Fossemagne travel guide
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Visit Fossemagne: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Fossemagne is situated in the Dordogne department (Aquitaine region) in the south-west of France at 22 km from Perigueux, the department capital. (General information: Fossemagne is 428 km from Paris and 651 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Plazac at 11 km from Fossemagne
Popular places to visit near Fossemagne: these include Plazac at 11 km and Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere at 15 km.
Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 15km and Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) is a listed 'religious monument' at 15km. 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 Fossemagne, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Fossemagne
See France This Way travel guides for Dordogne and Aquitaine (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Fossemagne.
Note that all distances from Fossemagne shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Fossemagne holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Fossemagne (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 Aquitaine and Dordogne 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 Fossemagne and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du château de Losse (16km) : Jardins du château de Hautefort (20km) : Jardins de l'Imaginaire (25km) : Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (32km) : Jardin de Planbuisson (32km) : Jardins de la Bourlie (35km) : Jardin de Conty (36km) : Jardins de Marqueyssac (36km) : Jardins de l'Albarède (40km) : Jardins du château de Caudon (40km) :
- National Monuments: Abri de Cap Blanc (21km) : Abri of Laugerie-Haute (21km) : Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (21km) : Font-de-Gaume (22km) : Chateau de Puyguilhem (37km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (15km) : Saint-Amand-de-Coly (22km) : Limeuil (28km) : Beynac (34km) : Saint-Jean-de-Cole (35km) : La Roque-Gageac (37km) : Belves (39km) : Domme (40km) : Segur-le-Chateau (42km) : Turenne (48km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (15km) : Cathédrale Saint Front (Perigueux) (21km) : Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (22km) : Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (22km) : Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (26km) : Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (26km) : Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (27km) : Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (27km) : Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (30km) : Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (32km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Perigueux (22km) :
- Heritage Sites: Vezere Valley (17km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Sarlat (32km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Gourdon (46km) : Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (47km) :
Map of places to visit near Fossemagne & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Fossemagne
Canton: Thenon
Arrondissement: Périgueux
Department: Dordogne
Region: Aquitaine
Postcode: 24210
Distance to Fossemagne
from Perigueux: 22 km
from Paris: 428 km
from Calais: 651 km
from Nice: 524 km
from Bordeaux: 127 km
from Strasbourg: 642 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 5 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Fossemagne): Ajat, Limeyrat, Milhac-d'Auberoche, Saint-Antoine-d'Auberoche and Saint-Geyrac.
Getting here
Dordogne is in the south-west of France. Most visitors fly into the airports at either Bergerac (or Bordeaux). Alternatively to drive from the cross-channel ports takes around 9-11 hours. For driving distances to Fossemagne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Fossemagne