Challement tourism and travel guide

Visit Challement: highlights and tourist information

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Challement is situated in the Nievre department and Burgundy region (now part of the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region), in the eastern-center of France at 48 kilometres from Nevers, the department capital (general information: Challement is 195 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Corbigny at 10 km and Clamecy at 17 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

You can also Book Corbigny hotels

Challement, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Challement in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

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

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

Map of places to visit near Challement

Markets in and near Challement

• Corbigny: market Friday (10km)
• Clamecy: market Saturday (17km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (31km)
• Montsauche-les-Settons: market Thursday all day (35km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (40km)
• Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye: market Wednesday (45km)
• Nevers: market Saturday all day (48km)
• Fourchambault: market Sunday (51km)
• Saint-Fargeau: market Friday (53km)

More information about Challement, Burgundy

Tourist attractions near Challement, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Bibracte-Mont Beuvray (55km)

Heritage sites

• Vezelay (21km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (21km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (23km)
• Abbatiale Notre-Dame de La Charité-sur-Loire (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (46km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Noyers-sur-Serein (52km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Morvan (39km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (13km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (15km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame-du-Pré (Donzy) (36km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardin du château du Chatillon en Bazois (29km)
• Jardin du château de Limanton (38km)
• Parc de Saint-Léger (42km)
• Forgeneuve (46km)
• Jardin de la Chaux (46km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clamecy (17km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Bibracte (55km)

Towns of Art and history

• Nevers (48km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Pougues-les-Eaux (45km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Challement is in the eastern-center of France. Most visitors fly into one of the Paris airports and hire a car or drive from a channel ferry port, operhaps Calais or Dunkirk at about 5 - 6 hours. For driving distances to Challement from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Asnan, Dirol, Dompierre-sur-Hery, Flez-Cuzy, Germenay, Grenois, Hery, Lys, Marigny-sur-Yonne, Michaugues, Monceaux-le-Comte, Moraches, Saint-Didier, Talon and Tannay.

This page in French: Visiter Challement