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Visit Chatres: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Chatres is situated in the Dordogne department (Aquitaine region) in the south-west of France at 37 km from Perigueux, the department capital. (General information: Chatres is 417 km from Paris and 643 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Chateau de Hautefort at 9 km from Chatres
Popular places to visit near Chatres: these include Chateau de Hautefort at 9 km and Terrasson at 10 km.
Jardins du château de Hautefort is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 9km and Jardins de l'Imaginaire is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 11km. 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 Chatres, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Chatres
See France This Way travel guides for Dordogne and Aquitaine (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Chatres.
Note that all distances from Chatres shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Chatres holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Chatres (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 Aquitaine and Dordogne 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 Chatres and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du château de Hautefort (9km) : Jardins de l'Imaginaire (11km) : Jardins du château de Losse (18km) : Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (25km) : Jardins de Marqueyssac (40km) : Jardins du château de Caudon (43km) : Jardins de l'Albarède (44km) : Jardin de Planbuisson (44km) : Jardin de Conty (44km) : Jardins de la Bourlie (46km) :
- National Monuments: Abri of Laugerie-Haute (31km) : Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (31km) : Font-de-Gaume (31km) : Abri de Cap Blanc (31km) : Chateau de Puyguilhem (43km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Amand-de-Coly (14km) : Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (21km) : Segur-le-Chateau (29km) : Turenne (34km) : Saint-Jean-de-Cole (38km) : Collonges-la-Rouge (38km) : Beynac (39km) : La Roque-Gageac (40km) : Limeuil (41km) : Domme (43km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (14km) : Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (21km) : Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (33km) : Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (33km) : Cathédrale Saint Front (Perigueux) (37km) : Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (38km) : Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (39km) : Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (39km) : Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (41km) : Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (42km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Perigueux (37km) :
- Heritage Sites: Vezere Valley (15km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Sarlat (33km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (37km) : Gourdon (43km) :
Map of places to visit near Chatres & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Châtres
Canton: Terrasson-Lavilledieu
Arrondissement: Sarlat-la-Canéda
Department: Dordogne
Region: Aquitaine
Postcode: 24120
Distance to Chatres
from Perigueux: 37 km
from Paris: 417 km
from Calais: 643 km
from Nice: 509 km
from Bordeaux: 145 km
from Strasbourg: 625 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 9 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Chatres): Azerat, Badefols-d'Ans, Beauregard-de-Terrasson, La Bachellerie, La Chapelle-Saint-Jean, Nailhac, Peyrignac, Saint-Rabier and Villac.
Getting here
Dordogne is in the south-west of France. Most visitors fly into the airports at either Bergerac (or Bordeaux). Alternatively to drive from the cross-channel ports takes around 9-11 hours. For driving distances to Chatres from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Chatres