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Visit Braize: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Braize is situated in the Allier department (Auvergne region) in the south of France at 316 km from Moulins, the department capital. (General information: Braize is 244 km from Paris and 480 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Herisson at 18 km from Braize
Popular places to visit near Braize: these include Herisson at 18 km and Culan at 26 km.
Foret de Troncais is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 6km and Saint-Amand-Montrond is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 13km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Braize, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Braize
See France This Way travel guides for Allier and Auvergne (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Braize.
Note that all distances from Braize shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Braize holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Braize (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in France and Allier gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Braize and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Les jardins artistiques de Drulon (20km) : Jardins du prieuré Notre-Dame-d'Orsan (33km) : Jardins du château d'Ainay-le-Vieil (38km) : Parc floral d'Apremont (40km) : Arboretum de Balaine (46km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Apremont-sur-Allier (42km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Notre Dame de Noirlac et Saint Etienne Prieuré (Bruere-Allichamps) (17km) : Abbaye de La Celle (La Celle) (19km) : Collegiale Saint Etienne (Dun-sur-Auron) (25km) : Eglise de Saint Germain (Blet) (26km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Ygrande) (29km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Ineuil) (30km) : Eglise de Saint-Georges (Saint-Jeanvrin) (33km) : Eglise de Saint Georges (Bourbon-l'Archambault) (33km) : Eglise de Saint André (Jussy-Champagne) (36km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Plaimpied-Givaudins) (40km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Amand-Montrond (13km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Montlucon (36km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Neris-les-Bains (42km) :
Map of places to visit near Braize & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Braize
Canton: Cérilly
Arrondissement: Montluçon
Department: Allier
Region: Auvergne
Postcode: 03360
Distance to Braize
from Moulins: 316 km
from Paris: 244 km
from Calais: 480 km
from Nice: 489 km
from Bordeaux: 323 km
from Strasbourg: 437 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 6 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Braize): Ainay-le-Chateau, Coust, La Perche, Letelon, Saint-Bonnet-Troncais and Urcay.
Getting here
For driving distances to Braize from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Braize