Cotignac tourism and travel guide

Visit Cotignac: highlights and tourist information

Cotignac is situated in the Var department and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Cotignac in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Popular places to visit nearby include Salernes at 7 km and Entrecasteaux at 7 km.

Cotignac, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Salernes

Salernes

at 7 km (direction east-north-east)

Nicely situated in the Bresque river valley, both the medieval quarter and the shady...

See Salernes guide
Entrecasteaux

Entrecasteaux

at 7 km (direction east)

Entrecasteaux is a traditional Provencal town between the Gorges du Verdon and the French...

See Entrecasteaux guide
Villecroze

Villecroze

at 12 km (direction east-north-east)

Villecroze is a charming small village with a quaint historic centre and a park...

See Villecroze guide
Barjols

Barjols

at 12 km (direction west-north-west)

The most striking characteristic of Barjols is the large number of washhouses, fountains and...

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Aups

Aups

at 13 km (direction north-east)

This pleasant town is interesting to visit during your stay near the Gorges du...

See Aups guide
Tourtour

Tourtour

Most Beautiful Village at 14 km (direction east-north-east)

Tourtour is a very attractive and traditional Provencal village with a great deal to...

See Tourtour guide
Lorgues

Lorgues

at 17 km (direction east)

The town of Lorgues is quite a quiet town, and very typical of Provencal...

See Lorgues guide
Flayosc

Flayosc

at 20 km (direction east)

A stroll to admire the fountains in the quiet historic centre of Flayosc is...

See Flayosc guide
 
 
Bauduen

Bauduen

Seaside resort at 24 km (direction east)

Bauduen is a pretty village with a beach on the shores of Lac de...

See Bauduen guide
Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume

Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume

at 24 km (direction west-south-west)

The principal monument here in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume is the Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine...

See Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume guide
Draguignan

Draguignan

at 25 km (direction east)

Much of the medieval centre of Draguignan is now lost, but the town will...

See Draguignan guide
Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon

Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon

at 26 km (direction east), in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department

Sainte-Croix-du-Verdon, France is a charming small resort on the west coast of the Lac...

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Lac de Sainte-Croix

Lac de Sainte-Croix

Scenery at 27 km (direction east), in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department

The Lac de Sainte-Croix is a popular leisure lake with beaches near the Gorges...

See Lac de Sainte-Croix guide
Les-Arcs-sur-Argens

Les-Arcs-sur-Argens

at 27 km (direction east)

Les Arcs, with its historical Parage quarter, is a very lovely historical town...

See Les-Arcs-sur-Argens guide

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Markets in and near Cotignac

Market days in Cotignac: weekly market: Tuesday;

  • Cotignac: market Tuesday (0km)
  • Carces: market Saturday (6km)
  • Aups: market Wednesday & Saturday (13km)
  • Brignoles: market Saturday (15km)
  • Lorgues: market Tuesday (17km)
  • Le Luc: market Friday (19km)
  • Gareoult: market Tuesday (23km)
  • Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume: market Wednesday (25km)
  • Gonfaron: market Thursday (25km)
  • Draguignan: market Wednesday & Saturday (25km)

More information about Cotignac, Provence

Tourist attractions near Cotignac, France

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

Grand sites of France

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

  • Thoronet Abbey (11km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Regional Natural Parcs

Churches and religious monuments

  • Abbaye du Thoronet (Le Thoronet) (15km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardin d’Elie Alexis (25km)
  • Clos de Villeneuve (38km)
  • Jardin d’oiseaux tropicaux (43km)
  • Parc Olbius Riquier (45km)
  • Jardin du castel Sainte Claire (45km)
  • Parc Saint Bernard (45km)
  • Jardin de Baudouvin (45km)
  • Domaine d'Orvès (45km)
  • Jardin Germaine l’Hardy-Denonain (48km)
  • Domaine du Rayol (49km)
  • Parc municipal du Mugel (59km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Lac de Quinson (21km)
  • Lac de Sainte-Croix (27km)
  • Lac d'Esparron (28km)
  • Barrage de Gréoux (31km)
  • Massif des Maures (33km)
  • Embouchure - Verdon (39km)
  • Verdon (rivière) (39km)
  • Massif de la Sainte-Baume (39km)
  • Mont Faron (45km)
  • Barrage de Chaudanne (48km)
  • Barrage de Castillon (50km)
  • Lac de Castillon (50km)
  • Parc du Mugel (59km)
  • Calanque de Figuerolles (60km)

Amusement park / theme park

  • OK Corral (46km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Zoo du Mont Faron (44km)
 
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Geography and distances

Cotignac is in the south-east of France at 48 kilometres from Toulon, the department capital (general information: Cotignac is 661 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Cotignac

Canton: Cotignac

Arrondissement: Brignoles

Department: Var

Region: Provence

Postcode: 83570

Distance to Cotignac

from Toulon (prefecture): 48 km

from Paris: 661 km

from Calais: 887 km

from Nice: 92 km

from Bordeaux: 556 km

from Strasbourg: 576 km

Getting here

Most visitors fly into the airports at Nice or Toulon. To drive from the channel ports allow about 11 hours driving time. For driving distances to Cotignac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Carces, Correns, Montfort-sur-Argens and Sillans-la-Cascade.

This page in French: Visiter Cotignac

 
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