Vernet-la-Varenne travel guide
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Visit Vernet-la-Varenne: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Vernet-la-Varenne is situated in the Puy-de-Dome department (Auvergne region) in the southern-centre of France at 44 km from Clermont-Ferrand, the department capital. (General information: Vernet-la-Varenne is 385 km from Paris and 620 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Usson at 10 km from Vernet-la-Varenne
Popular places to visit near Vernet-la-Varenne: these include Usson at 10 km and Issoire at 17 km.
Eglise de Notre Dame de Mailhat (Lamontgie) is a listed 'religious monument' at 9km and Usson is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 10km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Vernet-la-Varenne, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Vernet-la-Varenne
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 Vernet-la-Varenne.
Note that all distances from Vernet-la-Varenne shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Vernet-la-Varenne holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Vernet-la-Varenne (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 Vernet-la-Varenne and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du château d'Hauterive (17km) : Jardins du château de la Batisse (37km) : Jardins du château d'Opme (39km) : Jardin de l’écomusée (40km) : Parc du château de Blanzat (49km) :
- National Monuments: Villeneuve-Lembron Chateau (20km) : Aulteribe Chateau (34km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Usson (10km) : Lavaudieu (23km) : Montpeyroux (25km) : Blesle (28km) : Saint-Saturnin (35km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre Dame de Mailhat (Lamontgie) (9km) : Eglise de Saint Austremoine d'Issoire (Issoire) (17km) : Basilique de Saint Julien (Brioude) (21km) : Abbaye Saint-Andre (Lavaudieu) (24km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre (Blesle) (28km) : Eglise Notre Dame (Saint-Saturnin) (35km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Saint-Nectaire) (40km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Clermont-ferrand) (44km) : Basilique Notre Dame du Port (Clermont-Ferrand) (44km) : Eglise de Saint Léger (Royat) (45km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Issoire (17km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Ambert (24km) :
Map of places to visit near Vernet-la-Varenne & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Vernet-la-Varenne
Canton: Sauxillanges
Arrondissement: Issoire
Department: Puy-de-Dome
Region: Auvergne
Postcode: 63580
Distance to Vernet-la-Varenne
from Clermont-Ferrand: 44 km
from Paris: 385 km
from Calais: 620 km
from Nice: 361 km
from Bordeaux: 323 km
from Strasbourg: 475 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 10 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Vernet-la-Varenne): Aix-la-Fayette, Chameane, Champagnat-le-Jeune, La Chapelle-sur-Usson, Peslieres, Saint-Etienne-sur-Usson, Saint-Genes-la-Tourette, Saint-Martin-d'Ollieres, Sainte-Catherine and Valz-sous-Chateauneuf.
Getting here
For driving distances to Vernet-la-Varenne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Vernet-la-Varenne