Aigues-Vives tourism and travel guide

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Aigues-Vives is situated in the Aude department and Languedoc-Roussillon region (now part of the Occitanie region), in the south of France at 15 kilometres from Carcassonne, the department capital (general information: Aigues-Vives is 626 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Caunes-Minervois at 11 km and Carcassonne at 15 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Aigues-Vives, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Aigues-Vives in Occitanie.

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

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Aude

Map of places to visit near Aigues-Vives

Markets in and near Aigues-Vives

• Carcassonne: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (14km)
• Olonzac: market Tuesday (17km)
• Lezignan-Corbieres: market Wednesday (18km)
• Labastide-Rouairoux: market Thursday (29km)
• Mazamet: market Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday (32km)
• Limoux: market Friday all day (33km)
• Bram: market Wednesday (34km)
• Saint-Pons-de-Thomieres: market Wednesday & Sunday (34km)
• Narbonne: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Monday - seasonal market only (39km)
• Narbonne: market Sunday (39km)

More information about Aigues-Vives, Languedoc-Roussillon

Tourist attractions near Aigues-Vives, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Carcassonne City (14km)

Heritage sites

• Carcassonne (15km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lagrasse (17km)
• Minerve (22km)
• Olargues (48km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Limoux (32km)
• Revel (50km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haut-Languedoc (39km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Fontfroide (Narbonne) (31km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de l'Évêché (48km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Narbonne (39km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Cité de Carcassonne (14km)
• Gouffre de Cabrespine (16km)
• Gorges de l'Orbieu (29km)
• Grotte de la Devèze (31km)
• Forêt de Fontfroide (32km)
• Gorges de Galamus (44km)
• Gorges de la Pierre-Lys (51km)
• Mont Caroux (56km)
• Étang de Leucate (57km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Fraisse-sur-Agout (47km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• African reserve of Sigean (39km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

For driving distances to Aigues-Vives from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Badens, Barbaira, Blomac, Capendu, Douzens, Floure, Laure-Minervois, Marseillette, Rieux-Minervois, Rustiques and Saint-Frichoux.

This page in French: Visiter Aigues-Vives