Arques tourism and travel guide

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Visit Arques: highlights and tourist information

Arques is situated in the Aveyron 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 Arques in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Rodez at 18 km and Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt at 20 km.

Arques, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Rodez

at 18 km (direction west)

In Rodez you can explore the historic town around the cathedral, and then choose...

See Rodez guide

Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt

Most Beautiful Village at 20 km (direction north-east)

After exploring the picturesque village at Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt you will find lots of scenic highlights...

See Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt guide

Severac-le-Chateau

at 22 km (direction east)

The highlights here in Severac-le-Chateau include the castle and the ancient vaulted passages in...

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Saint-Come-d'Olt

Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction east)

The pilgrimage village of Saint-Côme-d'Olt, with its castle and unusual church, is listed among...

See Saint-Come-d'Olt guide

Espalion

at 23 km (direction east)

In the town of Espalion there is a lovely bridge over the river and...

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Estaing

Most Beautiful Village at 28 km (direction north-north-west)

This pretty village in the Aubrac region has several monuments of note, including the...

See Estaing guide

Les loups du Gevaudan

at 30 km (direction east), in the Lozere department

The Loups de Gevaudan park is a chance to see wolves living in semi-liberty...

See Les loups du Gevaudan guide

Peyre

Most Beautiful Village at 30 km (direction south-east)

Close to Millau Bridge, the small village of Peyre is listed among the most...

See Peyre guide

Millau bridge

Bridge at 31 km (direction south-east)

Millau Bridge (the Viaduc de Millau) is a modern bridge designed by Norman Foster,...

See Millau bridge guide

Millau

at 33 km (direction south-east)

The town of Millau is a lively traditional town, well worth a visit when...

See Millau guide

Les Vignes

at 34 km (direction east), in the Lozere department

Les Vignes is a village on the banks of the Tarn river, surrounded by...

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Belcastel

Most Beautiful Village at 38 km (direction west)

The lovely riverside setting, the steep cobbled streets and the castle combine to make...

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Gorges de la Jonte

Scenery at 38 km (direction east-south-east), in the Lozere department

Less dramatic and less well known than the Gorges du Tarn north of here,...

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Brousse-le-Chateau

Most Beautiful Village at 38 km (direction south-south-west)

Brousse-le-Chateau is an idyllic little village of steep cobbled streets on the banks of...

See Brousse-le-Chateau guide

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Map of places to visit near Arques

Markets in and near Arques

• Laissac: market Tuesday (7km)
• Salles-Curan: market Saturday - seasonal market only (15km)
• Arvieu: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (18km)
• Rodez: market Wednesday & Saturday (18km)
• Severac-le-Chateau: market Thursday (22km)
• Espalion: market Friday (23km)
• Villefranche-de-Panat: market Sunday - seasonal market only (27km)
• Baraqueville: market Sunday - seasonal market only (30km)
• Millau: market Wednesday & Friday (33km)
• Naucelle: market Saturday - seasonal market only (39km)

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Tourist attractions near Arques, France

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

Heritage sites

• Espalion Pont Vieux (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (23km)
• Estaing pont sur le Lot (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (28km)
• St Chely d'Aubrac pont des pèlerins (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (32km)
• Conques abbatiale Sainte-Foy (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (45km)
• Conques pont sur le Dourdou (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (45km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt (20km)
• Saint-Come-d'Olt (22km)
• Estaing (28km)
• Peyre (30km)
• Belcastel (38km)
• Brousse-le-Chateau (38km)
• Conques (45km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Marvejols (47km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Grands Causses (35km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint-Cirice (Brousse-le-Chateau) (38km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin d'Eden du château du Colombier (26km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Trou de Bozouls (18km)
• Tindoul de la Vayssière (22km)
• Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux (40km)
• Cascade du Déroc (42km)
• Gorges du Tarn (45km)
• Aven Armand (grotte) (46km)

Towns of Art and history

• Sauveterre-de-Rouergue (40km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Canourgue (35km)
• Aumont-Aubrac (59km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc à loups du Gévaudan (wolves) (30km)
• Maison des vautours (vultures) (38km)

Geography and distances

Arques is in the southern-centre of France at 18 kilometres from Rodez, the department capital (general information: Arques is 506 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Le Vibal, Pont-de-Salars, Segur and Severac-l'Eglise.

This page in French: Visiter Arques