La Canourgue tourism and travel guide

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Visit La Canourgue: highlights and tourist information

La Canourgue is situated in the Lozere department and Occitanie region.

Tourist classifications for La Canourgue include "village d'etape".

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

Popular places to visit nearby include Les loups du Gevaudan at 9 km and Marvejols at 15 km.

La Canourgue, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Les loups du Gevaudan

at 9 km (direction south-west)

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

See Les loups du Gevaudan guide

Marvejols

at 15 km (direction north-north-east)

The quiet regional town of Marvejols has several interesting historic monuments to discover...

See Marvejols guide

Severac-le-Chateau

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

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

See Severac-le-Chateau guide

La Malène

at 17 km (direction south-east)

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

See La Malène guide

Les Vignes

at 17 km (direction south)

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

See Les Vignes guide

Saint-Chely-du-Tarn

at 17 km (direction east-south-east)

Saint-Chely-du-Tarn is in an idyllic spot within the western part of the Gorges du...

See Saint-Chely-du-Tarn guide

Sainte-Enimie

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

Sainte-Enimie is the most extensive, and perhaps the most interesting, of the pretty villages...

See Sainte-Enimie guide

Gorges du Tarn

Scenery at 17 km (direction east-south-east)

The cliffs and deep wooded slopes of the Gorges du Tarn make it one...

See Gorges du Tarn guide

Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt

Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction west), in the Aveyron department

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

See Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt guide

Castelbouc

at 23 km (direction east-south-east)

The tiny village of Castelbouc, in the Gorges du Tarn, is very lovely and...

See Castelbouc guide

Mende

at 25 km (direction east-north-east)

On the northern edge of the Cevennes National Park, Mende itself has a cathedral...

See Mende guide

Montbrun

at 25 km (direction east-south-east)

The small but very pretty village of Montbrun is at the eastern end of...

See Montbrun guide

Quezac

at 26 km (direction east)

Quezac is a small village in Lozere with a remarkable medieval bridge...

See Quezac guide

Ispagnac

at 26 km (direction east)

Ispagnac is a pretty village with medieval origins and a roman style church...

See Ispagnac guide

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Map of places to visit near La Canourgue

Markets in and near La Canourgue

• Marvejols: market Tuesday & Saturday (15km)
• Severac-le-Chateau: market Thursday (17km)
• Sainte-Enimie: market Wednesday & Saturday (17km)
• Mende: market Saturday all day (24km)
• Ispagnac: market Tuesday & Saturday (26km)
• Laissac: market Tuesday (32km)
• Bagnols-les-Bains: market Thursday (37km)
• Espalion: market Friday (37km)
• Millau: market Wednesday & Friday (39km)
• Saint-Chely-d'Apcher: market Thursday (42km)

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Tourist attractions near La Canourgue, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Gorges du Tarn (18km)

Heritage sites

• St Chely d'Aubrac pont des pèlerins (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (29km)
• Espalion Pont Vieux (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (37km)
• Estaing pont sur le Lot (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (45km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sainte-Enimie (17km)
• Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt (22km)
• Saint-Come-d'Olt (33km)
• Peyre (42km)
• Estaing (45km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Marvejols (15km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Grands Causses (48km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin des Sambucs (58km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Aven Armand (grotte) (26km)
• Cascade du Déroc (26km)
• Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux (34km)
• Chaos de Nimes-le-Vieux (35km)
• Trou de Bozouls (40km)
• Abîme de Bramabiau (40km)
• Mont Lozère (42km)
• Mont Aigoual (45km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Aumont-Aubrac (33km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc à loups du Gévaudan (wolves) (9km)
• Maison des vautours (vultures) (26km)
• Réserve de bisons d'Europe de Sainte-Eulalie (46km)

Geography and distances

La Canourgue is in the south of France at 25 kilometres from Mende, the department capital (general information: La Canourgue is 496 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Banassac, Canilhac, La Tieule, Les Salelles, Saint-Germain-du-Teil and Saint-Saturnin.

This page in French: Visiter La Canourgue