Saint-Jean-de-Cole travel guide
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Visit Saint-Jean-de-Cole: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Saint-Jean-de-Cole is situated in the Dordogne department (Aquitaine region) in the south-west of France at 28 km from Perigueux, the department capital. (General information: Saint-Jean-de-Cole is 399 km from Paris and 619 km from the port at Calais).
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Popular places to visit near Saint-Jean-de-Cole: these include Chateau de Puyguilhem at 6 km and Thiviers at 7 km.
Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) is a listed 'religious monument' at 6km and Chateau de Puyguilhem is a listed 'national monument' at 6km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Saint-Jean-de-Cole: One of the 'most beautiful villages in France' (see also beautiful French villages);
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Saint-Jean-de-Cole, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Saint-Jean-de-Cole
See France This Way travel guides for Dordogne and Aquitaine (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Saint-Jean-de-Cole.
Note that all distances from Saint-Jean-de-Cole shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Saint-Jean-de-Cole holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Saint-Jean-de-Cole (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 Saint-Jean-de-Cole and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du château de Hautefort (30km) : Jardin de Liliane (40km) : Jardins du château de Losse (49km) : Jardins de l'Imaginaire (49km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau de Puyguilhem (6km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Segur-le-Chateau (37km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (6km) : Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (7km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (16km) : Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (27km) : Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (27km) : Cathédrale Saint Front (Perigueux) (28km) : Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (28km) : Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (43km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Perigueux (28km) : Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (35km) :
- Heritage Sites: Vezere Valley (49km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Nontron (18km) : Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (30km) :
Map of places to visit near Saint-Jean-de-Cole & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Jean-de-Côle
Canton: Thiviers
Arrondissement: Nontron
Department: Dordogne
Region: Aquitaine
Postcode: 24800
Distance to Saint-Jean-de-Cole
from Perigueux: 28 km
from Paris: 399 km
from Calais: 619 km
from Nice: 544 km
from Bordeaux: 128 km
from Strasbourg: 631 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 4 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Saint-Jean-de-Cole): Milhac-de-Nontron, Saint-Martin-de-Fressengeas, Saint-Pierre-de-Cole and Saint-Romain-et-Saint-Clement.
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 Saint-Jean-de-Cole from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Saint-Jean-de-Cole