Ayssenes tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Brousse-le-Chateau at 15 km from Ayssenes

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Visit Ayssenes: highlights and tourist information

Ayssenes 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 Ayssenes in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Brousse-le-Chateau at 15 km and Peyre at 18 km.

Ayssenes, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Brousse-le-Chateau

Most Beautiful Village at 15 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Peyre

Most Beautiful Village at 18 km (direction east)

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

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Millau bridge

Bridge at 19 km (direction east)

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

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Millau

at 24 km (direction east)

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

See Millau guide

Belmont-sur-Rance

at 28 km (direction south)

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

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Rodez

at 35 km (direction north-west)

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

See Rodez guide

La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite

at 36 km (direction east)

The tiny village of La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite, in the Gorges de la Dourbie, is well...

See La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite guide

Severac-le-Chateau

at 36 km (direction north-east)

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

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Gorges de la Jonte

Scenery at 39 km (direction east-north-east), in the Lozere department

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

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Sauveterre-de-Rouergue

Most Beautiful Village at 41 km (direction west-north-west)

The highlight in Sauveterre-de-Rouergue is surely the medieval houses and arcades in the central...

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Les Vignes

at 43 km (direction east-north-east), in the Lozere department

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

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Avene

at 43 km (direction south-east), in the Herault department

More famous for the beauty products produced here, the steep streets of the old...

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Les loups du Gevaudan

at 45 km (direction north-east), in the Lozere department

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

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Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt

Most Beautiful Village at 46 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Aveyron

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Reserve excursions near Ayssenes

Map of places to visit near Ayssenes

Markets in and near Ayssenes

• Villefranche-de-Panat: market Sunday - seasonal market only (6km)
• Salles-Curan: market Saturday - seasonal market only (13km)
• Saint-Affrique: market Thursday & Saturday (15km)
• Arvieu: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (16km)
• Millau: market Wednesday & Friday (24km)
• Laissac: market Tuesday (35km)
• Rodez: market Wednesday & Saturday (35km)
• Baraqueville: market Sunday - seasonal market only (36km)
• Severac-le-Chateau: market Thursday (37km)
• Naucelle: market Saturday - seasonal market only (38km)

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Tourist attractions near Ayssenes, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Brousse-le-Chateau (15km)
• Peyre (18km)
• Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt (46km)
• La Couvertoirade (46km)
• Belcastel (50km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Lodeve (57km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Grands Causses (17km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint-Cirice (Brousse-le-Chateau) (15km)
• Abbaye de Sylvanès (Sylvanes) (30km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin d'Eden du château du Colombier (46km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux (36km)
• Tindoul de la Vayssière (44km)
• Trou de Bozouls (45km)

Towns of Art and history

• Sauveterre-de-Rouergue (41km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Le Caylar (49km)
• La Canourgue (53km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Maison des vautours (vultures) (40km)
• Parc à loups du Gévaudan (wolves) (45km)

Geography and distances

Ayssenes is in the southern-centre of France at 35 kilometres from Rodez, the department capital (general information: Ayssenes is 533 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Le Truel, Les Costes-Gozon and Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu.

This page in French: Visiter Ayssenes