Tence travel guide
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Visit Tence: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Tence is situated in the Haute-Loire department (Auvergne region) in the southern-centre of France at 33 km from Le Puy-en-Velay, the department capital. (General information: Tence is 441 km from Paris and 674 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez at 20 km from Tence
Popular places to visit near Tence: these include Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez at 20 km and Desaignes at 22 km.
Prieuré de Saint Julien (Saint-Julien-Chapteuil) is a listed 'religious monument' at 21km and Le Puy en Velay Cathedral is a listed 'national monument' at 33km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Tence, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Tence
See France This Way travel guides for Haute-Loire and Auvergne (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Tence.
Note that all distances from Tence shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Tence holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Tence (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 France and Haute-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 Tence and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de l’écomusée (41km) :
- National Monuments: Le Puy en Velay Cathedral (33km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Arlempdes (40km) :
- Religious monuments: Prieuré de Saint Julien (Saint-Julien-Chapteuil) (21km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame et church de Saint-Michel (Le Puy-en-Velay) (34km) : Eglise de Saint Georges (Saint-Paulien) (38km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Le Puy en Velay (33km) : Saint-Etienne (39km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Le Puy-en-Velay (33km) :
Map of places to visit near Tence & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Tence
Canton: Tence
Arrondissement: Yssingeaux
Department: Haute-Loire
Region: Auvergne
Postcode: 43190
Distance to Tence
from Le Puy-en-Velay: 33 km
from Paris: 441 km
from Calais: 674 km
from Nice: 284 km
from Bordeaux: 384 km
from Strasbourg: 467 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 4 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Tence): Chenereilles, Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, Le Mas-de-Tence and Montregard.
Getting here
For driving distances to Tence from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Tence