Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay travel guide
Visit Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay: Highlights and Tourist Information
Note: The photo above was taken in Oingt at 29 km from Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay
Location: Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay is situated in the Loire department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France at 59 km from Saint-Etienne, the department capital. (General information: Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay is 352 km from Paris and 583 km from the port at Calais).
Popular places to visit near Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay: these include Oingt at 29 km and Bagnols at 31 km. Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) is a listed religious monument at 24 km and Charlieu is a listed recommended detour at 24 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-Symphorien-de-Lay, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay
See France This Way travel guides for and Rhone-Alpes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay.
Note that all distances from Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay 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-Symphorien-de-Lay
- Amplepuis: market every Tuesday (10km)
- Le Coteau: market every Wednesday (13km)
- Balbigny: market every Monday (15km)
- Roanne: market every Sunday & Friday (15km)
- Cours-la-Ville: market every Wednesday & Saturday & Monday (19km)
- Feurs: market every Tuesday (23km)
- Charlieu: market every Wednesday & Saturday (24km)
- Boen: market every Thursday (28km)
- Le Bois-d'Oingt: market every Tuesday (28km)
- Chauffailles: market every Friday (30km)
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-Symphorien-de-Lay and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay map below.
Grand Site Of France Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (55km)
Most Beautiful Village Oingt (29km); Semur-en-Brionnais (36km)
Recommended Detour Charlieu (24km); Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (40km); Saint-Galmier (41km)
Religious Monument Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (24km); Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) (24km); Eglise de Saint Marcel (Iguerande) (31km); Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Semur-en-Brionnais) (36km)
Remarkable Garden Le jardin de Zéphyr (34km); Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (37km); Parc du château de Laye (41km)
Ville Fleurie 4* Saint-Galmier (41km)
Zoo Or Wildlife Park Parc animalier de Courzieu (37km)
Map of places to visit near Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay
Canton: Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay
Arrondissement: Roanne
Department: Loire
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 42470
Distance to Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay
from Saint-Etienne (local prefecture): 59 km
from Paris: 352 km
from Calais: 583 km
from Nice: 347 km
from Bordeaux: 394 km
from Strasbourg: 396 km
* distances are direct not by road!
More information
We have 8 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay): Chirassimont, Croizet-sur-Gand, Fourneaux, Lay, Neaux, Neulise, Pradines and Regny.
Getting here
For driving distances to Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay