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Visit Diou: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Diou is situated in the Indre department (Loire Valley region) in the eastern-center of France at 37 km from Chateauroux, the department capital. (General information: Diou is 203 km from Paris and 434 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Mehun-sur-Yevre at 18 km from Diou
Popular places to visit near Diou: these include Mehun-sur-Yevre at 18 km and Bourges at 28 km.
Issoudun is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 11km and St Aignan de Brinay (Brinay) is a listed 'religious monument' at 17km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Diou: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Diou, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Diou
See France This Way travel guides for Indre and Loire Valley (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Diou.
Note that all distances from Diou shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Diou holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Diou (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 Diou and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de Bouges (27km) : Les Prés Fichaux (28km) : Jardin du domaine de George Sand (46km) : Jardins du prieuré Notre-Dame-d'Orsan (47km) :
- National Monuments: Bouges-le-Chateau Castle (27km) : Palace Jacques Coeur (28km) : Bourges Cathedral (29km) : George Sand House (47km) :
- Religious monuments: St Aignan de Brinay (Brinay) (17km) : Cathédrale Saint Etienne (Bourges) (29km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Plaimpied-Givaudins) (33km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Ineuil) (36km) : Abbaye de La Celle (La Celle) (44km) : Collegiale Saint Etienne (Dun-sur-Auron) (45km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Noirlac et Saint Etienne Prieuré (Bruere-Allichamps) (47km) : Eglise de Saint André (Jussy-Champagne) (47km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Issoudun (11km) : Chateauroux (37km) : Veuil (39km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Bourges (28km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Mehun-sur-Yevre (18km) : Valencay (37km) :
Map of places to visit near Diou & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Diou
Canton: Issoudun-Nord
Arrondissement: Issoudun
Department: Indre
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 36260
Distance to Diou
from Chateauroux: 37 km
from Paris: 203 km
from Calais: 434 km
from Nice: 553 km
from Bordeaux: 318 km
from Strasbourg: 460 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 7 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Diou): Lazenay, Migny, Poisieux, Reuilly, Saint-Georges-sur-Arnon, Saint-Pierre-de-Jards and Sainte-Lizaigne.
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 Diou from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Diou