Champillet tourism and travel guide

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Visit Champillet: highlights and tourist information

Champillet is situated in the Indre department and Centre-Loire Valley region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Champillet in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include La Chatre at 10 km and Saint-Chartier at 15 km.

Champillet, France: places to visit and attractions

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

La Chatre

at 10 km (direction west-north-west)

La Chatre is a small town and quick to explore - before setting off...

See La Chatre guide

Saint-Chartier

at 15 km (direction north-west)

Take a stroll through the grounds of the castle here in the quiet town...

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Nohant-Vic

at 15 km (direction west-north-west)

The 18th century French manor house where George Sand lived is the main attraction...

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Culan

at 18 km (direction east), in the Cher department

The castle at Culan is one of the most interesting in the quiet Cher...

See Culan guide

Gargilesse-Dampierre

Most Beautiful Village at 40 km (direction west)

Gargilesse-Dampierre is a very small village, but also very pretty and in a lovely...

See Gargilesse-Dampierre guide

Chateauroux

at 43 km (direction west-north-west)

A little remote from the main tourist routes, Chateauroux is quite a sprawling town...

See Chateauroux guide

Montlucon

at 44 km (direction east-south-east), in the Allier department

Periods of prosperity in the 12th, 15th and 19th centuries have each contributed monuments...

See Montlucon guide

Argenton-sur-Creuse

at 45 km (direction west)

There are several churches of interest here in Argenton-sur-Creuse, and a very pretty walk...

See Argenton-sur-Creuse guide

Herisson

at 46 km (direction east), in the Allier department

The ruined castle and the historic centre along the banks of the Aumance river...

See Herisson guide

Issoudun

at 47 km (direction north-north-west)

There are few important monuments here in Issoudun, but we enjoyed a stroll around...

See Issoudun guide

La Souterraine

at 59 km (direction west-south-west), in the Creuse department

La Souterraine is one of those 'hard to find' traditional French towns that are...

See La Souterraine guide

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Markets in and near Champillet

• Chateaumeillant: market Friday (7km)
• Lignieres: market Monday (23km)
• Boussac: market Thursday (24km)
• Saint-Amand-Montrond: market Wednesday & Saturday (36km)
• Domerat: market Friday (39km)
• Chateauroux: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday all day & Friday (43km)
• Montlucon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday all day (45km)
• Argenton-sur-Creuse: market Saturday (45km)
• Issoudun: market Saturday all day (45km)
• Gueret: market Thursday all day & Saturday all day (46km)

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Tourist attractions near Champillet, France

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

Heritage sites

• Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre collegiale St Etienne (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (24km)

National Monuments

• George Sand House (13km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• La Chatre (10km)
• Neris-les-Bains (51km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint-Georges (Saint-Jeanvrin) (11km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Ineuil) (29km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Noirlac et Saint Etienne Prieuré (Bruere-Allichamps) (34km)
• Abbaye de La Celle (La Celle) (35km)
• Collegiale Saint Etienne (Dun-sur-Auron) (51km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du prieuré Notre-Dame-d'Orsan (13km)
• Jardin du domaine de George Sand (15km)
• Jardins du château d'Ainay-le-Vieil (23km)
• Les jardins artistiques de Drulon (24km)
• Jardin-arboretum de La Sédelle (41km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Pierres Jaumetres (30km)

Towns of Art and history

• Montlucon (44km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Gouzon (41km)
• Eguzon-Chantome (42km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Amand-Montrond (36km)
• Chateauroux (43km)
• Issoudun (45km)

Geography and distances

Champillet is in the eastern-center of France at 43 kilometres from Chateauroux, the department capital (general information: Champillet is 257 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into a Paris airport and drive from there or arrive in a cross-channel port with Le Havre and Caen about 3-4 hours distance in the car. For driving distances to Champillet from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Feusines, La Motte-Feuilly, Lignerolles, Montlevicq, Neret and Urciers.

This page in French: Visiter Champillet