km) :
- Heritage Sites: Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (12km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Dole (19km) : Besancon (25km) : Salins-les-Bains (25km) : Arbois (26km) :
Map of places to visit near Rans & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Rans
Canton: Dampierre
Arrondissement: Dole
Department: Jura
Region: Franche-Comte
Postcode: 39700
Distance to Rans
from Lons-le-Saunier: 53 km
from Paris: 316 km
from Calais: 509 km
from Nice: 400 km
from Bordeaux: 550 km
from Strasbourg: 220 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Rans (within 6 km): Auxange : Courtefontaine : Dampierre : Etrepigney : Evans : Fraisans : La Barre : La Breteniere : Le Petit-Mercey : Monteplain : Orchamps : Our : Plumont : Ranchot : Salans :
Rans holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Rans