Escoussens tourism and travel guide

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Visit Escoussens: highlights and tourist information

Escoussens is situated in the Tarn 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 Escoussens in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Castres at 11 km and Soreze at 13 km.

Escoussens, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Castres

at 11 km (direction north-north-east)

While not an important tourist destination, Castres has a pleasant town centre and an...

See Castres guide

Soreze

at 13 km (direction west-south-west)

The abbey-school and numerous ancient colombage houses are among the interesting finds in the...

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Saissac

at 16 km (direction south-south-west), in the Aude department

In Saissac the highlights include the views from the top of the village and...

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Revel

at 17 km (direction west-south-west), in the Haute-Garonne department

The large arcaded square in the centre of Revel contains one of the biggest...

See Revel guide

Montolieu

at 21 km (direction south), in the Aude department

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

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Chateaux de Lastours

Castle at 23 km (direction south-east), in the Aude department

The four ruined castles in Lastours, in cathar country, were built in the 13th...

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La Pomarede

at 24 km (direction west-south-west), in the Aude department

Very tiny so don't travel for ages to get here but if you are...

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Lautrec

Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction north-north-west)

Lautrec is a small village, but both the views and the intereting historic buildings...

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Brassac (Tarn)

at 27 km (direction east-north-east)

The highlight in the centre of Brassac in the Tarn department is certainly the...

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Castelnaudary

at 29 km (direction south-west), in the Aude department

Slightly away from tourist routes, Castelnaudary has a pleasant canal port and is the...

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Realmont

at 31 km (direction south-west)

Realmont is very typical of the bastide towns to be found throughout the Tarn...

See Realmont guide

Caunes-Minervois

at 32 km (direction east-south-east), in the Aude department

If you are exploreing the Minervois wine region you will also want to take...

See Caunes-Minervois guide

Carcassonne

Heritage Site at 34 km (direction south-south-east), in the Aude department

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

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Lavaur

at 39 km (direction west-north-west)

Lavaur is a pretty red brick town in the Tarn department of France...

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Map of places to visit near Escoussens

Markets in and near Escoussens

• Labruguiere: market Friday (6km)
• Castres: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (13km)
• Mazamet: market Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday (13km)
• Revel: market Saturday (17km)
• Puylaurens: market Wednesday (18km)
• Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux: market Tuesday (25km)
• Castelnaudary: market Monday all day (29km)
• Bram: market Wednesday (29km)
• Realmont: market Wednesday (31km)
• Graulhet: market Thursday & Sunday (34km)

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Tourist attractions near Escoussens, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Carcassonne City (35km)

Heritage sites

• Carcassonne (34km)
• Rabastens église Notre-Dame-du-Bourg (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (53km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Minerve (46km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Revel (17km)
• Gaillac (51km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Haut-Languedoc (37km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de l'Évêché (12km)
• Jardin et parc du château de Loubens (35km)
• Jardin des Martels (46km)
• Parc aux Bambous (54km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gouffre de Cabrespine (25km)
• Cité de Carcassonne (35km)
• Grotte de la Devèze (40km)

Geography and distances

Escoussens is in the south of France at 48 kilometres from Albi, the department capital (general information: Escoussens is 596 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Labruguiere, Massaguel, Saint-Affrique-les-Montagnes, Verdalle and Viviers-les-Montagnes.

This page in French: Visiter Escoussens