Courcelles tourism and travel guide

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Visit Courcelles: highlights and tourist information

Courcelles is situated in the Nievre department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Courcelles in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.

Popular places to visit nearby include Clamecy at 12 km and Corbigny at 26 km.

Courcelles, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Clamecy

at 12 km (direction east-north-east)

The Collegiale Saint-Martin is the principal monument here in the historic centre of Clamecy...

See Clamecy guide

Corbigny

at 26 km (direction east-south-east)

Corbigny, on the edge of the Morvan Regional Parc, includes an abbey among its...

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Vezelay

Heritage Site at 27 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yonne department

Even if it didn't have one of the most famous abbeys in France, Vezelay...

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Vézelay basilica

Church at 27 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yonne department

The basilica in Vézelay is a monumental example of roman style architecture, with 12th...

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Guedelon

at 28 km (direction north-west), in the Yonne department

At the remarkable site of Guedelon an entire medieval castle is being reconstructed using...

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La Charite-sur-Loire

at 37 km (direction west-south-west)

In La Charité-sur-Loire you can visit the abbey church and other monastery buildings...

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Avallon

at 40 km (direction east), in the Yonne department

Avallon is a very pleasant town to explore with some very imposing medieval buildings,...

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Sancerre

at 43 km (direction west), in the Cher department

The pretty village of Sancerre is best known for the famous wines of the...

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Auxerre

at 47 km (direction north-north-east), in the Yonne department

With its cathedral and churches, and extensive historic centre with half-timbered houses and an...

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Nevers

at 48 km (direction south-south-west)

The ancient centre of Nevers contains several interesting monuments and houses dating from the...

See Nevers guide

Montreal

at 51 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yonne department

Behind its fortified entrance, the small village of Montreal is a very unspoiled medieval...

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Chablis

at 56 km (direction north-east), in the Yonne department

Best known for the very famous wines of the same name, Chablis is also...

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Noyers-sur-Serein

Most Beautiful Village at 56 km (direction east-north-east), in the Yonne department

The half-timbered houses and riverside setting make Noyers-sur-Serein one of our favourite small towns...

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Briare

at 56 km (direction west-north-west), in the Loiret department

With the Loire River and the Canal de Briare crossing in the centre of...

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Reserve excursions near Courcelles

Map of places to visit near Courcelles

Markets in and near Courcelles

• Clamecy: market Saturday (12km)
• Corbigny: market Friday (26km)
• Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye: market Wednesday (29km)
• Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire: market Wednesday & Sunday & Friday (36km)
• Saint-Fargeau: market Friday (37km)
• Toucy: market Saturday (39km)
• Vermenton: market Friday (39km)
• Avallon: market Saturday (40km)
• Saint-Satur: market Thursday (42km)
• Auxerre: market Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (46km)

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Tourist attractions near Courcelles, France

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

Heritage sites

• Vezelay (27km)
• Vézelay basilica St Madeleine (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (27km)
• Asquins église St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (28km)
• Abbatiale Notre-Dame de La Charité-sur-Loire (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (38km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Noyers-sur-Serein (56km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Sancerre (43km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Prieuré de Saint Révérien (Saint-Reverien) (22km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame-du-Pré (Donzy) (22km)
• Eglise de Saint Barthélémy (Cervon) (32km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardin du château du Chatillon en Bazois (43km)
• Forgeneuve (46km)
• Jardin du château de Limanton (52km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clamecy (12km)
• Auxerre (46km)

Towns of Art and history

• Nevers (48km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Pougues-les-Eaux (42km)

Geography and distances

Courcelles is in the eastern-center of France at 48 kilometres from Nevers, the department capital (general information: Courcelles is 180 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into one of the Paris airports and hire a car or drive from a channel ferry port, operhaps Calais or Dunkirk at about 5 - 6 hours. For driving distances to Courcelles from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Breugnon, Corvol-l'Orgueilleux, Cuncy-les-Varzy, La Chapelle-Saint-Andre, Oudan, Saint-Pierre-du-Mont, Trucy-l'Orgueilleux, Varzy and Villiers-le-Sec.

This page in French: Visiter Courcelles