Forests
Research 5 forests within weekend reach of Saint-Étienne, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Saint-Étienne. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Saint-Étienne. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Saint-Étienne, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Forêt de Tailllard is a forest reachable from Saint-Étienne as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Forêt de Tailllard, about 22 km (13 mi) from Saint-Étienne
Image credit: Image: Thepicatios42 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Forêt de Bonnevaux is a forest reachable from Saint-Étienne as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Forêt de Bonnevaux, about 59 km (36 mi) from Saint-Étienne
Image credit: Image: Jean-Paul Corlin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bois des Mollières is a forest reachable from Saint-Étienne as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Bois des Mollières, about 65 km (40 mi) from Saint-Étienne
Image credit: Image: Sebleouf / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Forêt de l'Assise is a national forest reachable from Saint-Étienne as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Forêt de l'Assise, about 77 km (48 mi) from Saint-Étienne
Image credit: Image: Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
forest of Lente is a forest reachable from Saint-Étienne as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — forest of Lente, about 92 km (57 mi) from Saint-Étienne
Image credit: Image: peupleloup / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0