La Valla-en-Gier travel guide
Visit La Valla-en-Gier: Highlights and Tourist Information
Note: The photo above was taken in Saint-Etienne at 10 km from La Valla-en-Gier
Location: La Valla-en-Gier is situated in the Loire department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France at 10 km from Saint-Etienne, the department capital. (General information: La Valla-en-Gier is 416 km from Paris and 646 km from the port at Calais).
Popular places to visit near La Valla-en-Gier: these include Saint-Etienne at 10 km and Pelussin at 13 km. Perdrix Crest is a listed site of natural beauty at 6 km and Pilat is a listed regional natural parc at 6 km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
Selected places to visit and attractions near La Valla-en-Gier, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to La Valla-en-Gier
See France This Way travel guides for and Rhone-Alpes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of La Valla-en-Gier.
Note that all distances from La Valla-en-Gier shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
La Valla-en-Gier holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see our hotel search (from a leading hotel agent 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 Rhone-Alpes and Loire gites and villas
Markets near La Valla-en-Gier
- Saint-Chamond: market every Tuesday & Thursday (7km)
- La Talaudiere: market every Tuesday & Saturday (10km)
- Saint-Etienne: market every Wednesday & Tuesday all day & Thursday all day & Sunday all day & Saturday & Monday & Friday (11km)
- La Grand-Croix: market every Monday (11km)
- Saint-Genest-Malifaux: market every Thursday (11km)
- Rive-de-Gier: market every Tuesday & Friday (13km)
- Bourg-Argental: market every Thursday (14km)
- Maclas: market every Thursday (14km)
- Le Chambon-Feugerolles: market every Monday & Friday (15km)
- Roche-la-Moliere: market every Wednesday & Saturday (15km)
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 La Valla-en-Gier and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the La Valla-en-Gier map below.
Aquarium Aquarium de Lyon (42km)
Heritage Site Historic Lyon (46km)
Recommended Detour Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (25km); Saint-Galmier (25km)
Regional Natural Parc Pilat (6km)
Religious Monument Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (45km); Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (46km)
Remarkable Garden Parc de Gerland (46km)
Secteur Sauvegarde Lyon (47km)
Site Of Natural Beauty Perdrix Crest (6km); Oeillon Crest (8km)
Town Of Art And History Saint-Etienne (11km); Vienne (31km)
Ville Fleurie 4* Saint-Galmier (25km); Chaponnay (40km)
Zoo Or Wildlife Park Parc zoologique de Saint-Martin-la-Plaine (16km); Parc animalier de Courzieu (38km)
Map of places to visit near La Valla-en-Gier & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Valla-en-Gier
Canton: Saint-Chamond-Sud
Arrondissement: Saint-Étienne
Department: Loire
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 42131
Distance to La Valla-en-Gier
from Saint-Etienne (local prefecture): 10 km
from Paris: 416 km
from Calais: 646 km
from Nice: 289 km
from Bordeaux: 405 km
from Strasbourg: 429 km
* distances are direct not by road!
More information
We have 6 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of La Valla-en-Gier): Doizieux, La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay, Le Bessat, Planfoy, Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds and Tarentaise.
Getting here
For driving distances to La Valla-en-Gier from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez La Valla-en-Gier