Villefranche-sur-Saone travel guide
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Visit Villefranche-sur-Saone: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Villefranche-sur-Saone is situated in the Rhone department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France at 26 km from Lyon, the department capital. (General information: Villefranche-sur-Saone is 365 km from Paris and 590 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Anse at 6 km from Villefranche-sur-Saone
Popular places to visit near Villefranche-sur-Saone: these include Anse at 6 km and Trevoux at 7 km. Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 5km and Trevoux is a listed 'recommended detour' at 7km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Villefranche-sur-Saone: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Villefranche-sur-Saone, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Villefranche-sur-Saone and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Villefranche-sur-Saone
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (5km) : Parc du château de Laye (8km) : Parc de la Tête d'Or (25km) : Parc de Gerland (27km) : Le jardin de Zéphyr (39km) : Les Jardins du château de Drée (47km) :
- National Monuments: Brou Royal Monastery (46km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Oingt (11km) : Perouges (37km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (27km) : Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (27km) : Chapelle aux Moines (Berze-la-Ville) (40km) : Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (46km) : Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (46km) : Eglise de Saint Blaise (Mazille) (46km) : Eglise de Jalogny (Jalogny) (48km) : Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Chatillon-sur-Chalaronne (24km) : Ecully (24km) : Vonnas (33km) : Macon (36km) : Chaponnay (44km) : Saint-Vulbas (48km) :
- Heritage Sites: Historic Lyon (27km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Trevoux (7km) : Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (44km) : Charlieu (46km) :
- Grand Site of France: Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (35km) :
Map of places to visit near Villefranche-sur-Saone & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Villefranche-sur-Saône
Canton: Villefranche-sur-Saône
Arrondissement: Villefranche-sur-Saône
Department: Rhone
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 69400
Distance to Villefranche-sur-Saone
from Lyon: 26 km
from Paris: 365 km
from Calais: 590 km
from Nice: 324 km
from Bordeaux: 432 km
from Strasbourg: 368 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Villefranche-sur-Saone (within 6 km): Arnas : Beauregard : Blace : Denice : Fareins : Frans : Gleize : Jassans-Riottier : Lacenas : Liergues : Limas : Pommiers : Pouilly-le-Monial : Saint-Bernard : Saint-Didier-de-Formans : Saint-Julien :
Villefranche-sur-Saone holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Villefranche-sur-Saone