Folles tourism and travel guide

Photo is of La Souterraine at 14 km from Folles

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Visit Folles: highlights and tourist information

Folles is situated in the Haute-Vienne 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 Folles in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include La Souterraine at 14 km and Lac de Saint-Pardoux at 15 km.

Folles, France: places to visit and attractions

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

La Souterraine

at 14 km (direction ), in the Creuse department

La Souterraine is one of those 'hard to find' traditional French towns that are...

See La Souterraine guide

Lac de Saint-Pardoux

at 15 km (direction west-south-west)

The Lac de Saint-Pardoux s a large leisure lake in the Haute-Vienne department...

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Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat

at 31 km (direction south)

Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat, with its medieval houses and collegiale church, is a reminder that the town...

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Le-Dorat

at 31 km (direction west-north-west)

In the small town of Le Dorat you will enjoy exploring the old town...

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Bellac

at 32 km (direction west)

The small market town of Bellac has some medieval houses of interest, and a...

See Bellac guide

Limoges

at 35 km (direction south-west)

Limoges is not usually featured on a list of 'must be visited places' but...

See Limoges guide

Saint-Benoit-du-Sault

Most Beautiful Village at 37 km (direction north-north-west), in the Indre department

The unspoiled medieval streets in the 'most beautiful village' of Saint-Benoit-de-Sault quickly take you...

See Saint-Benoit-du-Sault guide

Oradour-sur-Glane

at 39 km (direction west-south-west)

The village of Oradour-sur-Glane is a memorial town, now maintained in the condition it...

See Oradour-sur-Glane guide

Mortemart

Most Beautiful Village at 40 km (direction west)

Now listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France', Mortemart is a very pleasant...

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Montrol-Senard

at 40 km (direction west)

Montrol-Senard is a traditional Limousin village which has been turned into an ecomuseum....

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Aixe-sur-Vienne

at 43 km (direction south-west)

The quiet town of Aixe-sur-Vienne has few important monuments, but is a pleasure to...

See Aixe-sur-Vienne guide

Lake Vassiviere

Scenery at 45 km (direction south-east)

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

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Gargilesse-Dampierre

Most Beautiful Village at 46 km (direction north-north-east), in the Indre department

Gargilesse-Dampierre is a very small village, but also very pretty and in a lovely...

See Gargilesse-Dampierre guide

Pierre-Buffiere

at 47 km (direction south-south-west)

The small village of Pierre-Buffiere is listed as a village d'etape - a village...

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Markets in and near Folles

• Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (15km)
• Bourganeuf: market Wednesday (29km)
• Gueret: market Thursday all day & Saturday all day (32km)
• Limoges: market every day (35km)
• Saint-Junien: market Saturday (50km)

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Tourist attractions near Folles, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Limousin (35km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (31km)
• Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe Abbey (41km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Benoit-du-Sault (37km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (31km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (42km)
• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (50km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin-arboretum de La Sédelle (33km)
• Jardin de Liliane (54km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Lac de Saint-Pardoux (16km)
• Lac de Vassivière (45km)
• Site Corot (50km)

Towns of Art and history

• Limoges (35km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Bessines-sur-Gartempe (7km)
• La Souterraine (14km)
• Bellac (32km)
• Eguzon-Chantome (38km)

Geography and distances

Folles is in the southern-centre of France at 34 kilometres from Limoges, the department capital (general information: Folles is 312 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bersac-sur-Rivalier, Fromental, Lauriere, Saint-Etienne-de-Fursac and Saint-Pierre-de-Fursac.

This page in French: Visiter Folles