Commentry tourism and travel guide

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Visit Commentry: highlights and tourist information

Commentry is situated in the Allier 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 Commentry in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Montlucon at 12 km and Herisson at 25 km.

Commentry, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Montlucon

at 12 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Montlucon guide

Herisson

at 25 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Charroux

Most Beautiful Village at 34 km (direction east-south-east)

Charroux is a very quiet Auvergne village, unusual in the 'village centre' being a...

See Charroux guide

Culan

at 42 km (direction west-north-west), in the Cher department

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

See Culan guide

Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule

at 42 km (direction east)

The quiet town of Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule lacks major monuments but merits a stroll when you...

See Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule guide

Souvigny

at 44 km (direction east-north-east)

The Priory Church of Saint-Peter and Saint-Paul with the tombes of the Dukes of...

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Volvic

at 52 km (direction south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

One of the most famous bottled waters in the world is from Volvic, which...

See Volvic guide

Riom

at 52 km (direction south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The quiet regional town of Riom has several monuments of historical importance to see...

See Riom guide

Mozac

at 53 km (direction south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The interesting Abbey of Saint-Pierre in Mozac combines early roman elements and later gothic...

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Moulins

at 55 km (direction east-north-east)

In the historic centre of Moulins it is the cathedral that is the most...

See Moulins guide

Aubusson

at 58 km (direction west-south-west), in the Creuse department

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

See Aubusson guide

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Markets in and near Commentry

Market days in Commentry: weekly market: Friday;

• Commentry: market Friday (0km)
• Neris-les-Bains: market Thursday & Sunday (6km)
• Montlucon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday all day (12km)
• Saint-Eloy-les-Mines: market Saturday (16km)
• Montmarault: market Wednesday (17km)
• Domerat: market Friday (18km)
• Pionsat: market Friday (20km)
• Cosne-d'Allier: market Tuesday (22km)
• Bellenaves: market Wednesday (28km)
• Ebreuil: market Thursday (33km)

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Tourist attractions near Commentry, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Charroux (34km)

National Monuments

• Chareil-Cintrat Chateau (37km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Neris-les-Bains (6km)
• Aubusson (58km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Georges (Bourbon-l'Archambault) (41km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Ygrande) (42km)
• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre de Mozac (Mozac) (51km)
• Eglise de Saint-Georges (Saint-Jeanvrin) (52km)
• Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couronne d'Ennezat (Ennezat) (57km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château d'Ainay-le-Vieil (34km)
• Les jardins artistiques de Drulon (49km)
• Jardins du prieuré Notre-Dame-d'Orsan (56km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt des Colettes (21km)
• Foret de Troncais (39km)
• Pierres Jaumetres (41km)

Towns of Art and history

• Montlucon (12km)
• Riom (52km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Montmarault (17km)
• Gouzon (40km)

Geography and distances

Commentry is in the south of France at 55 kilometres from Moulins, the department capital (general information: Commentry is 287 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chamblet, Colombier, Doyet, Durdat-Larequille, Malicorne and Neris-les-Bains.

This page in French: Visiter Commentry