Montfaucon-en-Velay travel guide
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Visit Montfaucon-en-Velay: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Montfaucon-en-Velay is situated in the Haute-Loire department (Auvergne region) in the southern-centre of France at 37 km from Le Puy-en-Velay, the department capital. (General information: Montfaucon-en-Velay is 434 km from Paris and 666 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez at 12 km from Montfaucon-en-Velay
Popular places to visit near Montfaucon-en-Velay: these include Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez at 12 km and Desaignes at 26 km.
Prieuré de Saint Julien (Saint-Julien-Chapteuil) is a listed 'religious monument' at 26km and Perdrix Crest is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 30km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Montfaucon-en-Velay: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Montfaucon-en-Velay, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Montfaucon-en-Velay
See France This Way travel guides for Haute-Loire and Auvergne (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Montfaucon-en-Velay.
Note that all distances from Montfaucon-en-Velay shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Montfaucon-en-Velay holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Montfaucon-en-Velay (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 Haute-Loire 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 Montfaucon-en-Velay and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de l’écomusée (37km) :
- National Monuments: Le Puy en Velay Cathedral (37km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Arlempdes (47km) :
- Religious monuments: Prieuré de Saint Julien (Saint-Julien-Chapteuil) (26km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame et church de Saint-Michel (Le Puy-en-Velay) (38km) : Eglise de Saint Georges (Saint-Paulien) (39km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Galmier (45km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Saint-Etienne (30km) : Le Puy en Velay (37km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Le Puy-en-Velay (37km) :
Map of places to visit near Montfaucon-en-Velay & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Montfaucon-en-Velay
Canton: Montfaucon-en-Velay
Arrondissement: Yssingeaux
Department: Haute-Loire
Region: Auvergne
Postcode: 43290
Distance to Montfaucon-en-Velay
from Le Puy-en-Velay: 37 km
from Paris: 434 km
from Calais: 666 km
from Nice: 287 km
from Bordeaux: 386 km
from Strasbourg: 459 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 4 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Montfaucon-en-Velay): Chenereilles, Dunieres, Montregard and Raucoules.
Getting here
For driving distances to Montfaucon-en-Velay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Montfaucon-en-Velay