Payzac travel guide
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Visit Payzac: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Payzac is situated in the Dordogne department (Aquitaine region) in the south-west of France at 46 km from Perigueux, the department capital. (General information: Payzac is 394 km from Paris and 619 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Segur-le-Chateau at 8 km from Payzac
Popular places to visit near Payzac: these include Segur-le-Chateau at 8 km and Excideuil at 15 km.
Segur-le-Chateau is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 8km and Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche is a listed 'recommended detour' at 13km. 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 Payzac, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Payzac
See France This Way travel guides for Dordogne and Aquitaine (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Payzac.
Note that all distances from Payzac shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Payzac holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Payzac (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 Aquitaine and Dordogne 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 Payzac and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du château de Hautefort (16km) : Jardins de l'Imaginaire (31km) : Jardins du château de Losse (42km) : Jardin de Liliane (46km) : Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (48km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau de Puyguilhem (36km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Segur-le-Chateau (8km) : Saint-Jean-de-Cole (30km) : Saint-Amand-de-Coly (37km) : Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (45km) : Treignac (48km) : Turenne (48km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (23km) : Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (36km) : Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (37km) : Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (40km) : Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (44km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (45km) : Cathédrale Saint Front (Perigueux) (45km) : Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (46km) : Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (48km) : Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (28km) : Perigueux (46km) : Limoges (49km) :
- Heritage Sites: Vezere Valley (39km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (13km) : Nontron (46km) :
Map of places to visit near Payzac & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Payzac
Canton: Lanouaille
Arrondissement: Nontron
Department: Dordogne
Region: Aquitaine
Postcode: 24270
Distance to Payzac
from Perigueux: 46 km
from Paris: 394 km
from Calais: 619 km
from Nice: 515 km
from Bordeaux: 154 km
from Strasbourg: 609 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 5 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Payzac): Beyssenac, Saint-Cyr-les-Champagnes, Saint-Eloy-les-Tuileries, Saint-Mesmin and Savignac-Ledrier.
Getting here
Dordogne is in the south-west of France. Most visitors fly into the airports at either Bergerac (or Bordeaux). Alternatively to drive from the cross-channel ports takes around 9-11 hours. For driving distances to Payzac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Payzac