Colombier travel guide
Visit Colombier: Highlights and Tourist Information
Note: The photo above was taken in Pelussin at 11 km from Colombier
Location: Colombier is situated in the Loire department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France at 20 km from Saint-Etienne, the department capital. (General information: Colombier is 427 km from Paris and 656 km from the port at Calais).
Popular places to visit near Colombier: these include Pelussin at 11 km and Malleval at 11 km. Perdrix Crest is a listed site of natural beauty at 5 km and Oeillon Crest is a listed site of natural beauty at 6 km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
Selected places to visit and attractions near Colombier, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Colombier
See France This Way travel guides for and Rhone-Alpes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Colombier.
Note that all distances from Colombier shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Colombier holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see our hotel search (from a leading hotel agent 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 Rhone-Alpes and Loire gites and villas
Markets near Colombier
- Bourg-Argental: market every Thursday (6km)
- Maclas: market every Thursday (7km)
- Annonay: market every Wednesday & Saturday (12km)
- Serrieres: market every Friday (13km)
- Saint-Genest-Malifaux: market every Thursday (14km)
- Roussillon: market every Wednesday & Sunday (16km)
- Saint-Chamond: market every Tuesday & Thursday (17km)
- Saint-Rambert-d'Albon: market every Friday (18km)
- La Grand-Croix: market every Monday (19km)
- Riotord: market every Friday (19km)
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 Colombier and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the Colombier map below.
Recommended Detour Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (35km); Saint-Galmier (36km)
Regional Natural Parc Pilat (6km)
Remarkable Garden Jardin japonais (43km)
Site Of Natural Beauty Perdrix Crest (5km); Oeillon Crest (6km)
Town Of Art And History Saint-Etienne (21km); Vienne (30km)
Ville Fleurie 4* Saint-Galmier (36km); Chaponnay (42km)
Zoo Or Wildlife Park Parc zoologique de Saint-Martin-la-Plaine (24km)
Map of places to visit near Colombier & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Colombier
Canton: Bourg-Argental
Arrondissement: Saint-Étienne
Department: Loire
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 42220
Distance to Colombier
from Saint-Etienne (local prefecture): 20 km
from Paris: 427 km
from Calais: 656 km
from Nice: 279 km
from Bordeaux: 410 km
from Strasbourg: 433 km
* distances are direct not by road!
More information
We have found 10 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Colombier): Bourg-Argental, Graix, La Versanne, Roisey, Saint-Appolinard, Saint-Jacques-d'Atticieux, Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette, Saint-Marcel-les-Annonay, Thelis-la-Combe and Veranne.
Getting here
For driving distances to Colombier from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Colombier