Chasnay tourism and travel guide

Photo is of La Charite-sur-Loire at 15 km from Chasnay

Visit Chasnay: highlights and tourist information

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

Popular places to visit nearby include La Charite-sur-Loire at 15 km and Sancerre at 28 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Chasnay, 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 Chasnay in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

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

La Charite-sur-Loire

at 15 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

Sancerre

at 28 km (direction west-north-west), in the Cher department

The pretty village of Sancerre is best known for the famous wines...

See Sancerre guide

Nevers

at 28 km (direction south)

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

See Nevers guide

Clamecy

at 35 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Clamecy guide

Guedelon

at 37 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yonne department

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

See Guedelon guide

Corbigny

at 38 km (direction east)

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

See Corbigny guide

Apremont-sur-Allier

Most Beautiful Village at 39 km (direction south-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

Vezelay

Heritage Site at 49 km (direction east-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 49 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yonne department

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

See Vézelay basilica guide

Briare

at 55 km (direction north-west), in the Loiret department

With the Loire River and the Canal de Briare crossing in the...

See Briare guide

Gien

at 64 km (direction north-west), in the Loiret department

To the east of the main Loire Valley, the view across the...

See Gien guide

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

Map of places to visit near Chasnay

Markets in and near Chasnay

• Fourchambault: market Sunday (27km)
• Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (27km)
• Saint-Satur: market Thursday (27km)
• Nevers: market Saturday all day (28km)
• Clamecy: market Saturday (35km)
• Corbigny: market Friday (37km)
• Baugy: market Friday (39km)
• Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye: market Wednesday (41km)
• Beaulieu-sur-Loire: market Wednesday (43km)
• Saint-Fargeau: market Friday (45km)

Hotels near Chasnay

More information about Chasnay, Burgundy

Tourist attractions near Chasnay, France

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

Heritage sites

• Abbatiale Notre-Dame de La Charité-sur-Loire (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (15km)
• Vezelay (49km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (49km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (50km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Apremont-sur-Allier (39km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Sancerre (28km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre-Dame-du-Pré (Donzy) (15km)
• Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (24km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint André (Jussy-Champagne) (50km)
• Eglise de Saint Germain (Blet) (52km)

Remarkable gardens

• Forgeneuve (27km)
• Parc floral d'Apremont (39km)
• Parc et jardin du château du Chatillon en Bazois (42km)
• Jardin du château de Limanton (51km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clamecy (35km)

Towns of Art and history

• Nevers (28km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Pougues-les-Eaux (20km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Briare (57km)

Geography and distances

Chasnay is in the eastern-center of France at 28 kilometres from Nevers, the department capital (general information: Chasnay is 190 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 Chasnay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arbourse, Chateauneuf-Val-de-Bargis, Dompierre-sur-Nievre, La Celle-sur-Nievre, Murlin, Nannay and Vielmanay.

This page in French: Visiter Chasnay