Niherne travel guide
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Visit Niherne: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Niherne is situated in the Indre department (Loire Valley region) in the eastern-center of France at 10 km from Chateauroux, the department capital. (General information: Niherne is 233 km from Paris and 459 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Argenton-sur-Creuse at 27 km from Niherne
Popular places to visit near Niherne: these include Argenton-sur-Creuse at 27 km and Gargilesse-Dampierre at 35 km.
Chateauroux is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 10km and Bouges-le-Chateau Castle is a listed 'national monument' at 25km. 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 Niherne, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Niherne
See France This Way travel guides for Indre and Loire Valley (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Niherne.
Note that all distances from Niherne shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Niherne holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Niherne (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 Niherne and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de Bouges (25km) : Jardin du domaine de George Sand (37km) : Jardin-arboretum de La Sédelle (49km) :
- National Monuments: Bouges-le-Chateau Castle (25km) : George Sand House (39km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Benoit-du-Sault (45km) : Montresor (45km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Chateauroux (10km) : Veuil (32km) : Issoudun (35km) :
- Heritage Sites: Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe Abbey (49km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Valencay (37km) : La Chatre (42km) :
Map of places to visit near Niherne & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Niherne
Canton: Châteauroux-Ouest
Arrondissement: Châteauroux
Department: Indre
Region: Loire Valley
Postcode: 36250
Distance to Niherne
from Chateauroux: 10 km
from Paris: 233 km
from Calais: 459 km
from Nice: 566 km
from Bordeaux: 277 km
from Strasbourg: 502 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 Niherne): Saint-Maur, Villedieu-sur-Indre and Villers-les-Ormes.
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 Niherne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Niherne