Gargilesse-Dampierre travel guide
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Visit Gargilesse-Dampierre: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Gargilesse-Dampierre is situated in the Indre department (Loire Valley region) in the eastern-center of France at 33 km from Chateauroux, the department capital. (General information: Gargilesse-Dampierre is 266 km from Paris and 494 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Gargilesse-Dampierre
Popular places to visit near Gargilesse-Dampierre: these include Argenton-sur-Creuse at 10 km and Saint-Benoit-du-Sault at 18 km.
Jardin-arboretum de La Sédelle is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 14km and Saint-Benoit-du-Sault is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 18km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Gargilesse-Dampierre: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 1*;
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Gargilesse-Dampierre, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Gargilesse-Dampierre
See France This Way travel guides for Indre and Loire Valley (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Gargilesse-Dampierre.
Note that all distances from Gargilesse-Dampierre shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Gargilesse-Dampierre holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Gargilesse-Dampierre (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 Gargilesse-Dampierre and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin-arboretum de La Sédelle (14km) : Jardin du domaine de George Sand (31km) : Jardins du prieuré Notre-Dame-d'Orsan (49km) :
- National Monuments: George Sand House (31km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Benoit-du-Sault (18km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Chateauroux (33km) :
- Heritage Sites: Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe Abbey (28km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: La Chatre (31km) :
Map of places to visit near Gargilesse-Dampierre & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Gargilesse-Dampierre
Canton: Éguzon-Chantôme
Arrondissement: Châtre
Department: Indre
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 36190
Distance to Gargilesse-Dampierre
from Chateauroux: 33 km
from Paris: 266 km
from Calais: 494 km
from Nice: 544 km
from Bordeaux: 251 km
from Strasbourg: 516 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 8 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Gargilesse-Dampierre): Badecon-le-Pin, Baraize, Bazaiges, Ceaulmont, Chavin, Cuzion, Le Menoux and Pommiers.
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 Gargilesse-Dampierre from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Gargilesse-Dampierre