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Visit Avene: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: More famous for the beauty products produced here, the steep streets of the old village of Avene are also enjoyable to explore

Avene is situated in the Herault 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 Avene in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lodeve at 18 km and Le Lac-du-Salagou at 24 km.

Avene, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Lunas and area

at 9 km (direction east-north-east)

Lunas is one of the villages in the attractive 'Land of Mountains and Springs'...

See Lunas and area guide

Lodeve

at 18 km (direction east)

It is undoubtedly the Saint-Fulcran cathedral that will form the centre of your visit...

See Lodeve guide

Le Lac-du-Salagou

at 24 km (direction east-south-east)

The Lac-du-Salagou is a popular leisure lake with a wide range of activities and...

See Le Lac-du-Salagou guide

La Couvertoirade

Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction north-east), in the Aveyron department

La Couvertoirade, listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France', is one of the...

See La Couvertoirade guide

Cirque de Moureze

at 26 km (direction east-south-east)

The Cirque de Moureze is one of the loveliest scenic spectacles in northern Languedoc-Roussillon...

See Cirque de Moureze guide

Olargues

Most Beautiful Village at 27 km (direction south-west)

With a lovely medieval centre and the scenic background of the Jaur river that...

See Olargues guide

Belmont-sur-Rance

at 28 km (direction west), in the Aveyron department

The Cevennes village of Belmont-sur-Rance is small but very enjoyable to explore, and to...

See Belmont-sur-Rance guide

Roquebrun

at 29 km (direction south-south-west)

The seting on the River Orb and the Mediterranean garden add to the charm...

See Roquebrun guide

Villeneuvette

at 29 km (direction east-south-east)

Villeneuvette is a pretty small village, interesting because it was originally built as a...

See Villeneuvette guide

Clermont-l'Herault

at 31 km (direction east-south-east)

Clermont-l'Herault is a pleasant place to take a break if you are exploring the...

See Clermont-l'Herault guide

Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert

Most Beautiful Village at 36 km (direction east)

Even as you approach Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert along the Gorges de l'Herault you can see it...

See Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert guide

Millau bridge

Bridge at 37 km (direction north-north-west), in the Aveyron department

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

See Millau bridge guide

Peyre

Most Beautiful Village at 38 km (direction north-north-west), in the Aveyron department

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

See Peyre guide

Millau

at 38 km (direction north-north-west), in the Aveyron department

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

See Millau guide

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Markets in and near Avene

• Bedarieux: market Monday all day (16km)
• Lamalou-les-Bains: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (18km)
• Saint-Affrique: market Thursday & Saturday (28km)
• Paulhan: market Thursday (38km)
• Millau: market Wednesday & Friday (38km)
• Gignac: market Saturday (38km)
• Saint-Chinian: market Thursday & Sunday (39km)
• Aniane: market Thursday (40km)
• Saint-Pons-de-Thomieres: market Wednesday & Sunday (40km)
• Pezenas: market Saturday all day (42km)

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Tourist attractions near Avene, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Valle du Salagou (24km)
• Cirque de Navacelles (36km)
• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert / Gorges de l'Herault (36km)

Heritage sites

• St Guilhem le Desert ancienne abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (36km)
• Saint Jean de Fos pont du diable (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (37km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Couvertoirade (24km)
• Olargues (27km)
• Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert (36km)
• Peyre (38km)
• Brousse-le-Chateau (46km)
• Minerve (53km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Lodeve (18km)
• Pezenas (42km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Grands Causses (32km)
• Haut-Languedoc (41km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Sylvanès (Sylvanes) (14km)
• Eglise de Saint-Cirice (Brousse-le-Chateau) (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardin du château de Margon (34km)
• Jardin des carrières de Saint-Adrien (40km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Mont Caroux (19km)
• Cirque de Mourèze (26km)
• Cirque du Moureze (26km)
• Cirque de Vissec (33km)
• Céressou (33km)
• Grotte de la Clamouse (37km)
• Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux (42km)
• Grotte de la Devèze (44km)
• Abîme de Bramabiau (50km)
• Mont Aigoual (56km)
• Etang de Thau (58km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Le Caylar (21km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Fraisse-sur-Agout (29km)

Geography and distances

Avene is in the south of France at 65 kilometres from Montpellier, the department capital (general information: Avene is 570 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 2 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ceilhes-et-Rocozels and Tauriac-de-Camares.

This page in French: Visiter Avene