Chard tourism and travel guide

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Visit Chard: highlights and tourist information

Chard is situated in the Creuse department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Chard in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Aubusson at 24 km and Orcival at 40 km.

Chard, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Aubusson

at 24 km (direction west)

Aubusson is world famous for the rugs that have been produced here during several...

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Orcival

at 40 km (direction south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Orcival is home to one of the most important roman style churches in Auvergne...

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Puy de Dome

at 42 km (direction east-south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Puy-de-Dome is the most famous, and most accessible of the Auvergne volcanoes and has...

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Volvic

at 44 km (direction east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

One of the most famous bottled waters in the world is from Volvic, which...

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La Bourboule

at 44 km (direction south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

La Bourboule is one of the most impressive of the belle-epoque spa towns in...

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Montlucon

at 45 km (direction north-north-east), in the Allier department

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

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Mozac

at 48 km (direction east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The interesting Abbey of Saint-Pierre in Mozac combines early roman elements and later gothic...

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Mont-Dore

at 48 km (direction south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Mont-Dore is well placed to explore the scenic splendours of the area such as...

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Riom

at 50 km (direction east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The quiet regional town of Riom has several monuments of historical importance to see...

See Riom guide

Clermont-Ferrand

at 50 km (direction east-south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in sombre black lava stone, dominates the historic centre of Clermont-Ferrand...

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Lake Vassiviere

Scenery at 50 km (direction west-south-west), in the Haute-Vienne department

The largest lake in Limousin, Lake Vassiviere is a popular leisure lake with numerous...

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Clermont-Ferrand basilica

Church at 51 km (direction east-south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Port in Clermont-Ferrand is one of the most important romanesque churches...

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Meymac

at 52 km (direction south-west), in the Correze department

Meymac should be beter known to tourists - the stone buildings in the town...

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Saint-Angel

at 52 km (direction south-south-west), in the Correze department

Saint-Angel is a very small village but also a pleasant diversion when you are...

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Markets in and near Chard

• Auzances: market Tuesday (9km)
• Aubusson: market Saturday (24km)
• Felletin: market Friday (24km)
• Pionsat: market Friday (25km)
• Lavaveix-les-Mines: market Thursday (33km)
• Saint-Eloy-les-Mines: market Saturday (37km)
• Ahun: market Wednesday (37km)
• Neris-les-Bains: market Thursday & Sunday (41km)
• Commentry: market Friday (43km)
• La Bourboule: market Saturday (45km)

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Tourist attractions near Chard, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Puy de Dome (42km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Aubusson (24km)
• Neris-les-Bains (41km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Millevaches en Limousin (47km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame (Orcival) (39km)
• Eglise de Saint Léger (Royat) (49km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Saint-Nectaire) (54km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de Cordès (40km)
• Jardin de la Ganille (46km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Pierres Jaumetres (43km)
• Banne d'Ordanche (44km)
• Lac du Guery (45km)
• Forêt des Colettes (46km)

Towns of Art and history

• Montlucon (45km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Gouzon (33km)
• Montmarault (56km)

Geography and distances

Chard is in the southern-centre of France at 53 kilometres from Gueret, the department capital (general information: Chard is 324 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Brousse, Chatelard, La Villeneuve, Le Compas, Les Mars, Lioux-les-Monges, Merinchal, Saint-Bard and Sermur.

This page in French: Visiter Chard