Precieux travel guide
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Visit Precieux: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Precieux is situated in the Loire department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France at 24 km from Saint-Etienne, the department capital. (General information: Precieux is 388 km from Paris and 620 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Saint-Etienne at 25 km from Precieux
Popular places to visit near Precieux: these include Saint-Etienne at 25 km and Ambert at 32 km.
Saint-Galmier is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 13km and Saint-Etienne is a listed 'town of art and history' at 24km. 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 Precieux, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Precieux
See France This Way travel guides for and Rhone-Alpes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Precieux.
Note that all distances from Precieux shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Precieux holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Precieux (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 Rhone-Alpes and 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 Precieux and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de l’écomusée (27km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Galmier (13km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Saint-Etienne (24km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (25km) : Ambert (32km) :
Map of places to visit near Precieux & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Précieux
Canton: Montbrison
Arrondissement: Montbrison
Department: Loire
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 42600
Distance to Precieux
from Saint-Etienne: 24 km
from Paris: 388 km
from Calais: 620 km
from Nice: 324 km
from Bordeaux: 379 km
from Strasbourg: 430 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 8 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Precieux): Boisset-les-Montrond, Grezieux-le-Fromental, Saint-Georges-Haute-Ville, Saint-Romain-le-Puy, Saint-Thomas-la-Garde, Savigneux, Sury-le-Comtal and Unias.
Getting here
For driving distances to Precieux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Precieux