Agen tourism and travel guide

Visit Agen: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: The principal town in Lot-et-Garonne, Agen is pleasant to explore if not a 'tourist town'

Agen is situated in the Lot-et-Garonne department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Agen in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Caudecoste at 13 km and Puymirol at 14 km.

Agen, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois

at 9 km (direction west-south-west)

Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois is a fortified village with a church on a hilltop west...

See Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois guide

Caudecoste

at 13 km (direction south-east)

Caudecoste is just one of the scenic villages along the border between...

See Caudecoste guide

Puymirol

at 14 km (direction east)

Not far from Agen, the small town of Puymirol has a good...

See Puymirol guide

Laroque-Timbaut

at 14 km (direction east-north-east)

Laroque-Timbaut is one of our favourite tiny villags in the heart of...

See Laroque-Timbaut guide

Dunes

at 17 km (direction south-east), in the Tarn-et-Garonne department

Not well known as a tourist destination, we found Dunes to be...

See Dunes guide

Donzac

at 19 km (direction east-south-east), in the Tarn-et-Garonne department

The red-brick architecture and unusual church tower add to the charm of...

See Donzac guide

Frespech

at 20 km (direction east-north-east)

Frespech is another in the cluster of picturesque villages typical of this...

See Frespech guide

Pujols

Most Beautiful Village at 21 km (direction north-north-east)

The small village of Pujols manages to squeeze a great deal of...

See Pujols guide

Latour-Marliac waterlily garden

Garden at 21 km (direction north-north-west)

The Latour-Marliac waterlily garden has a stunning collection of waterlilies and a...

See Latour-Marliac waterlily garden guide

Beauville

at 22 km (direction east-north-east)

Beauville is one of several very small but pretty villages in the...

See Beauville guide

Nerac

at 23 km (direction west)

The quiet town of Nerac in the southern Lot-et-Garonne is ideally visited...

See Nerac guide

Valence-d'Agen

at 23 km (direction east-south-east), in the Tarn-et-Garonne department

Valence d'Agen has no important monuments but is an enjoyable unspoiled small...

See Valence-d'Agen guide

Montjoi

at 24 km (direction east), in the Tarn-et-Garonne department

Monjoi is a very unspoiled small village that preserves a great deal...

See Montjoi guide

Villeneuve-sur-Lot

at 24 km (direction north-north-east)

In Villeneuve-sur-Lot it is the views from th bridge across the river,...

See Villeneuve-sur-Lot guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Lot-et-Garonne

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Map of places to visit near Agen

Markets in and near Agen

Market days in Agen: weekly market: Wednesday & Sunday & Saturday;

• Agen: market Wednesday & Sunday & Saturday (0km)
• Bon-Encontre: market Sunday (2km)
• Layrac: market Friday (8km)
• Astaffort: market Monday (15km)
• Pujols: market Sunday (21km)
• Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot: market Friday (22km)
• Valence, Castelsarrasin: market Tuesday (23km)
• Nerac: market Saturday (24km)
• Castelmoron-sur-Lot: market Wednesday (24km)
• Aiguillon: market Tuesday & Friday (25km)

More information about Agen, Aquitaine

Tourist attractions near Agen, France

What to do at Agen? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Agen.

Heritage sites

• Agen cathédrale St Caprais (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (1km)
• La Romieu Collegiale St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (26km)
• Moissac abbatiale St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (38km)
• Beaumont sur l'Osee pont d'Artigues (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (39km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Pujols (21km)
• Auvillar (26km)
• Larressingle (38km)
• Monflanquin (38km)
• Fources (39km)
• Lauzerte (41km)
• Montreal-du-Gers (44km)

National Monuments

• Gramont Chateau (31km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Lectoure (30km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Prieuré de Sainte Marie (Moirax) (7km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Layrac) (8km)
• Eglise de Sainte Marie (Aubiac) (8km)
• Eglise Notre Dame (Frespech) (20km)
• Abbaye de Saint Maurin (Saint-Maurin) (21km)
• Eglise de Sainte Livrade (Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot) (22km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lacour) (28km)

Remarkable gardens

• Ets Latour-Marliac (21km)
• Jardin et arboretum de Coursiana (26km)
• Jardin du Pèlerin (41km)
• Jardins de Beauchamp (50km)
• Jardin du cloître Notre-Dame (50km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Nerac (24km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grottes de Fontirou (13km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Walibi Aquitaine (9km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Blaziert (32km)

Geography and distances

Agen is in the south-west of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Lot-et-Garonne department (general information: Agen is 534 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into the airports at Bordeaux or Bergerac. To drive from the UK allow around 10-11 hours driving time. For driving distances to Agen from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Boe, Bon-Encontre, Brax, Castelculier, Colayrac-Saint-Cirq, Estillac, Foulayronnes, Lafox, Le Passage, Pont-du-Casse and Roquefort.

This page in French: Visiter Agen