Espalem travel guide
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Visit Espalem: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Espalem is situated in the Haute-Loire department (Auvergne region) in the southern-centre of France at 59 km from Le Puy-en-Velay, the department capital. (General information: Espalem is 400 km from Paris and 636 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Blesle at 5 km from Espalem
Popular places to visit near Espalem: these include Blesle at 5 km and Brioude at 12 km.
Blesle is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 5km and Abbaye Saint Pierre (Blesle) is a listed 'religious monument' at 5km. 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 Espalem, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Espalem
See France This Way travel guides for Haute-Loire and Auvergne (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Espalem.
Note that all distances from Espalem shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Espalem holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Espalem (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 Espalem and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du château d'Hauterive (27km) : Jardins du château de la Batisse (45km) : Jardins du château d'Opme (48km) :
- National Monuments: Villeneuve-Lembron Chateau (19km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Blesle (5km) : Lavaudieu (18km) : Usson (26km) : Montpeyroux (35km) : Saint-Saturnin (41km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Saint Pierre (Blesle) (5km) : Abbaye Saint-Andre (Lavaudieu) (11km) : Basilique de Saint Julien (Brioude) (12km) : Eglise de Notre Dame de Mailhat (Lamontgie) (18km) : Eglise de Saint Austremoine d'Issoire (Issoire) (26km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Saint-Nectaire) (39km) : Eglise Notre Dame (Saint-Saturnin) (41km) : Eglise de Saint Georges (Saint-Paulien) (48km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Issoire (27km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Flour (32km) : Riom-es-Montagnes (45km) : Ambert (48km) :
- Grand Site of France: Puy Mary (49km) :
Map of places to visit near Espalem & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Espalem
Canton: Blesle
Arrondissement: Brioude
Department: Haute-Loire
Region: Auvergne
Postcode: 43450
Distance to Espalem
from Le Puy-en-Velay: 59 km
from Paris: 400 km
from Calais: 636 km
from Nice: 366 km
from Bordeaux: 304 km
from Strasbourg: 500 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 Espalem): Blesle, Grenier-Montgon, Lorlanges, Lubilhac, Saint-Beauzire, Saint-Geron and Torsiac.
Getting here
For driving distances to Espalem from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Espalem