Challement tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Corbigny at 10 km from Challement

Visit Challement: highlights and tourist information

Challement is situated in the Nievre department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.

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

Popular places to visit nearby include Corbigny at 10 km and Clamecy at 17 km.

Challement, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Corbigny

at 10 km (direction east-south-east)

Corbigny, on the edge of the Morvan Regional Parc, includes an abbey...

See Corbigny guide

Clamecy

at 17 km (direction north-north-west)

The Collegiale Saint-Martin is the principal monument here in the historic centre...

See Clamecy guide

Vezelay

Heritage Site at 21 km (direction north-east), in the Yonne department

Even if it didn't have one of the most famous abbeys in...

See Vezelay guide

Vézelay basilica

Church at 21 km (direction north-east), in the Yonne department

The basilica in Vézelay is a monumental example of roman style architecture,...

See Vézelay basilica guide

Avallon

at 31 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yonne department

Avallon is a very pleasant town to explore with some very imposing...

See Avallon guide

Montreal

at 42 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yonne department

Behind its fortified entrance, the small village of Montreal is a very...

See Montreal guide

Guedelon

at 44 km (direction west-north-west), in the Yonne department

At the remarkable site of Guedelon an entire medieval castle is being...

See Guedelon guide

La Charite-sur-Loire

at 45 km (direction west-south-west)

In La Charité-sur-Loire you can visit the abbey church and other monastery...

See La Charite-sur-Loire guide

Nevers

at 48 km (direction south-west)

The ancient centre of Nevers contains several interesting monuments and houses dating...

See Nevers guide

Morvan Regional Park

Natural Parc at 49 km (direction east)

Morvan Regional Natural Park is a quiet region of unspoiled countryside with...

See Morvan Regional Park guide

Saulieu

at 49 km (direction east), in the Cote d'Or department

Saulieu is quite a small town, visited because of the Basilica Saint-Andoche...

See Saulieu guide

Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 52 km (direction north-east), in the Yonne department

The half-timbered houses and riverside setting make Noyers-sur-Serein one of our favourite...

See Noyers-sur-Serein guide

Apremont-sur-Allier

Most Beautiful Village at 60 km (direction south-west), in the Cher department

The story of the renewal of Apremont-sur-Allier is fascinating, and leads us...

See Apremont-sur-Allier guide

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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)

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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

Challement is in the eastern-center of France at 48 kilometres from Nevers, the department capital (general information: Challement is 195 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

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