Tortebesse travel guide
Visit Tortebesse: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Tortebesse is situated in the Puy-de-Dome (Auvergne region) in the southern-centre of France at 34 km from Clermont-Ferrand, the department capital. (General information: Tortebesse is 348 km from Paris).
Note: The photo above was taken in Orcival at 16 km from Tortebesse
Popular places to visit nearby: these include Orcival at 16 km and La Bourboule at 17 km . For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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What to do? Selected places to visit and attractions close by
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Tortebesse. Note that all distances shown are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater.
Orcival (16km)
La Bourboule (17km)
Mont-Dore (21km)
Puy-de-Dome (25km)
Murol (28km)
Saint-Nectaire (32km)
Volvic (34km)
Clermont-Ferrand (34km)
Saint-Saturnin (35km)
Mozac (37km)
Riom (40km)
Saint-Floret (41km)
Saint-Angel (41km)
Parc des Volcans (41km)
Meymac (44km)
Montpeyroux (44km)
See France This Way travel guides for Puy-de-Dome (this department) and Auvergne (this region) for more travel ideas in the area of Tortebesse.
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 holiday apartments - we suggest holiday villages in France
Markets near Tortebesse
- La Bourboule: market Saturday (17km)
- Mont-Dore: market Friday all day (21km)
- Murol: market Wednesday (28km)
- Saint-Nectaire: market Sunday - seasonal market only (31km)
- Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise: market Monday (33km)
- Chamalieres: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (33km)
- Ussel: market Saturday (34km)
- Clermont-Ferrand: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday (34km)
- Auzances: market Tuesday (35km)
- Aubiere: market Sunday (36km)
- Cebazat: market Thursday & Sunday (36km)
- Bort-les-Orgues: market Tuesday & Saturday (39km)
- Gerzat: market Sunday (39km)
- Riom: market Wednesday & Saturday (40km)
- Champeix: market Friday (40km)
- Felletin: market Friday (41km)
- Meymac: market Friday - seasonal market only (45km)
- Aubusson: market Saturday (45km)
Map of places to visit near Tortebesse and location information
Tourist attractions to visit
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Tortebesse and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the map below.
Grand sites of France Puy de Dome (25km)
Heritage sites Clermont-Ferrand église Notre-Dame-du-Port (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
Most beautiful villages in France (see also beautiful French villages) Saint-Saturnin (35km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour) Meymac (44km); Aubusson (45km)
Regional Natural Parcs Volcans d'Auvergne (41km)
Churches or other religious monuments Eglise de Notre Dame (Orcival) (15km); Eglise de Notre Dame (Saint-Nectaire) (29km); Eglise de Saint Léger (Royat) (31km); Eglise Notre Dame (Saint-Saturnin) (34km); Cathédrale Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Clermont-ferrand) (37km); Abbatial church de Saint Pierre de Mozac (Mozac) (42km)
Remarkable gardens Jardins de Cordès (16km); Jardin de la Ganille (33km); Jardins du château de la Batisse (35km); Parc du château de Blanzat (35km); Jardins du château d'Opme (35km); Parc-arboretum de Neuvic d'Ussel (49km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé) (see also historical French towns) Clermont-Ferrand (34km)
Sites of natural beauty Banne d'Ordanche (16km); Lac du Guery (18km); Puy de Sancy (26km); Lac Pavin (32km)
Towns of Art and history Marsat (37km); Mozac (37km); Riom (40km)
More information
Geographical Information
Commune: Tortebesse
Canton: Herment
Arrondissement: Clermont-Ferrand
Department: Puy-de-Dome
Region: Auvergne
Postcode: 63470
Distance to Tortebesse
from Clermont-Ferrand (local prefecture): 34 km
from Paris: 348 km
from Calais: 583 km
from Nice: 429 km
from Bordeaux: 271 km
from Strasbourg: 499 km
Close by
We have 4 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Tortebesse): Briffons, Prondines, Saint-Germain-Pres-Herment and Sauvagnat.
Getting here
For driving distances to Tortebesse from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Tortebesse