La Chapelle-sur-Usson tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Usson at 8 km from La Chapelle-sur-Usson

Visit La Chapelle-sur-Usson: highlights and tourist information

La Chapelle-sur-Usson is situated in the Puy-de-Dome 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 La Chapelle-sur-Usson in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Usson at 8 km and Auzon at 8 km.

La Chapelle-sur-Usson, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Usson

Most Beautiful Village at 8 km (direction north-west)

One of the least developed of the 'most beautiful villages in France'...

See Usson guide

Auzon

at 8 km (direction south-south-west), in the Haute-Loire department

The cobbled streets of Auzon wind up the hill from the river,...

See Auzon guide

Sauxillanges

at 10 km (direction north-north-west)

The principal monuments in Sauxillanges, the monastery and the castle, are not...

See Sauxillanges guide

Issoire

at 15 km (direction west-north-west)

Best known for its romanesque church, Issoire is a very pleasant and...

See Issoire guide

Brioude

at 19 km (direction south), in the Haute-Loire department

Brioude is most visited for the Basilica Saint-Julien, the largest romanesque church...

See Brioude guide

Lavaudieu

Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction south-south-east), in the Haute-Loire department

Lavaoudieu is listed among the most beautiful villages in France, and has...

See Lavaudieu guide

Montpeyroux

Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction north-west)

Montpeyroux is a small village now listed among the 'most beautiful in...

See Montpeyroux guide

Blesle

Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction west-south-west), in the Haute-Loire department

There are a remarkable number of sites of interest in the small...

See Blesle guide

Saint-Floret

Most Beautiful Village at 25 km (direction west-north-west)

The tiny village of Saint-Floret with its ruined castle and frescoes is...

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La Chaise-Dieu

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

The church, cloisters and Danse Macabre fresco in the abbey are the...

See La Chaise-Dieu guide

Ambert

at 28 km (direction east-north-east)

The quiet town of Ambert in the Natural Regional Park of Livradois-Forez...

See Ambert guide

Billom

at 29 km (direction north-north-west)

It is the half-timbered houses and medieval gateways that provide the charm...

See Billom guide

Olliergues

at 30 km (direction north-east)

Olliergues is a small village with an unspoiled historic centre in the...

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Saint-Saturnin

Most Beautiful Village at 32 km (direction west-north-west)

With ancient narrow streets, an imposing church and its position on the...

See Saint-Saturnin guide

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Map of places to visit near La Chapelle-sur-Usson

Markets in and near La Chapelle-sur-Usson

• Brassac-les-Mines: market Sunday (9km)
• Sainte-Florine: market Sunday (9km)
• Champagnac-le-Vieux: market Friday (14km)
• Issoire: market Saturday (15km)
• Brioude: market Saturday (19km)
• Vic-le-Comte: market Thursday (23km)
• Champeix: market Friday (25km)
• Arlanc: market Monday (26km)
• Ambert: market Thursday (28km)
• La Chaise-Dieu: market Thursday & Sunday (28km)

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Tourist attractions near La Chapelle-sur-Usson, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Puy de Dome (48km)

Heritage sites

• Clermont-Ferrand église Notre-Dame-du-Port (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (43km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Usson (8km)
• Lavaudieu (23km)
• Montpeyroux (23km)
• Blesle (24km)
• Saint-Saturnin (32km)

National Monuments

• Villeneuve-Lembron Chateau (17km)
• Aulteribe Chateau (35km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Issoire (15km)
• Ambert (28km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Livradois-Forez (19km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame de Mailhat (Lamontgie) (5km)
• Eglise de Saint Austremoine d'Issoire (Issoire) (15km)
• Basilique de Saint Julien (Brioude) (19km)
• Abbaye Saint-Andre (Lavaudieu) (22km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre (Blesle) (24km)
• Eglise Notre Dame (Saint-Saturnin) (33km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Saint-Nectaire) (37km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Clermont-ferrand) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Léger (Royat) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Georges (Saint-Paulien) (47km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Orcival) (51km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château d'Hauterive (15km)
• Jardins du château de la Batisse (35km)
• Jardins du château d'Opme (38km)
• Jardin de l’écomusée (43km)
• Parc du château de Blanzat (48km)
• Jardins de Cordès (50km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clermont-Ferrand (43km)
• Thiers (45km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Bois Noirs (20km)
• Col des Pradeaux (35km)
• Signal du Luguet (36km)
• Lac Pavin (40km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Massiac (29km)

Geography and distances

La Chapelle-sur-Usson is in the southern-centre of France at 43 kilometres from Clermont-Ferrand, the department capital (general information: La Chapelle-sur-Usson is 385 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to La Chapelle-sur-Usson from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bansat, Chameane, Champagnat-le-Jeune, Esteil, Jumeaux, Lamontgie, Peslieres, Saint-Etienne-sur-Usson, Saint-Genes-la-Tourette, Saint-Jean-Saint-Gervais, Saint-Martin-d'Ollieres, Sainte-Catherine, Valz-sous-Chateauneuf and Vernet-la-Varenne.

This page in French: Visiter La Chapelle-sur-Usson