Saint-Etienne-le-Molard travel guide

Saint-Etienne-le-Molard photo, taken in Ambert France

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Visit Saint-Etienne-le-Molard: Highlights and Tourist Information

Location: Saint-Etienne-le-Molard is situated in the Loire department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France at 39 km from Saint-Etienne, the department capital. (General information: Saint-Etienne-le-Molard is 371 km from Paris and 603 km from the port at Calais).

Note: The photo above was taken in Ambert at 34 km from Saint-Etienne-le-Molard

Popular places to visit near Saint-Etienne-le-Molard: these include Ambert at 34 km and Livradois-Forez Regional Park at 38 km.

Saint-Galmier is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 24km and Col des Pradeaux is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 30km. 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 Saint-Etienne-le-Molard, France

Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Saint-Etienne-le-Molard

photo of Ambert
Ambert 34km
photo of Eveux
Eveux 42km
photo of Thiers
Thiers 44km
photo of Bagnols
Bagnols 45km
photo of Oingt
Oingt 45km
photo of Theize
Theize 47km

See France This Way travel guides for and Rhone-Alpes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Saint-Etienne-le-Molard.

Note that all distances from Saint-Etienne-le-Molard shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.

Saint-Etienne-le-Molard holidays and travel

If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Saint-Etienne-le-Molard (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 Saint-Etienne-le-Molard and wondering what to do next!

  1. 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de l’écomusée (39km) :
  2. National Monuments: Aulteribe Chateau (46km) :
  3. Beautiful Villages: Oingt (45km) :
  4. Religious monuments: Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) (47km) : Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (48km) :
  5. Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Galmier (24km) :
  6. Towns of Art and History: Saint-Etienne (39km) :
  7. Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (31km) : Ambert (34km) : Charlieu (48km) :

Map of places to visit near Saint-Etienne-le-Molard & Location Information

Geographical Information

Commune: Saint-Étienne-le-Molard

Canton: Boën

Arrondissement: Montbrison

Department: Loire

Region: Rhone-Alpes

Postcode: 42130

Distance to Saint-Etienne-le-Molard

from Saint-Etienne: 39 km

from Paris: 371 km

from Calais: 603 km

from Nice: 337 km

from Bordeaux: 378 km

from Strasbourg: 421 km

* distances are direct not by road!

Place with full review on France This Way Other attractions & sights of interest

More information

We have 7 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Saint-Etienne-le-Molard): Arthun, Marcilly-le-Chatel, Marcoux, Montverdun, Poncins, Saint-Paul-d'Uzore and Sainte-Foy-Saint-Sulpice.

Getting here

For driving distances to Saint-Etienne-le-Molard from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

This page in French: Visitez Saint-Etienne-le-Molard