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Visit Curan: highlights and tourist information

Curan is situated in the Aveyron department and Occitanie region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Curan in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Peyre at 17 km and Millau bridge at 18 km.

Curan, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Peyre

Most Beautiful Village at 17 km (direction south-east)

Close to Millau Bridge, the small village of Peyre is listed among the most...

See Peyre guide

Millau bridge

Bridge at 18 km (direction south-east)

Millau Bridge (the Viaduc de Millau) is a modern bridge designed by Norman Foster,...

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Millau

at 21 km (direction east-south-east)

The town of Millau is a lively traditional town, well worth a visit when...

See Millau guide

Severac-le-Chateau

at 22 km (direction east-north-east)

The highlights here in Severac-le-Chateau include the castle and the ancient vaulted passages in...

See Severac-le-Chateau guide

Rodez

at 28 km (direction west-north-west)

In Rodez you can explore the historic town around the cathedral, and then choose...

See Rodez guide

Brousse-le-Chateau

Most Beautiful Village at 29 km (direction south-west)

Brousse-le-Chateau is an idyllic little village of steep cobbled streets on the banks of...

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Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt

Most Beautiful Village at 30 km (direction north-north-east)

After exploring the picturesque village at Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt you will find lots of scenic highlights...

See Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt guide

La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite

at 31 km (direction east)

The tiny village of La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite, in the Gorges de la Dourbie, is well...

See La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite guide

Gorges de la Jonte

Scenery at 31 km (direction east), in the Lozere department

Less dramatic and less well known than the Gorges du Tarn north of here,...

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Les loups du Gevaudan

at 31 km (direction east-north-east), in the Lozere department

The Loups de Gevaudan park is a chance to see wolves living in semi-liberty...

See Les loups du Gevaudan guide

Les Vignes

at 31 km (direction east-north-east), in the Lozere department

Les Vignes is a village on the banks of the Tarn river, surrounded by...

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Saint-Come-d'Olt

Most Beautiful Village at 35 km (direction east-north-east)

The pilgrimage village of Saint-Côme-d'Olt, with its castle and unusual church, is listed among...

See Saint-Come-d'Olt guide

Espalion

at 36 km (direction north-north-west)

In the town of Espalion there is a lovely bridge over the river and...

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La Malène

at 39 km (direction east-north-east), in the Lozere department

La Malène is a pretty village on the Tarn river in the Gorges du...

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Map of places to visit near Curan

Markets in and near Curan

• Salles-Curan: market Saturday - seasonal market only (6km)
• Arvieu: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (15km)
• Villefranche-de-Panat: market Sunday - seasonal market only (17km)
• Laissac: market Tuesday (20km)
• Millau: market Wednesday & Friday (21km)
• Severac-le-Chateau: market Thursday (22km)
• Saint-Affrique: market Thursday & Saturday (27km)
• Rodez: market Wednesday & Saturday (28km)
• Baraqueville: market Sunday - seasonal market only (35km)
• Espalion: market Friday (37km)

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Tourist attractions near Curan, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Gorges du Tarn (48km)

Heritage sites

• Espalion Pont Vieux (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (37km)
• Estaing pont sur le Lot (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (42km)
• St Chely d'Aubrac pont des pèlerins (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)
• Conques abbatiale Sainte-Foy (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (57km)
• Conques pont sur le Dourdou (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (58km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Peyre (17km)
• Brousse-le-Chateau (29km)
• Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt (30km)
• Saint-Come-d'Olt (35km)
• Estaing (42km)
• Belcastel (46km)
• Sainte-Enimie (48km)
• La Couvertoirade (49km)
• Conques (57km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Marvejols (52km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Grands Causses (22km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint-Cirice (Brousse-le-Chateau) (29km)
• Abbaye de Sylvanès (Sylvanes) (42km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin d'Eden du château du Colombier (38km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux (31km)
• Trou de Bozouls (32km)
• Tindoul de la Vayssière (34km)
• Aven Armand (grotte) (40km)

Towns of Art and history

• Sauveterre-de-Rouergue (43km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Canourgue (39km)
• Le Caylar (53km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc à loups du Gévaudan (wolves) (31km)
• Maison des vautours (vultures) (31km)

Geography and distances

Curan is in the southern-centre of France at 28 kilometres from Rodez, the department capital (general information: Curan is 519 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 1 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Salles-Curan.

This page in French: Visiter Curan