Rivesaltes travel guide
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Visit Rivesaltes: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Rivesaltes is situated in the Pyrenees-Orientales department (Languedoc-Roussillon region) in the south of France at 8 km from Perpignan, the department capital. (General information: Rivesaltes is 678 km from Paris and 913 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Fort de Salses at 8 km from Rivesaltes
Popular places to visit near Rivesaltes: these include Fort de Salses at 8 km and Perpignan at 8 km.
Perpignan is a listed 'town of art and history' at 8km and Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges (Cabestany) is a listed 'religious monument' at 11km. 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 Rivesaltes, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Rivesaltes
See France This Way travel guides for Pyrenees-Orientales and Languedoc-Roussillon (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Rivesaltes.
Note that all distances from Rivesaltes shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Rivesaltes holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Rivesaltes (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 Languedoc-Roussillon and Pyrenees-Orientales 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 Rivesaltes and wondering what to do next!
- Beautiful Villages: Castelnou (22km) : Eus (37km) : Lagrasse (41km) : Mosset (44km) : Villefranche-de-Conflent (46km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges (Cabestany) (11km) : Chapelle de Casenoves (Ille-sur-tet) (23km) : Eglise de Trinité d'Aregno (Aregno) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Genis-des-fontaines) (26km) : Chapel Saint-Martin de Fenollar (Maureillas-las-Illas) (30km) : Prieuré de Serrabone (Boule-d'Amont) (30km) : Eglise de Sainte Marie de Marcevol (Arboussols) (33km) : Abbaye de Fontfroide (Narbonne) (38km) : Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuixa (Codalet) (44km) : Eglise de Sainte-Marie (Corneilla-de-Conflent) (46km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Perpignan (8km) : Narbonne (47km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Prades (41km) :
- Grand Site of France: Massif du Canigou (44km) :
Map of places to visit near Rivesaltes & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Rivesaltes
Canton: Rivesaltes
Arrondissement: Perpignan
Department: Pyrenees-Orientales
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Postcode: 66600
Distance to Rivesaltes
from Perpignan: 8 km
from Paris: 678 km
from Calais: 913 km
from Nice: 371 km
from Bordeaux: 360 km
from Strasbourg: 749 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 Rivesaltes): Baixas, Bompas, Espira-de-l'Agly, Peyrestortes and Pia.
Getting here
For driving distances to Rivesaltes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Rivesaltes