Rancon travel guide
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Visit Rancon: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Rancon is situated in the Haute-Vienne department (Limousin region) in the southern-centre of France at 32 km from Limoges, the department capital. (General information: Rancon is 315 km from Paris and 538 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Bellac at 10 km from Rancon
Popular places to visit near Rancon: these include Bellac at 10 km and Le-Dorat at 12 km.
Limoges is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 32km and Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) is a listed 'religious monument' at 34km. 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 Rancon, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Rancon
See France This Way travel guides for Haute-Vienne and Limousin (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Rancon.
Note that all distances from Rancon shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Rancon holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Rancon (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-Vienne 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 Rancon and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de Liliane (44km) : Jardin-arboretum de La Sédelle (45km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Benoit-du-Sault (38km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (34km) : Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (35km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Montmorillon) (41km) : Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (42km) : Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Limoges (32km) :
- Heritage Sites: Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe Abbey (36km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Montmorillon (41km) : Confolens (41km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (40km) :
Map of places to visit near Rancon & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Rancon
Canton: Châteauponsac
Arrondissement: Bellac
Department: Haute-Vienne
Region: Limousin
Postcode: 87290
Distance to Rancon
from Limoges: 32 km
from Paris: 315 km
from Calais: 538 km
from Nice: 550 km
from Bordeaux: 199 km
from Strasbourg: 565 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 6 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Rancon): Balledent, Blanzac, Droux, Roussac, Saint-Junien-les-Combes and Villefavard.
Getting here
For driving distances to Rancon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Rancon