Chateauponsac tourism and travel guide

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Visit Chateauponsac: highlights and tourist information

Chateauponsac is situated in the Haute-Vienne 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 Chateauponsac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lac de Saint-Pardoux at 8 km and Bellac at 18 km.

Chateauponsac, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Lac de Saint-Pardoux

at 8 km (direction south)

The Lac de Saint-Pardoux s a large leisure lake in the Haute-Vienne department...

See Lac de Saint-Pardoux guide

Bellac

at 18 km (direction west)

The small market town of Bellac has some medieval houses of interest, and a...

See Bellac guide

Le-Dorat

at 18 km (direction west-north-west)

In the small town of Le Dorat you will enjoy exploring the old town...

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La Souterraine

at 20 km (direction east-north-east), in the Creuse department

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

See La Souterraine guide

Mortemart

Most Beautiful Village at 27 km (direction west-south-west)

Now listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France', Mortemart is a very pleasant...

See Mortemart guide

Montrol-Senard

at 27 km (direction west-south-west)

Montrol-Senard is a traditional Limousin village which has been turned into an ecomuseum....

See Montrol-Senard guide

Oradour-sur-Glane

at 29 km (direction south-west)

The village of Oradour-sur-Glane is a memorial town, now maintained in the condition it...

See Oradour-sur-Glane guide

Limoges

at 33 km (direction south)

Limoges is not usually featured on a list of 'must be visited places' but...

See Limoges guide

Saint-Benoit-du-Sault

Most Beautiful Village at 35 km (direction north-north-east), in the Indre department

The unspoiled medieval streets in the 'most beautiful village' of Saint-Benoit-de-Sault quickly take you...

See Saint-Benoit-du-Sault guide

Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat

at 37 km (direction south-east)

Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat, with its medieval houses and collegiale church, is a reminder that the town...

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Brigueuil

at 38 km (direction west-south-west), in the Charente department

Here in Brigueuil it is the roman style church that is the most interesting...

See Brigueuil guide

Aixe-sur-Vienne

at 39 km (direction south-south-west)

The quiet town of Aixe-sur-Vienne has few important monuments, but is a pleasure to...

See Aixe-sur-Vienne guide

Saint-Junien

at 40 km (direction west-south-west)

After exploring Saint-Junien and the Collegiale Church of Saint-Junien be sure to also visit...

See Saint-Junien guide

Montmorillon

at 45 km (direction north-west), in the Vienne department

Although it is quite a small town, there is a lot to discover in...

See Montmorillon guide

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Markets in and near Chateauponsac

• Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (8km)
• Limoges: market every day (32km)
• Saint-Junien: market Saturday (39km)
• Bourganeuf: market Wednesday (42km)
• Montmorillon: market Wednesday (45km)

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Tourist attractions near Chateauponsac, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Limousin (34km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe Abbey (35km)
• Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (37km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Benoit-du-Sault (35km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (37km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (40km)
• Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (41km)
• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (42km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame (Montmorillon) (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin-arboretum de La Sédelle (39km)
• Jardin de Liliane (47km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Lac de Saint-Pardoux (11km)
• Site Corot (39km)
• Lac de Vassivière (57km)

Towns of Art and history

• Limoges (33km)
• Montmorillon (45km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Bessines-sur-Gartempe (8km)
• Bellac (18km)
• La Souterraine (20km)
• Eguzon-Chantome (42km)

Geography and distances

Chateauponsac is in the southern-centre of France at 32 kilometres from Limoges, the department capital (general information: Chateauponsac is 313 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Balledent, Saint-Amand-Magnazeix and Villefavard.

This page in French: Visiter Chateauponsac