Cusset tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Vichy at 3 km from Cusset
Visit Cusset: highlights and tourist information
Cusset is situated in the Allier department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Cusset in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Popular places to visit nearby include Vichy at 3 km and Chateldon at 18 km.
Cusset, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Vichy
at 3 km (direction west-south-west)The spa town of Vichy is best known for its bottled water and as...
See Vichy guide
Chateldon
at 18 km (direction south-south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentThe ancient city of Chateldon still retains an important part of its medieval castle...
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Lapalisse
at 19 km (direction north-east)The renaissance style Chateau de la Palice, its internal decorations and its gardens are...
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Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule
at 23 km (direction north-west)The quiet town of Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule lacks major monuments but merits a stroll when you...
See Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule guide
Charroux
Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction west)Charroux is a very quiet Auvergne village, unusual in the 'village centre' being a...
See Charroux guide
Thiers
at 32 km (direction south-south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentNot always considered a tourist destination, Thouars actually has a facscinating historical centre with...
See Thiers guide
Riom
at 38 km (direction west-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentThe quiet regional town of Riom has several monuments of historical importance to see...
See Riom guide
Mozac
at 41 km (direction west-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentThe interesting Abbey of Saint-Pierre in Mozac combines early roman elements and later gothic...
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Courpiere
at 42 km (direction south-south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentOnce home to Coco Chanel, Courpiere is a village in the Livradois-Forez natural park...
See Courpiere guide
Volvic
at 44 km (direction west-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentOne of the most famous bottled waters in the world is from Volvic, which...
See Volvic guide
Billom
at 47 km (direction south-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentIt is the half-timbered houses and medieval gateways that provide the charm in the...
See Billom guide
Clermont-Ferrand basilica
Church at 49 km (direction south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentThe basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Port in Clermont-Ferrand is one of the most important romanesque churches...
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Clermont-Ferrand
at 49 km (direction south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentThe Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in sombre black lava stone, dominates the historic centre of Clermont-Ferrand...
See Clermont-Ferrand guide
Moulins
at 49 km (direction north-north-west)In the historic centre of Moulins it is the cathedral that is the most...
See Moulins guide
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Markets in and near Cusset
Market days in Cusset: weekly market: Saturday;
- Cusset: market Saturday (0km)
- Vichy: market Every day except Monday (2km)
- Bellerive-sur-Allier: market Saturday (4km)
- Saint-Yorre: market Wednesday (8km)
- Saint-Germain-Des-Fosses: market Friday (9km)
- Le Mayet-de-Montagne: market Monday (18km)
- Lapalisse: market Thursday (19km)
- Puy-Guillaume: market Wednesday (19km)
- Varennes-sur-Allier: market Tuesday (21km)
- Gannat: market Saturday (21km)
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Tourist attractions near Cusset, France
What to do at Cusset? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Cusset.
Grand sites of France
- Puy de Dome (55km)
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Charroux (24km)
National Monuments
- Chareil-Cintrat Chateau (24km)
- Aulteribe Chateau (40km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Lapalisse (19km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couronne d'Ennezat (Ennezat) (31km)
- Abbatial church de Saint Pierre de Mozac (Mozac) (36km)
- Eglise de Sainte-Marie-Madeleine (Neuilly-en-Donjon) (41km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Clermont-ferrand) (46km)
- Eglise de Saint Léger (Royat) (52km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc du domaine royal de Randan (15km)
- Parc du château de Blanzat (45km)
- Jardins du château d'Opme (53km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Thiers (31km)
- Clermont-Ferrand (49km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Forêt des Colettes (38km)
Amusement park / theme park
- Le PAL (46km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Montmarault (44km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Vichy (2km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc d'Attractions et Animalier (PAL) (44km)
Geography and distances
Cusset is in the south of France at 49 kilometres from Moulins, the department capital (general information: Cusset is 314 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Cusset
from Moulins (prefecture): 49 km
from Paris: 314 km
from Calais: 548 km
from Nice: 404 km
from Bordeaux: 346 km
from Strasbourg: 423 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Cusset from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Abrest, Bellerive-sur-Allier, Bost, Charmeil, Creuzier-le-Neuf, Creuzier-le-Vieux, Hauterive, Le Vernet, Saint-Etienne-de-Vicq, Saint-Remy-en-Rollat and Vichy.
This page in French: Visiter Cusset