Chausseterre tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Thiers at 19 km from Chausseterre
Visit Chausseterre: highlights and tourist information
Chausseterre is situated in the Loire department and Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Chausseterre in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.
Popular places to visit nearby include Thiers at 19 km and Chateldon at 22 km.
Chausseterre, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Thiers
at 19 km (direction west), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentNot always considered a tourist destination, Thouars actually has a facscinating historical centre with...
See Thiers guide
Chateldon
at 22 km (direction west-north-west), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentThe ancient city of Chateldon still retains an important part of its medieval castle...
See Chateldon guide
Courpiere
at 25 km (direction west-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentOnce home to Coco Chanel, Courpiere is a village in the Livradois-Forez natural park...
See Courpiere guide
Olliergues
at 27 km (direction south-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentOlliergues is a small village with an unspoiled historic centre in the Livradois-Forez naturel...
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Vichy
at 38 km (direction west-north-west), in the Allier departmentThe spa town of Vichy is best known for its bottled water and as...
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Ambert
at 39 km (direction south), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentThe quiet town of Ambert in the Natural Regional Park of Livradois-Forez has a...
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Billom
at 40 km (direction west-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentIt is the half-timbered houses and medieval gateways that provide the charm in the...
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Lapalisse
at 41 km (direction north-north-west), in the Allier departmentThe renaissance style Chateau de la Palice, its internal decorations and its gardens are...
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Semur-en-Brionnais
Most Beautiful Village at 47 km (direction north-east), in the Saone-et-Loire departmentAs well as the pretty village itself, you can also visit the Chateau de...
See Semur-en-Brionnais guide
Sauxillanges
at 50 km (direction south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentThe principal monuments in Sauxillanges, the monastery and the castle, are not open to...
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Anzy-le-Duc
at 52 km (direction north-north-east), in the Saone-et-Loire departmentMuch the most visited site in this pretty village is the Priory of Anzy-le-Duc...
See Anzy-le-Duc guide
Usson
Most Beautiful Village at 54 km (direction south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentOne of the least developed of the 'most beautiful villages in France' (a good...
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Montpeyroux
Most Beautiful Village at 54 km (direction west-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentMontpeyroux is a small village now listed among the 'most beautiful in France' and...
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Issoire
at 57 km (direction west-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentBest known for its romanesque church, Issoire is a very pleasant and unspoiled town...
See Issoire guide
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Markets in and near Chausseterre
- Noiretable: market Saturday (9km)
- Saint-Remy-sur-Durolle: market Sunday (15km)
- Thiers: market Thursday & Saturday (19km)
- Le Mayet-de-Montagne: market Monday (22km)
- Boen: market Thursday (24km)
- Courpiere: market Tuesday (24km)
- Puy-Guillaume: market Wednesday (25km)
- Le Coteau: market Wednesday (27km)
- Roanne: market Sunday & Friday (28km)
- Saint-Yorre: market Wednesday (31km)
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Tourist attractions near Chausseterre, France
What to do at Chausseterre? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Chausseterre.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Semur-en-Brionnais (47km)
- Usson (54km)
- Montpeyroux (54km)
National Monuments
- Aulteribe Chateau (26km)
- Chareil-Cintrat Chateau (60km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Livradois-Forez (40km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) (39km)
- Eglise de Saint Marcel (Iguerande) (41km)
- Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (42km)
- Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couronne d'Ennezat (Ennezat) (43km)
- Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Semur-en-Brionnais) (47km)
- Eglise de Saint Austremoine d'Issoire (Issoire) (57km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc du domaine royal de Randan (36km)
- Jardins du château d'Hauterive (57km)
- Le jardin de Zéphyr (58km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Thiers (19km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Col des Pradeaux (41km)
- Bois Noirs (42km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Vichy (38km)
Geography and distances
Chausseterre is in the eastern-center of France at 70 kilometres from Saint-Etienne, the department capital (general information: Chausseterre is 346 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Chausseterre
Canton: Saint-Just-en-Chevalet
Arrondissement: Roanne
Department: Loire
Region: Rhone-Alpes
New region: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes
Postcode: 42430
Distance to Chausseterre
from Saint-Etienne (prefecture): 70 km
from Paris: 346 km
from Calais: 580 km
from Nice: 367 km
from Bordeaux: 360 km
from Strasbourg: 423 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Chausseterre from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arconsat, Cervieres, Champoly, La Tuiliere, Les Salles, Saint-Just-en-Chevalet and Saint-Romain-d'Urfe.
This page in French: Visiter Chausseterre