Champagnac-le-Vieux tourism and travel guide

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Visit Champagnac-le-Vieux: highlights and tourist information

Champagnac-le-Vieux 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 Champagnac-le-Vieux in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Auzon at 11 km and Lavaudieu at 11 km.

Champagnac-le-Vieux, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Auzon

at 11 km (direction west-north-west)

The cobbled streets of Auzon wind up the hill from the river, passing an...

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Lavaudieu

Most Beautiful Village at 11 km (direction south-south-west)

Lavaoudieu is listed among the most beautiful villages in France, and has the roman...

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Brioude

at 12 km (direction west-south-west)

Brioude is most visited for the Basilica Saint-Julien, the largest romanesque church in the...

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La Chaise-Dieu

at 16 km (direction east)

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

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Usson

Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction north-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

One of the least developed of the 'most beautiful villages in France' (a good...

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Allegre

at 24 km (direction south-east)

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

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Sauxillanges

at 24 km (direction north-north-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The principal monuments in Sauxillanges, the monastery and the castle, are not open to...

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Blesle

Most Beautiful Village at 26 km (direction west)

There are a remarkable number of sites of interest in the small village of...

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Ambert

at 28 km (direction north-east), 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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Issoire

at 29 km (direction north-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Best known for its romanesque church, Issoire is a very pleasant and unspoiled town...

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Olliergues

at 37 km (direction north-north-east), 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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Montpeyroux

Most Beautiful Village at 38 km (direction north-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Montpeyroux is a small village now listed among the 'most beautiful in France' and...

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Saint-Floret

Most Beautiful Village at 38 km (direction west-north-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The tiny village of Saint-Floret with its ruined castle and frescoes is now listed...

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Billom

at 42 km (direction north-north-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

It is the half-timbered houses and medieval gateways that provide the charm in the...

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Markets in and near Champagnac-le-Vieux

Market days in Champagnac-le-Vieux: weekly market: Friday;

• Champagnac-le-Vieux: market Friday (0km)
• Brioude: market Saturday (12km)
• Brassac-les-Mines: market Sunday (15km)
• Sainte-Florine: market Sunday (15km)
• La Chaise-Dieu: market Thursday & Sunday (16km)
• Paulhaguet: market Monday (17km)
• Arlanc: market Monday (18km)
• Allegre: market Wednesday (24km)
• Massiac: market Tuesday (27km)
• Craponne-sur-Arzon: market Saturday & (27km)

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Tourist attractions near Champagnac-le-Vieux, France

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

Heritage sites

• Le Puy-en-Velay Hotel-Dieu St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (46km)
• Le Puy-en-Velay cathédrale Notre-Dame (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (46km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavaudieu (11km)
• Usson (23km)
• Blesle (26km)
• Montpeyroux (38km)
• Saint-Saturnin (46km)

National Monuments

• Villeneuve-Lembron Chateau (28km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Ambert (28km)
• Issoire (29km)
• Le Puy-en-Velay (46km)
• Saint-Flour (48km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Livradois-Forez (24km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Basilique de Saint Julien (Brioude) (12km)
• Abbaye Saint-Andre (Lavaudieu) (15km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame de Mailhat (Lamontgie) (16km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre (Blesle) (26km)
• Eglise de Saint Austremoine d'Issoire (Issoire) (29km)
• Eglise de Saint Georges (Saint-Paulien) (33km)
• Eglise Notre Dame (Saint-Saturnin) (47km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Saint-Nectaire) (50km)
• Prieuré de Saint Julien (Saint-Julien-Chapteuil) (56km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château d'Hauterive (29km)
• Jardin de l’écomusée (35km)
• Jardins du château de la Batisse (49km)
• Jardins du château d'Opme (52km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Bois Noirs (22km)
• Col des Pradeaux (33km)
• Signal du Luguet (40km)
• Mont Mouchet (44km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Massiac (27km)

Geography and distances

Champagnac-le-Vieux is in the southern-centre of France at 46 kilometres from Le Puy-en-Velay, the department capital (general information: Champagnac-le-Vieux is 399 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Champagnac-le-Vieux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Agnat, Chaniat, Chassignolles, Lamothe, Laval-sur-Doulon, Saint-Hilaire and Saint-Vert.

This page in French: Visiter Champagnac-le-Vieux