Janaillat tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Lake Vassiviere at 28 km from Janaillat

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Visit Janaillat: highlights and tourist information

Janaillat 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 Janaillat in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lake Vassiviere at 28 km and La Souterraine at 28 km.

Janaillat, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Lake Vassiviere

Scenery at 28 km (direction south-south-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

See Lake Vassiviere guide

La Souterraine

at 28 km (direction north-west)

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

See La Souterraine guide

Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat

at 31 km (direction south-west), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

See Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat guide

Aubusson

at 34 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Aubusson guide

Lac de Saint-Pardoux

at 36 km (direction west), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

See Lac de Saint-Pardoux guide

Limoges

at 45 km (direction west-south-west), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

See Limoges guide

Pierre-Buffiere

at 50 km (direction south-west), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

See Pierre-Buffiere guide

Saint-Benoit-du-Sault

Most Beautiful Village at 51 km (direction 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

Aixe-sur-Vienne

at 55 km (direction west-south-west), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

See Aixe-sur-Vienne guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Creuse

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Map of places to visit near Janaillat

Markets in and near Janaillat

• Bourganeuf: market Wednesday (12km)
• Gueret: market Thursday all day & Saturday all day (16km)
• Ahun: market Wednesday (24km)
• Lavaveix-les-Mines: market Thursday (26km)
• Aubusson: market Saturday (34km)
• Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (36km)
• Felletin: market Friday (38km)
• Limoges: market every day (46km)
• Boussac: market Thursday (49km)

More information about Janaillat, Limousin

Tourist attractions near Janaillat, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Limousin (45km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (31km)
• Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe Abbey (58km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Benoit-du-Sault (51km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (31km)
• Aubusson (34km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Millevaches en Limousin (48km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (49km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin-arboretum de La Sédelle (39km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Lac de Vassivière (28km)
• Lac de Saint-Pardoux (35km)
• Pierres Jaumetres (44km)

Towns of Art and history

• Limoges (45km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Souterraine (28km)
• Bessines-sur-Gartempe (30km)
• Gouzon (41km)
• Eguzon-Chantome (45km)
• Pierre-Buffiere (50km)

Geography and distances

Janaillat is in the southern-centre of France at 16 kilometres from Gueret, the department capital (general information: Janaillat is 315 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Augeres, Aulon, Azat-Chatenet and Saint-Dizier-Leyrenne.

This page in French: Visiter Janaillat