Craponne-sur-Arzon travel guide

Craponne-sur-Arzon photo, taken in La Chaise-Dieu France

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Visit Craponne-sur-Arzon: Highlights and Tourist Information

Location: Craponne-sur-Arzon is situated in the Haute-Loire department (Auvergne region) in the southern-centre of France at 32 km from Le Puy-en-Velay, the department capital. (General information: Craponne-sur-Arzon is 408 km from Paris and 642 km from the port at Calais).

Note: The photo above was taken in La Chaise-Dieu at 12 km from Craponne-sur-Arzon

Popular places to visit near Craponne-sur-Arzon: these include La Chaise-Dieu at 12 km and Ambert at 26 km.

Jardin de l’écomusée is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 10km and Eglise de Saint Georges (Saint-Paulien) is a listed 'religious monument' at 19km. 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 Craponne-sur-Arzon, France

Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Craponne-sur-Arzon

photo of Ambert
Ambert 26km
photo of Brioude
Brioude 36km
photo of Usson
Usson 45km

See France This Way travel guides for Haute-Loire and Auvergne (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Craponne-sur-Arzon.

Note that all distances from Craponne-sur-Arzon shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.

Craponne-sur-Arzon holidays and travel

If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Craponne-sur-Arzon (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 Haute-Loire 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 Craponne-sur-Arzon and wondering what to do next!

  1. 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de l’écomusée (10km) :
  2. National Monuments: Le Puy en Velay Cathedral (32km) :
  3. Beautiful Villages: Lavaudieu (31km) : Usson (45km) :
  4. Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Georges (Saint-Paulien) (19km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame et church de Saint-Michel (Le Puy-en-Velay) (30km) : Prieuré de Saint Julien (Saint-Julien-Chapteuil) (36km) : Basilique de Saint Julien (Brioude) (36km) : Abbaye Saint-Andre (Lavaudieu) (38km) : Eglise de Notre Dame de Mailhat (Lamontgie) (41km) :
  5. Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Galmier (47km) :
  6. Towns of Art and History: Le Puy en Velay (32km) : Saint-Etienne (45km) :
  7. Recommended Detour Town: Ambert (26km) : Le Puy-en-Velay (32km) :

Map of places to visit near Craponne-sur-Arzon & Location Information

Geographical Information

Commune: Craponne-sur-Arzon

Canton: Craponne-sur-Arzon

Arrondissement: Puy-en-Velay

Department: Haute-Loire

Region: Auvergne

Postcode: 43500

Distance to Craponne-sur-Arzon

from Le Puy-en-Velay: 32 km

from Paris: 408 km

from Calais: 642 km

from Nice: 326 km

from Bordeaux: 351 km

from Strasbourg: 467 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 Craponne-sur-Arzon): Beaune-sur-Arzon, Jullianges, Saint-Georges-Lagricol, Saint-Jean-d'Aubrigoux, Saint-Julien-d'Ance and Saint-Victor-sur-Arlanc.

Getting here

For driving distances to Craponne-sur-Arzon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

This page in French: Visitez Craponne-sur-Arzon