Lachaux travel guide
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Visit Lachaux: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Lachaux is situated in the Puy-de-Dome department (Auvergne region) in the southern-centre of France at 46 km from Clermont-Ferrand, the department capital. (General information: Lachaux is 332 km from Paris and 566 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Chateldon at 6 km from Lachaux
Popular places to visit near Lachaux: these include Chateldon at 6 km and Thiers at 16 km.
Vichy is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 19km and Parc du domaine royal de Randan is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 19km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Lachaux, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Lachaux
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 Lachaux.
Note that all distances from Lachaux shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Lachaux holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Lachaux (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 Lachaux and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc du domaine royal de Randan (19km) : Parc du château de Blanzat (44km) : Jardins du château d'Opme (48km) :
- National Monuments: Aulteribe Chateau (25km) : Chareil-Cintrat Chateau (42km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Charroux (40km) : Semur-en-Brionnais (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couronne d'Ennezat (Ennezat) (29km) : Abbatial church de Saint Pierre de Mozac (Mozac) (37km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Clermont-ferrand) (43km) : Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) (44km) : Eglise de Saint Marcel (Iguerande) (44km) : Eglise de Sainte-Marie-Madeleine (Neuilly-en-Donjon) (45km) : Basilique Notre Dame du Port (Clermont-Ferrand) (46km) : Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (48km) : Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Semur-en-Brionnais) (49km) : Eglise de Saint Léger (Royat) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Vichy (19km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Riom (39km) : Marsat (42km) : Mozac (42km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Lapalisse (29km) : Charlieu (48km) :
Map of places to visit near Lachaux & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Lachaux
Canton: Châteldon
Arrondissement: Thiers
Department: Puy-de-Dome
Region: Auvergne
Postcode: 63290
Distance to Lachaux
from Clermont-Ferrand: 46 km
from Paris: 332 km
from Calais: 566 km
from Nice: 386 km
from Bordeaux: 350 km
from Strasbourg: 425 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 3 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Lachaux): Chateldon, Ferrieres-sur-Sichon and La Guillermie.
Getting here
For driving distances to Lachaux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Lachaux