Arfons tourism and travel guide

Visit Arfons: highlights and tourist information

Arfons is situated in the Tarn department and Occitanie region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Arfons in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saissac at 8 km and Soreze at 9 km.

Arfons, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Saissac

Saissac

at 8 km (direction south), in the Aude department

In Saissac the highlights include the views from the top of the village and...

See Saissac guide
Soreze

Soreze

at 9 km (direction west-north-west)

The abbey-school and numerous ancient colombage houses are among the interesting finds in the...

See Soreze guide
Revel

Revel

at 14 km (direction west-north-west), in the Haute-Garonne department

The large arcaded square in the centre of Revel contains one of the biggest...

See Revel guide
Montolieu

Montolieu

at 14 km (direction south-south-east), in the Aude department

Built on the edge of a deep ravine, Montolieu is well known as a...

See Montolieu guide
 
 
La Pomarede

La Pomarede

at 18 km (direction west), in the Aude department

Very tiny so don't travel for ages to get here but if you are...

See La Pomarede guide
Chateaux de Lastours

Chateaux de Lastours

Castle at 20 km (direction east-south-east), in the Aude department

The four ruined castles in Lastours, in cathar country, were built in the 13th...

See Chateaux de Lastours guide
Castres

Castres

at 20 km (direction north-north-east)

While not an important tourist destination, Castres has a pleasant town centre and an...

See Castres guide
Castelnaudary

Castelnaudary

at 21 km (direction west-south-west), in the Aude department

Slightly away from tourist routes, Castelnaudary has a pleasant canal port and is the...

See Castelnaudary guide
 
 
Carcassonne

Carcassonne

Heritage Site at 29 km (direction south-east), in the Aude department

The medieval fortress-town of Carcassonne is very extensive and very interesting. Highly recommended!...

See Carcassonne guide
Lautrec

Lautrec

Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction south-east)

Lautrec is a small village, but both the views and the intereting historic buildings...

See Lautrec guide
Caunes-Minervois

Caunes-Minervois

at 31 km (direction east-south-east), in the Aude department

If you are exploreing the Minervois wine region you will also want to take...

See Caunes-Minervois guide
Brassac (Tarn)

Brassac (Tarn)

at 35 km (direction east-north-east)

The highlight in the centre of Brassac in the Tarn department is certainly the...

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Realmont

Realmont

at 39 km (direction east-north-east)

Realmont is very typical of the bastide towns to be found throughout the Tarn...

See Realmont guide
Saint-Hilaire

Saint-Hilaire

at 39 km (direction south-south-east), in the Aude department

Saint-Hilaire is a pleasant village that is dominated by the lovely Abbey of Saint-Hilaire,...

See Saint-Hilaire guide

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Markets in and near Arfons

  • Revel: market Saturday (14km)
  • Labruguiere: market Friday (14km)
  • Mazamet: market Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday (18km)
  • Puylaurens: market Wednesday (20km)
  • Bram: market Wednesday (21km)
  • Castres: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (21km)
  • Castelnaudary: market Monday all day (22km)
  • Carcassonne: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (29km)
  • Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux: market Tuesday (29km)
  • Caraman: market Thursday (35km)

More information about Arfons, Midi-Pyrenees

Tourist attractions near Arfons, France

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

Grand sites of France

Heritage sites

  • Carcassonne (29km)
  • Rabastens église Notre-Dame-du-Bourg (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (56km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Regional Natural Parcs

  • Haut-Languedoc (42km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardin de l'Évêché (21km)
  • Jardin et parc du château de Loubens (35km)
  • Parc aux Bambous (46km)
  • Jardin des Martels (49km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Gouffre de Cabrespine (25km)
  • Cité de Carcassonne (29km)
  • Grotte de la Devèze (44km)
 
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Geography and distances

Arfons is in the south of France at 56 kilometres from Albi, the department capital (general information: Arfons is 603 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Arfons

Canton: Dourgne

Arrondissement: Castres

Department: Tarn

Region: Midi-Pyrenees

New region: Occitanie

Postcode: 81110

Distance to Arfons

from Albi (prefecture): 56 km

from Paris: 603 km

from Calais: 836 km

from Nice: 412 km

from Bordeaux: 269 km

from Strasbourg: 717 km

Getting here

For driving distances to Arfons from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 2 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Lacombe and Saint-Amancet.

This page in French: Visiter Arfons

 
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