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Visit Flat: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Flat is situated in the Puy-de-Dome department (Auvergne region) in the southern-centre of France at 28 km from Clermont-Ferrand, the department capital. (General information: Flat is 372 km from Paris and 607 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Issoire at 5 km from Flat
Popular places to visit near Flat: these include Issoire at 5 km and Usson at 6 km.
Issoire is a listed 'town of art and history' at 5km and Jardins du château d'Hauterive is a listed 'remarkable garden' 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 Flat, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Flat
See France This Way travel guides for Puy-de-Dome and Auvergne (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Flat.
Note that all distances from Flat shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Flat holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Flat (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 Puy-de-Dome 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 Flat and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du château d'Hauterive (5km) : Jardins du château de la Batisse (21km) : Jardins du château d'Opme (24km) : Parc du château de Blanzat (34km) : Jardins de Cordès (38km) :
- National Monuments: Villeneuve-Lembron Chateau (14km) : Aulteribe Chateau (27km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Usson (6km) : Montpeyroux (9km) : Saint-Saturnin (19km) : Blesle (30km) : Lavaudieu (36km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Austremoine d'Issoire (Issoire) (5km) : Eglise de Notre Dame de Mailhat (Lamontgie) (14km) : Eglise Notre Dame (Saint-Saturnin) (19km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Saint-Nectaire) (26km) : Basilique Notre Dame du Port (Clermont-Ferrand) (28km) : Eglise de Saint Léger (Royat) (29km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Clermont-ferrand) (29km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre (Blesle) (30km) : Basilique de Saint Julien (Brioude) (32km) : Abbaye Saint-Andre (Lavaudieu) (34km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Issoire (5km) : Mozac (38km) : Marsat (38km) : Riom (39km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Ambert (35km) :
- Grand Site of France: Puy de Dome (34km) :
Map of places to visit near Flat & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Flat
Canton: Issoire
Arrondissement: Issoire
Department: Puy-de-Dome
Region: Auvergne
Postcode: 63500
Distance to Flat
from Clermont-Ferrand: 28 km
from Paris: 372 km
from Calais: 607 km
from Nice: 376 km
from Bordeaux: 314 km
from Strasbourg: 475 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 14 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Flat): Aulhat-Saint-Privat, Brenat, Issoire, Manglieu, Orbeil, Parent, Parentignat, Saint-Babel, Saint-Jean-en-Val, Saint-Yvoine, Sauxillanges, Usson, Varennes-sur-Usson and Yronde-et-Buron.
Getting here
For driving distances to Flat from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Flat