La Foret-du-Temple tourism and travel guide

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Visit La Foret-du-Temple: highlights and tourist information

La Foret-du-Temple 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 La Foret-du-Temple in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include La Chatre at 19 km and Nohant-Vic at 24 km.

La Foret-du-Temple, France: places to visit and attractions

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

La Chatre

at 19 km (direction north-north-east), in the Indre department

La Chatre is a small town and quick to explore - before setting off...

See La Chatre guide

Nohant-Vic

at 24 km (direction north-north-east), in the Indre department

The 18th century French manor house where George Sand lived is the main attraction...

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Gargilesse-Dampierre

Most Beautiful Village at 26 km (direction west-north-west), in the Indre department

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

See Gargilesse-Dampierre guide

Saint-Chartier

at 26 km (direction north-north-east), in the Indre department

Take a stroll through the grounds of the castle here in the quiet town...

See Saint-Chartier guide

Argenton-sur-Creuse

at 35 km (direction west-north-west), in the Indre department

There are several churches of interest here in Argenton-sur-Creuse, and a very pretty walk...

See Argenton-sur-Creuse guide

Culan

at 37 km (direction east-north-east), in the Cher department

The castle at Culan is one of the most interesting in the quiet Cher...

See Culan guide

La Souterraine

at 38 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See La Souterraine guide

Saint-Benoit-du-Sault

Most Beautiful Village at 40 km (direction 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

Chateauroux

at 46 km (direction north-north-west), in the Indre department

A little remote from the main tourist routes, Chateauroux is quite a sprawling town...

See Chateauroux guide

Lac de Saint-Pardoux

at 63 km (direction west-south-west), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

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Markets in and near La Foret-du-Temple

• Boussac: market Thursday (25km)
• Chateaumeillant: market Friday (27km)
• Gueret: market Thursday all day & Saturday all day (28km)
• Argenton-sur-Creuse: market Saturday (34km)
• Ahun: market Wednesday (39km)
• Lavaveix-les-Mines: market Thursday (41km)
• Lignieres: market Monday (42km)
• Saint-Gaultier: market Friday (44km)
• Chateauroux: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday all day & Friday (45km)

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Tourist attractions near La Foret-du-Temple, France

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

Heritage sites

• Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre collegiale St Etienne (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (21km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Benoit-du-Sault (40km)

National Monuments

• George Sand House (23km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• La Chatre (19km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint-Georges (Saint-Jeanvrin) (32km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Ineuil) (49km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Noirlac et Saint Etienne Prieuré (Bruere-Allichamps) (55km)
• Abbaye de La Celle (La Celle) (57km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin-arboretum de La Sédelle (22km)
• Jardin du domaine de George Sand (24km)
• Jardins du château d'Ainay-le-Vieil (33km)
• Jardins du prieuré Notre-Dame-d'Orsan (34km)
• Les jardins artistiques de Drulon (45km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Pierres Jaumetres (28km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Eguzon-Chantome (25km)
• Gouzon (36km)
• La Souterraine (38km)
• Bessines-sur-Gartempe (54km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Chateauroux (45km)

Geography and distances

La Foret-du-Temple is in the southern-centre of France at 28 kilometres from Gueret, the department capital (general information: La Foret-du-Temple is 273 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to La Foret-du-Temple from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Mortroux, Moutier-Malcard and Nouziers.

This page in French: Visiter La Foret-du-Temple