Saint-Fons travel guide
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Visit Saint-Fons: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Saint-Fons is situated in the Rhone department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France at 7 km from Lyon, the department capital. (General information: Saint-Fons is 398 km from Paris and 623 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Lyon at 6 km from Saint-Fons
Popular places to visit near Saint-Fons: these include Lyon at 6 km and Vienne at 21 km. Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) is a listed 'religious monument' at 5km and Parc de Gerland is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 6km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Saint-Fons: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 1*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Saint-Fons, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Saint-Fons and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Saint-Fons
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc de Gerland (6km) : Parc de la Tête d'Or (8km) : Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (29km) : Parc du château de Laye (41km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Perouges (33km) : Oingt (34km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (5km) : Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (6km) : Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (14km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Ecully (9km) : Chaponnay (11km) : Saint-Vulbas (36km) : Saint-Galmier (44km) : Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne (46km) : Morestel (48km) :
- Heritage Sites: Historic Lyon (6km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Vienne (21km) : Saint-Etienne (46km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Trevoux (27km) : Cremieu (31km) : Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (32km) :
Map of places to visit near Saint-Fons & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Fons
Canton: Saint-Fons
Arrondissement: Lyon
Department: Rhone
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 69190
Distance to Saint-Fons
from Lyon: 7 km
from Paris: 398 km
from Calais: 623 km
from Nice: 294 km
from Bordeaux: 436 km
from Strasbourg: 387 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Saint-Fons (within 6 km): Bron : Corbas : Feyzin : Irigny : La Mulatiere : Oullins : Pierre-Benite : Saint-Genis-Laval : Sainte-Foy-les-Lyon : Venissieux :
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This page in French: Visitez Saint-Fons