Thiers travel guide
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Visit Thiers: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Thiers is situated in the Puy-de-Dome department (Auvergne region) in the southern-centre of France at 37 km from Clermont-Ferrand, the department capital. (General information: Thiers is 345 km from Paris and 580 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Thiers (page also includes a photo gallery for Thiers)
Popular places to visit near Thiers: these include Chateldon at 13 km and Livradois-Forez Regional Park at 19 km.
Aulteribe Chateau is a listed 'national monument' at 10km and Parc du domaine royal de Randan is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 23km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Thiers: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*; Thiers has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Thiers, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Thiers
See France This Way travel guides for Puy-de-Dome and Auvergne (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Thiers.
Note that all distances from Thiers shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Thiers holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Thiers (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 Puy-de-Dome 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 Thiers and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc du domaine royal de Randan (23km) : Parc du château de Blanzat (36km) : Jardins du château d'Opme (37km) : Jardins du château de la Batisse (39km) : Jardins du château d'Hauterive (42km) :
- National Monuments: Aulteribe Chateau (10km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Montpeyroux (37km) : Usson (40km) : Saint-Saturnin (41km) : Charroux (47km) :
- Religious monuments: Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couronne d'Ennezat (Ennezat) (25km) : Abbatial church de Saint Pierre de Mozac (Mozac) (33km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Clermont-ferrand) (34km) : Basilique Notre Dame du Port (Clermont-Ferrand) (36km) : Eglise de Saint Léger (Royat) (40km) : Eglise de Saint Austremoine d'Issoire (Issoire) (42km) : Eglise Notre Dame (Saint-Saturnin) (42km) : Eglise de Notre Dame de Mailhat (Lamontgie) (48km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Vichy (31km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Riom (34km) : Mozac (36km) : Marsat (36km) : Issoire (42km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Ambert (37km) : Lapalisse (44km) :
- Grand Site of France: Puy de Dome (46km) :
Map of places to visit near Thiers & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Thiers
Canton: Thiers
Arrondissement: Thiers
Department: Puy-de-Dome
Region: Auvergne
Postcode: 63300
Distance to Thiers
from Clermont-Ferrand: 37 km
from Paris: 345 km
from Calais: 580 km
from Nice: 379 km
from Bordeaux: 341 km
from Strasbourg: 439 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 6 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Thiers): Dorat, Escoutoux, La Monnerie-le-Montel, Peschadoires, Saint-Remy-sur-Durolle and Sainte-Agathe.
Getting here
For driving distances to Thiers from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Thiers