Cournanel tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Limoux at 3 km from Cournanel

Visit Cournanel: highlights and tourist information

Cournanel is situated in the Aude department and Occitanie region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Limoux at 3 km and Alet-les-Bains at 4 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Cournanel, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Cournanel in Occitanie.

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

Limoux

at 3 km (direction north-north-west)

The small town of Limoux is best visited in late spring to...

See Limoux guide

Alet-les-Bains

at 4 km (direction south-south-east)

The abbey ruins are the most imposing monument in Alet-les-Bains but be...

See Alet-les-Bains guide

Saint-Hilaire

at 9 km (direction north-east)

Saint-Hilaire is a pleasant village that is dominated by the lovely Abbey...

See Saint-Hilaire guide

Rennes-le-Chateau

at 12 km (direction south-south-east)

A small village with lovely views, it is also the legends associating...

See Rennes-le-Chateau guide

Rennes-les-Bains

at 14 km (direction south-east)

Rennes-les-Bains is a traditional spa town in the Aude countryside...

See Rennes-les-Bains guide

Gorges de l'Aude

Scenery at 18 km (direction south-south-west)

The Gorges de l'Aude are a scenic highlight to explore close to...

See Gorges de l'Aude guide

Quillan

at 18 km (direction south-south-west)

Be sure to take a stroll through Quillan as part of your...

See Quillan guide

Camon

Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction west), in the Ariege department

The fortified village of Camon, listed as a 'most beautiful village of...

See Camon guide

Carcassonne

Heritage Site at 22 km (direction north-east)

The medieval fortress-town of Carcassonne is very extensive and very interesting. Highly...

See Carcassonne guide

Chateau de Puilaurens

Castle at 26 km (direction south-south-east)

Castle Puilaurens is a Cathar castle of France in a beautiful mountain...

See Chateau de Puilaurens guide

Chateau de Termes

Castle at 26 km (direction east)

Château De Termes is one of the most important Cathar castles in...

See Chateau de Termes guide

Mirepoix

at 30 km (direction west), in the Ariege department

In Mirepoix it is the beautifully preserved centre of the bastide town...

See Mirepoix guide

Montolieu

at 31 km (direction west)

Built on the edge of a deep ravine, Montolieu is well known...

See Montolieu guide

Chateau de Peyrepertuse

Castle at 32 km (direction east-south-east)

Visit the Peyrepertuse Castle, the most popular of the Cathar castles found...

See Chateau de Peyrepertuse guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Aude

Map of places to visit near Cournanel

Markets in and near Cournanel

• Limoux: market Friday all day (3km)
• Esperaza: market Thursday & Sunday (11km)
• Quillan: market Wednesday & Saturday (18km)
• Carcassonne: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (22km)
• Bram: market Wednesday (25km)
• Belesta: market Tuesday & Thursday (28km)
• Mirepoix: market Thursday & Monday (30km)
• Lavelanet: market Wednesday & Friday (33km)
• Castelnaudary: market Monday all day (39km)
• Lezignan-Corbieres: market Wednesday (46km)

Hotels near Cournanel

More information about Cournanel, Languedoc-Roussillon

Tourist attractions near Cournanel, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Carcassonne City (22km)

Heritage sites

• Carcassonne (22km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Camon (22km)
• Lagrasse (32km)
• Mosset (42km)
• Eus (47km)
• Minerve (55km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Limoux (3km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Sainte Marie de Marcevol (Arboussols) (46km)
• Chapelle de Casenoves (Ille-sur-tet) (51km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc aux Bambous (41km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gorges de l'Orbieu (21km)
• Cité de Carcassonne (22km)
• Gorges de la Pierre-Lys (22km)
• Fontaine Intermittente de Fontestorbes (28km)
• Gorges de Galamus (30km)
• Gouffre de Cabrespine (41km)
• Orgues d'Ille-sur-Tet (51km)

Geography and distances

Cournanel is in the south of France at 22 kilometres from Carcassonne, the department capital (general information: Cournanel is 647 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Alet-les-Bains, Bouriege, Gaja-et-Villedieu, Gardie, La Digne-d'Aval, Limoux, Magrie, Malras, Pauligne, Pieusse, Roquetaillade, Saint-Polycarpe, Tourreilles, Veraza and Villar-Saint-Anselme.

This page in French: Visiter Cournanel