Aubusson tourism and travel guide

Visit Aubusson: highlights and tourist information
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Aubusson is situated in the Creuse department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Aubusson. For detailed visitor information see the Aubusson travel guide.
Tourist classifications for Aubusson include "recommended detour".
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Aubusson in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Meymac at 47 km and Saint-Angel at 50 km.
Aubusson, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Lake Vassiviere
Scenery at 29 km (direction west-south-west), in the Haute-Vienne departmentThe largest lake in Limousin, Lake Vassiviere is a popular leisure lake...
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Meymac
at 47 km (direction south), in the Correze departmentMeymac should be beter known to tourists - the stone buildings in...
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Saint-Angel
at 50 km (direction south), in the Correze departmentSaint-Angel is a very small village but also a pleasant diversion when...
See Saint-Angel guide

Montlucon
at 55 km (direction north-east), in the Allier departmentPeriods of prosperity in the 12th, 15th and 19th centuries have each...
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Treignac
Most Beautiful Village at 55 km (direction south-west), in the Correze departmentThe medieval quarter around the 11th century church is the highlight in...
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La Bourboule
at 60 km (direction east-south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentLa Bourboule is one of the most impressive of the belle-epoque spa...
See La Bourboule guide

Mont-Dore
at 65 km (direction east-south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentMont-Dore is well placed to explore the scenic splendours of the area...
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Map of places to visit near Aubusson
Markets in and near Aubusson
Market days in Aubusson: weekly market: Saturday;
- Aubusson: market Saturday (0km)
- Felletin: market Friday (8km)
- Lavaveix-les-Mines: market Thursday (14km)
- Ahun: market Wednesday (17km)
- Auzances: market Tuesday (27km)
- Bourganeuf: market Wednesday (32km)
- Gueret: market Thursday all day & Saturday all day (33km)
- Bugeat: market Thursday - seasonal market only (44km)
- Boussac: market Thursday (44km)
- Pionsat: market Friday (44km)
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Tourist attractions near Aubusson, France
What to do at Aubusson? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Aubusson.
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Neris-les-Bains (53km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Millevaches en Limousin (34km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin de la Ganille (46km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Lac de Vassivière (29km)
- Pierres Jaumetres (37km)
Towns of Art and history
- Montlucon (55km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Gouzon (27km)
Geography and distances
Aubusson is in the southern-centre of France at 33 kilometres from Gueret, the department capital (general information: Aubusson is 323 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Aubusson
from Gueret (prefecture): 33 km
from Paris: 323 km
from Calais: 556 km
from Nice: 474 km
from Bordeaux: 247 km
from Strasbourg: 513 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Aubusson from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Alleyrat, Blessac, La Chaussade, Moutier-Rozeille, Saint-Alpinien, Saint-Amand, Saint-Maixant and Saint-Pardoux-le-Neuf.
This page in French: Visiter Aubusson