Bas-en-Basset tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez at 22 km from Bas-en-Basset

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Visit Bas-en-Basset: highlights and tourist information

Bas-en-Basset is situated in the Haute-Loire department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Bas-en-Basset in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez at 22 km and Saint-Etienne at 26 km.

Bas-en-Basset, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez

Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction east), in the Loire department

Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez, now a 'most beautiful village in France' is unusual because it started life...

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Saint-Etienne

at 26 km (direction east-north-east), in the Loire department

Originally an industrial town, regeneration of the Place Jean Jaures, the cathedral and the...

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La Chaise-Dieu

at 32 km (direction west)

The church, cloisters and Danse Macabre fresco in the abbey are the major attraction...

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Allegre

at 33 km (direction west-south-west)

Be sure to climb to the castle above Allegre to see the views after...

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Le Puy-en-Velay

at 34 km (direction south-west)

The town of Le Puy-en-Velay is very interesting to visit and an important pilgrimage...

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Ambert

at 39 km (direction west-north-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The quiet town of Ambert in the Natural Regional Park of Livradois-Forez has a...

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Pelussin

at 46 km (direction east-north-east), in the Loire department

The Chateau de Virieu and the old market hall are among the highlights when...

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Desaignes

at 47 km (direction south-east), in the Ardeche department

The ramparts, medieval gateways and village centre are the highlights of your visit to...

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Malleval

at 49 km (direction east), in the Loire department

We found Malleval to be one of the loveliest villages in the Regional Natural...

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Arlempdes

Most Beautiful Village at 51 km (direction south-south-west)

Arlempdes is a very small village but the character of the village, the ruined...

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Olliergues

at 55 km (direction north-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Olliergues is a small village with an unspoiled historic centre in the Livradois-Forez naturel...

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Courpiere

at 67 km (direction north-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Once home to Coco Chanel, Courpiere is a village in the Livradois-Forez natural park...

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Map of places to visit near Bas-en-Basset

Markets in and near Bas-en-Basset

Market days in Bas-en-Basset: weekly market: Wednesday;

• Bas-en-Basset: market Wednesday (0km)
• Monistrol-sur-Loire: market Friday (5km)
• Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon: market Sunday (9km)
• Aurec-sur-Loire: market Wednesday & Friday (11km)
• Pont-Salomon: market Wednesday (11km)
• Retournac: market Wednesday & (13km)
• Saint-Didier-en-Velay: market Wednesday & Sunday (13km)
• Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon: market Wednesday (13km)
• Saint-Bonnet-le-Chateau: market Friday (13km)
• Grazac: market Sunday (14km)

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Tourist attractions near Bas-en-Basset, France

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

Heritage sites

• Le Puy-en-Velay Hotel-Dieu St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
• Le Puy-en-Velay cathédrale Notre-Dame (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Le Puy-en-Velay (34km)
• Saint-Galmier (36km)
• Ambert (39km)
• Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (45km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Pilat (38km)
• Livradois-Forez (48km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Georges (Saint-Paulien) (28km)
• Prieuré de Saint Julien (Saint-Julien-Chapteuil) (30km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de l’écomusée (16km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Col des Pradeaux (32km)
• Perdrix Crest (37km)
• Oeillon Crest (40km)
• Cascade de la Beaume (44km)
• Bois Noirs (45km)
• Lac du Bouchet (51km)

Towns of Art and history

• Saint-Etienne (28km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Saint-Martin-la-Plaine (46km)

Geography and distances

Bas-en-Basset is in the southern-centre of France at 34 kilometres from Le Puy-en-Velay, the department capital (general information: Bas-en-Basset is 417 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Bas-en-Basset from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beauzac, Malvalette, Monistrol-sur-Loire and Valprivas.

This page in French: Visiter Bas-en-Basset