Chateaumeillant tourism and travel guide

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Visit Chateaumeillant: highlights and tourist information

Chateaumeillant is situated in the Cher 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 Chateaumeillant in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Culan at 11 km and La Chatre at 17 km.

Chateaumeillant, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Culan

at 11 km (direction east)

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

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La Chatre

at 17 km (direction west), in the Indre department

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

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Saint-Chartier

at 20 km (direction west-north-west), in the Indre department

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

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Nohant-Vic

at 20 km (direction west-north-west), in the Indre department

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

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Montlucon

at 39 km (direction east-south-east), in the Allier department

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

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Herisson

at 39 km (direction east), in the Allier department

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

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Gargilesse-Dampierre

Most Beautiful Village at 47 km (direction west), in the Indre department

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

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Issoudun

at 47 km (direction north-north-west), in the Indre department

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

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Chateauroux

at 48 km (direction west-north-west), in the Indre department

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

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Markets in and near Chateaumeillant

Market days in Chateaumeillant: weekly market: Friday;

• Chateaumeillant: market Friday (0km)
• Lignieres: market Monday (21km)
• Boussac: market Thursday (24km)
• Saint-Amand-Montrond: market Wednesday & Saturday (30km)
• Domerat: market Friday (34km)
• Montlucon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday all day (40km)
• Dun-sur-Auron: market Saturday (45km)
• Issoudun: market Saturday all day (46km)
• Neris-les-Bains: market Thursday & Sunday (47km)
• Chateauroux: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday all day & Friday (47km)

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Tourist attractions near Chateaumeillant, France

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

Heritage sites

• Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre collegiale St Etienne (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (30km)

National Monuments

• George Sand House (19km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• La Chatre (17km)
• Neris-les-Bains (47km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint-Georges (Saint-Jeanvrin) (5km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Ineuil) (25km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Noirlac et Saint Etienne Prieuré (Bruere-Allichamps) (28km)
• Abbaye de La Celle (La Celle) (30km)
• Collegiale Saint Etienne (Dun-sur-Auron) (46km)
• Eglise de Saint Germain (Blet) (55km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du prieuré Notre-Dame-d'Orsan (9km)
• Les jardins artistiques de Drulon (17km)
• Jardin du domaine de George Sand (20km)
• Jardins du château d'Ainay-le-Vieil (20km)
• Jardin-arboretum de La Sédelle (48km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Pierres Jaumetres (31km)
• Foret de Troncais (41km)

Towns of Art and history

• Montlucon (39km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Gouzon (41km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Amand-Montrond (30km)
• Issoudun (46km)
• Chateauroux (47km)

Geography and distances

Chateaumeillant is in the center of France at 60 kilometres from Bourges, the department capital (general information: Chateaumeillant is 255 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into Paris and rent a car or drive from one of the channel ports such as Caen or Le Havre, a drive af about 2-3 hours. For driving distances to Chateaumeillant from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beddes, Neret, Saint-Jeanvrin, Saint-Saturnin and Urciers.

This page in French: Visiter Chateaumeillant