🇫🇷 France · Hautes-Alpes
Briançon
1,326m · town · mountain · viewpoint
A fortified town at 1300 m in the southern French Alps, built by Vauban (UNESCO), with steep lanes and forts on the ridges. Known as one of the sunniest towns in France.
Sun today
Briançon has about 4h of sun left today, more than Basel and Zurich (up to 2h 05 more).
- From Basel 7h 13 by train, 6h 06 by carBasel: 1h 55 of sun
- From Zurich 7h 22 by train, 6h 14 by carZurich: 2h 50 of sun
- From Bern 5h 41 by train, 4h 45 by carBern: 3h 35 of sun
Open-Meteo forecast as of 11:48. Compare from your city
Trip plan
- Walk the Vauban fortified town (UNESCO)
- Steep Grande Gargouille street
- Forts and the Asfeld bridge over the gorge
