Crocq tourism and travel guide

Visit Crocq: highlights and tourist information

Crocq 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 Crocq in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Aubusson at 18 km and Meymac at 40 km.

Crocq, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Aubusson

Aubusson

at 18 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Aubusson guide
Meymac

Meymac

at 40 km (direction south-south-west), in the Correze department

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

See Meymac guide
Lake Vassiviere

Lake Vassiviere

Scenery at 40 km (direction west), in the Haute-Vienne department

The largest lake in Limousin, Lake Vassiviere is a popular leisure lake with numerous...

See Lake Vassiviere guide
Saint-Angel

Saint-Angel

at 42 km (direction south-south-west), in the Correze department

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

See Saint-Angel guide
 
 
Orcival

Orcival

at 42 km (direction east-south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Orcival is home to one of the most important roman style churches in Auvergne...

See Orcival guide
La Bourboule

La Bourboule

at 42 km (direction south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

La Bourboule is one of the most impressive of the belle-epoque spa towns in...

See La Bourboule guide
Mont-Dore

Mont-Dore

at 47 km (direction east-south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Mont-Dore is well placed to explore the scenic splendours of the area such as...

See Mont-Dore guide
Puy de Dome

Puy de Dome

at 48 km (direction east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Puy-de-Dome is the most famous, and most accessible of the Auvergne volcanoes and has...

See Puy de Dome guide
 
 
Chateau de Val

Chateau de Val

Castle at 48 km (direction south-south-east), in the Cantal department

The Chateau de Val is an impressive medieval castle on the edge of a...

See Chateau de Val guide
Murol

Murol

Castle at 55 km (direction east-south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The highlight of a visit to Murol is the Chateau de Murol that stands...

See Murol guide
Treignac

Treignac

Most Beautiful Village at 58 km (direction west-south-west), in the Correze department

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

See Treignac guide
Saint-Nectaire

Saint-Nectaire

at 58 km (direction east-south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

It is the impressive roman architecture of the Church of St-Nectaire-le-Haut that attracts visitors...

See Saint-Nectaire guide
 
 

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Markets in and near Crocq

  • Felletin: market Friday (15km)
  • Aubusson: market Saturday (18km)
  • Auzances: market Tuesday (20km)
  • Lavaveix-les-Mines: market Thursday (31km)
  • Ahun: market Wednesday (35km)
  • Ussel: market Saturday (36km)
  • Pionsat: market Friday (37km)
  • Meymac: market Friday - seasonal market only (41km)
  • La Bourboule: market Saturday (43km)
  • Bugeat: market Thursday - seasonal market only (45km)

More information about Crocq, Limousin

Tourist attractions near Crocq, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Regional Natural Parcs

  • Millevaches en Limousin (35km)

Churches and religious monuments

  • Eglise de Notre Dame (Orcival) (41km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardin de la Ganille (36km)
  • Jardins de Cordès (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Lac de Vassivière (40km)
  • Banne d'Ordanche (43km)
  • Lac du Guery (45km)
  • Puy de Sancy (51km)
  • Lac Pavin (58km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

  • Gouzon (37km)
 
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Geography and distances

Crocq is in the southern-centre of France at 51 kilometres from Gueret, the department capital (general information: Crocq is 332 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Crocq

Canton: Crocq

Arrondissement: Aubusson

Department: Creuse

Region: Limousin

New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Postcode: 23260

Distance to Crocq

from Gueret (prefecture): 51 km

from Paris: 332 km

from Calais: 566 km

from Nice: 456 km

from Bordeaux: 257 km

from Strasbourg: 506 km

Getting here

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

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Basville, La Villeneuve, La Villetelle, Saint-Bard, Saint-Maurice-Pres-Crocq, Saint-Oradoux-Pres-Crocq and Saint-Pardoux-d'Arnet.

This page in French: Visiter Crocq

 
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