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Visit Brassac: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: The highlight in the centre of Brassac in the Tarn department is certainly the beautiful old bobbled bridge

Brassac is situated in the Tarn 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 Brassac in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Castres at 20 km and Belmont-sur-Rance at 29 km.

Brassac, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Brassac (Tarn)

less than one km (direction east-north-east)

The highlight in the centre of Brassac in the Tarn department is certainly the...

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Castres

at 20 km (direction west)

While not an important tourist destination, Castres has a pleasant town centre and an...

See Castres guide

Belmont-sur-Rance

at 29 km (direction north-east), in the Aveyron department

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

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Realmont

at 30 km (direction west-north-west)

Realmont is very typical of the bastide towns to be found throughout the Tarn...

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Lautrec

Most Beautiful Village at 30 km (direction west-north-west)

Lautrec is a small village, but both the views and the intereting historic buildings...

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Caunes-Minervois

at 34 km (direction south), in the Aude department

If you are exploreing the Minervois wine region you will also want to take...

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Chateaux de Lastours

Castle at 34 km (direction south-south-west), in the Aude department

The four ruined castles in Lastours, in cathar country, were built in the 13th...

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Olargues

Most Beautiful Village at 35 km (direction east), in the Herault department

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

See Olargues guide

Minerve

Most Beautiful Village at 37 km (direction south-east), in the Herault department

The ancient streets of the attractive village of Minerve are very pleasant to explore,...

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Soreze

at 40 km (direction west-south-west)

The abbey-school and numerous ancient colombage houses are among the interesting finds in the...

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Saissac

at 40 km (direction south-west), in the Aude department

In Saissac the highlights include the views from the top of the village and...

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Aigne

at 42 km (direction south-east), in the Herault department

The fortified village centre of Aigne make it one of our favourite Minervois villages...

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Montolieu

at 42 km (direction south-west), in the Aude department

Built on the edge of a deep ravine, Montolieu is well known as a...

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Brousse-le-Chateau

Most Beautiful Village at 42 km (direction north-north-east), in the Aveyron department

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

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Reserve excursions near Brassac

Map of places to visit near Brassac

Markets in and near Brassac

• Mazamet: market Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday (18km)
• Labastide-Rouairoux: market Thursday (21km)
• Castres: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (21km)
• Labruguiere: market Friday (22km)
• Saint-Pons-de-Thomieres: market Wednesday & Sunday (26km)
• Realmont: market Wednesday (30km)
• Puylaurens: market Wednesday (40km)
• Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux: market Tuesday (42km)
• Saint-Juery: market Thursday (42km)
• Saint-Chinian: market Thursday & Sunday (43km)

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Tourist attractions near Brassac, France

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

Heritage sites

• Episcopal City, Albi (44km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Olargues (35km)
• Minerve (37km)
• Brousse-le-Chateau (42km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Revel (44km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haut-Languedoc (14km)
• Grands Causses (59km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint-Cirice (Brousse-le-Chateau) (42km)
• Abbaye de Sylvanès (Sylvanes) (43km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de l'Évêché (21km)
• Jardin du palais de la Berbie (44km)
• Parc Rochegude (44km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Albi (43km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grotte de la Devèze (24km)
• Gouffre de Cabrespine (30km)
• Mont Caroux (39km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Fraisse-sur-Agout (24km)

Geography and distances

Brassac is in the south of France at 44 kilometres from Albi, the department capital (general information: Brassac is 581 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cambounes, Castelnau-de-Brassac, Ferrieres and Le Bez.

This page in French: Visiter Brassac