Chavanat tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Aubusson at 16 km from Chavanat

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Visit Chavanat: highlights and tourist information

Chavanat 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 Chavanat in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Aubusson at 16 km and Lake Vassiviere at 18 km.

Chavanat, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Aubusson

at 16 km (direction east)

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

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Lake Vassiviere

Scenery at 18 km (direction 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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Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat

at 39 km (direction west-south-west), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

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Treignac

Most Beautiful Village at 48 km (direction south-south-west), in the Correze department

The medieval quarter around the 11th century church is the highlight in the village...

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La Souterraine

at 49 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Meymac

at 49 km (direction south-south-east), in the Correze department

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

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Saint-Angel

at 54 km (direction south-south-east), in the Correze department

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

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Pierre-Buffiere

at 55 km (direction west-south-west), in the Haute-Vienne department

The small village of Pierre-Buffiere is listed as a village d'etape - a village...

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Montlucon

at 65 km (direction east-north-east), in the Allier department

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

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Map of places to visit near Chavanat

Markets in and near Chavanat

• Aubusson: market Saturday (16km)
• Bourganeuf: market Wednesday (16km)
• Ahun: market Wednesday (16km)
• Lavaveix-les-Mines: market Thursday (16km)
• Felletin: market Friday (18km)
• Gueret: market Thursday all day & Saturday all day (25km)
• Bugeat: market Thursday - seasonal market only (40km)
• Auzances: market Tuesday (42km)
• Boussac: market Thursday (48km)

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Tourist attractions near Chavanat, France

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

Heritage sites

• Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (39km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Aubusson (16km)
• Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (39km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Millevaches en Limousin (32km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de la Ganille (52km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Lac de Vassivière (18km)
• Pierres Jaumetres (42km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Gouzon (34km)
• La Souterraine (48km)
• Magnac-Bourg (56km)

Geography and distances

Chavanat is in the southern-centre of France at 25 kilometres from Gueret, the department capital (general information: Chavanat is 324 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Banize, La Pouge, Le Monteil-Au-Vicomte, Saint-Georges-la-Pouge, Saint-Hilaire-le-Chateau, Saint-Pierre-Bellevue, Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs and Vidaillat.

This page in French: Visiter Chavanat