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Visit Clion: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Clion is situated in the Indre department (Loire Valley region) in the eastern-center of France at 38 km from Chateauroux, the department capital. (General information: Clion is 229 km from Paris and 448 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Montresor at 24 km from Clion
Popular places to visit near Clion: these include Montresor at 24 km and Loches at 26 km.
Montresor is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 24km and Loches is a listed 'town of art and history' at 26km. 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 Clion, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Clion
See France This Way travel guides for Indre and Loire Valley (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Clion.
Note that all distances from Clion shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Clion holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Clion (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 Indre 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 Clion and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de Bouges (35km) : Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (44km) :
- National Monuments: Bouges-le-Chateau Castle (35km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Montresor (24km) : Angles-sur-l'Anglin (38km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Veuil (30km) : Chateauroux (38km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Loches (26km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Valencay (35km) :
Map of places to visit near Clion & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Clion
Canton: Châtillon-sur-Indre
Arrondissement: Châteauroux
Department: Indre
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 36700
Distance to Clion
from Chateauroux: 38 km
from Paris: 229 km
from Calais: 448 km
from Nice: 593 km
from Bordeaux: 273 km
from Strasbourg: 520 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 5 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Clion): Arpheuilles, Chatillon-sur-Indre, Le Tranger, Murs and Villiers.
Getting here
Indre is in the eastern-center of France. Most visitors fly into a Paris airport and drive from there or arrive in a cross-channel port with Le Havre and Caen about 3-4 hours distance in the car. For driving distances to Clion from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Clion