Ayen tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Saint-Robert at 3 km from Ayen
Visit Ayen: highlights and tourist information
Ayen is situated in the Correze department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Ayen in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Robert at 3 km and Saint-Bonnet-la-Rivière at 7 km.
Ayen, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Saint-Robert
at 3 km (direction west-north-west)Centred around the 12th century Church of Saint-Robert, Saint-Robert is classed among the 'most...
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Saint-Bonnet-la-Rivière
at 7 km (direction north-east)Saint-Bonnet-la-Rivière is a small village with an unusual round church in the Corrèze countryside...
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Badefols d'Ans
at 10 km (direction west), in the Dordogne departmentBadefols d'Ans is a small village around a castle and church...
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Les Jardins de Colette
Garden at 13 km (direction east-south-east)The Jardins de Colette is a garden which represents the life of Colette in...
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Terrasson
at 13 km (direction south-south-west), in the Dordogne departmentThe quiet town of Terrasson in the north of the department is best known...
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Les Jardins de l'Imaginaire
Garden at 14 km (direction south), in the Dordogne departmentThe Jardins de l'Imaginaire is a lovely contemporary garden in the Dordogne town of...
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Chateau de Hautefort
Castle at 14 km (direction west), in the Dordogne departmentAt Chateau de Hautefort you can see a vey imposing castle and also extensive...
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Donzenac
at 16 km (direction east)Both the medieval centre of Donzenac and the steep wooded slopes that surround the...
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Arnac-Pompadour
at 17 km (direction north-north-east)The village of Arnac-Pompadour is centre for a Haras National, and also has an...
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Segur-le-Chateau
Most Beautiful Village at 20 km (direction north-north-east)The part of Segur-le-Chateau with medieval houses next to the river is especially beautiful,...
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Tourtoirac
at 21 km (direction west), in the Dordogne departmentThe small village of Tourtoirac has a church and river walk as well as...
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Vigeois
at 21 km (direction north-east)Vigeois is a village with a pretty medieval bridge on the Vézère river and...
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Saint-Amand-de-Coly
Most Beautiful Village at 21 km (direction south-south-west), in the Dordogne departmentThe village of Saint-Amand-de-Coly is one of the prettiest in the Dordogne, and also...
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Lubersac
at 22 km (direction north-north-east)Lubersac is a small town in Corrèze with a church and a 15th century...
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Map of places to visit near Ayen
Markets in and near Ayen
- Objat: market Sunday (7km)
- Allassac: market Wednesday & Friday (12km)
- Terrasson: market Thursday (13km)
- Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare: market Friday (16km)
- Brive-la-Gaillarde: market Tuesday all day & Thursday all day & Saturday all day (19km)
- Thenon: market Tuesday (23km)
- Excideuil: market Thursday (24km)
- Montignac: market Wednesday & Saturday (24km)
- Tulle: market Wednesday & Saturday (34km)
- Meyssac: market Tuesday & Friday (35km)
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Tourist attractions near Ayen, France
What to do at Ayen? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Ayen.
Heritage sites
- Vezere Valley (25km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Segur-le-Chateau (20km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (21km)
- Turenne (30km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (33km)
- Collonges-la-Rouge (33km)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (42km)
- Curemonte (44km)
- Treignac (49km)
- Carennac (49km)
- Limeuil (53km)
- Loubressac (56km)
- Autoire (59km)
National Monuments
- Font-de-Gaume (42km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (42km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (42km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (42km)
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (48km)
- Castelnau-Bretenoux Chateau (55km)
- Chateau Montal (60km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (31km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (57km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (22km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (32km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (36km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (41km)
- Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (41km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (48km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Carennac) (49km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (51km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (53km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (57km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (14km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (14km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (29km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (30km)
- Jardin de Planbuisson (55km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Gouffre de la Fage (23km)
- Cascades de Gimel (41km)
- Grotte du Grand Roc (42km)
- Gouffre de Padirac (55km)
Towns of Art and history
- Sarlat (41km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (46km)
Geography and distances
Ayen is in the southern-centre of France at 35 kilometres from Tulle, the department capital (general information: Ayen is 408 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Ayen
from Tulle (prefecture): 35 km
from Paris: 408 km
from Calais: 635 km
from Nice: 502 km
from Bordeaux: 156 km
from Strasbourg: 612 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Ayen from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Coubjours, Louignac, Perpezac-le-Blanc, Rosiers-de-Juillac, Saint-Aulaire, Saint-Bonnet-la-Riviere, Saint-Cyprien, Saint-Cyr-la-Roche, Saint-Robert, Segonzac, Vars-sur-Roseix and Yssandon.
This page in French: Visiter Ayen