Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas travel guide
Visit Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas: Highlights and Tourist Information
Note: The photo above was taken in Saint-Etienne at 24 km from Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas
Location: Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas 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: Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas is 406 km from Paris and 638 km from the port at Calais).
Popular places to visit near Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas: these include Saint-Etienne at 24 km and Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez at 27 km. Jardin de l’écomusée is a listed remarkable garden at 11 km and Col des Pradeaux is a listed site of natural beauty at 23 km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
Selected places to visit and attractions near Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas
See France This Way travel guides for and Rhone-Alpes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas.
Note that all distances from Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see our hotel search (from a leading hotel agent 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
Markets near Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas
- Saint-Bonnet-le-Chateau: market every Friday (3km)
- Aurec-sur-Loire: market every Wednesday & Friday (11km)
- Bas-en-Basset: market every Wednesday (11km)
- Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon: market every Wednesday (11km)
- Usson-en-Forez: market every Sunday (11km)
- Unieux: market every Wednesday & Saturday (14km)
- Monistrol-sur-Loire: market every Friday (14km)
- Pont-Salomon: market every Wednesday (15km)
- Firminy: market every Thursday all day & Saturday (16km)
- Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert: market every Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (16km)
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-Nizier-de-Fornas and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas map below.
Heritage Site Le Puy-en-Velay Hotel-Dieu St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (43km); Le Puy-en-Velay cathédrale Notre-Dame (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (43km)
Recommended Detour Saint-Galmier (28km); Ambert (31km); Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (39km); Le Puy-en-Velay (43km)
Regional Natural Parc Pilat (39km); Livradois-Forez (40km)
Religious Monument Eglise de Saint Georges (Saint-Paulien) (34km)
Remarkable Garden Jardin de l’écomusée (11km)
Secteur Sauvegarde Le Puy-en-Velay (43km)
Site Of Natural Beauty Col des Pradeaux (23km); Perdrix Crest (38km)
Town Of Art And History Saint-Etienne (25km)
Ville Fleurie 4* Saint-Galmier (28km)
Zoo Or Wildlife Park Parc zoologique de Saint-Martin-la-Plaine (42km)
Map of places to visit near Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas
Canton: Saint-Bonnet-le-Château
Arrondissement: Montbrison
Department: Loire
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 42380
Distance to Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas
from Saint-Etienne (local prefecture): 24 km
from Paris: 406 km
from Calais: 638 km
from Nice: 315 km
from Bordeaux: 371 km
from Strasbourg: 450 km
* distances are direct not by road!
More information
We have 9 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas): Aboen, Estivareilles, La Tourette, Luriecq, Malvalette, Merle-Leignec, Perigneux, Rozier-Cotes-d'Aurec and Saint-Bonnet-le-Chateau.
Getting here
For driving distances to Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas