Lauzerte tourism and travel guide
Visit Lauzerte: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: Lauzerte, a small bastide town in a hilltop position, is one of our favourite villages in this region
Lauzerte is situated in the Tarn-et-Garonne department and Occitanie region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Lauzerte. For detailed visitor information see the Lauzerte travel guide.
Tourist classifications for Lauzerte include "most beautiful village".
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Lauzerte in Occitanie.
Popular places to visit nearby include Montaigu-de-Quercy at 14 km and Brassac at 14 km.
Lauzerte, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Montcuq
at 11 km (direction north-east), in the Lot departmentMontcuq is a pleasant small town with a big church in the Midi-Pyrénées...
See Montcuq guide
Montaigu-de-Quercy
at 14 km (direction north-west)Montaigu-de-Quercy is a peaceful town in Quercy, at its liveliest with the Saturday morning...
See Montaigu-de-Quercy guide
Brassac
at 14 km (direction west-south-west)Although it is very small, Brassac is a charming village to explore in the...
See Brassac guide
Bourg-de-Visa
at 14 km (direction west)Bourg-de-Visa is one of several small villages in this region with no particular monuments...
See Bourg-de-Visa guide
Castelnau-Montratier
at 17 km (direction east), in the Lot departmentCastelnau-Montratier is a historic village with an imposing church and central square...
See Castelnau-Montratier guide
Castelsagrat
at 17 km (direction west-south-west)Although quite quick to visit you will enjoy a stroll around the peaceful centre...
See Castelsagrat guide
Roquecor
at 17 km (direction west-north-west)Roquecor is a perched village in Tarn-et-Garonne with an attractive historic centre and impressive...
See Roquecor guide
Moissac
at 17 km (direction south-south-west)Moissac might go unnoticed except it has the 12th century Abbey Church of Saint-Pierre,...
See Moissac guide
Montjoi
at 19 km (direction west-south-west)Monjoi is a very unspoiled small village that preserves a great deal of interesting...
See Montjoi guide
Tournon d'Agenais
at 20 km (direction north-west), in the Lot-et-Garonne departmentThe steep streets of Tournon d'Agenais lead you around the historic centre of one...
See Tournon d'Agenais guide
Beauville
at 21 km (direction west), in the Lot-et-Garonne departmentBeauville is one of several very small but pretty villages in the heart of...
See Beauville guide
Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave
at 23 km (direction south-south-west)The castle and the arcaded buildings around the central square are among the places...
See Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave guide
Albas
at 25 km (direction north-north-east), in the Lot departmentAlbas, a village on the Lot river, has a renowned wine festival each May...
See Albas guide
Valence-d'Agen
at 26 km (direction west-south-west)Valence d'Agen has no important monuments but is an enjoyable unspoiled small town to...
See Valence-d'Agen guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Tarn-et-Garonne
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Markets in and near Lauzerte
- Montcuq: market Sunday (10km)
- Montaigu-de-Quercy: market Saturday (14km)
- Lafrancaise: market Wednesday & Sunday (16km)
- Moissac: market Sunday & Saturday (18km)
- Valence, Castelsarrasin: market Tuesday (25km)
- Montpezat-de-Quercy: market Saturday (27km)
- Puy-l'Eveque: market Tuesday (28km)
- Prayssac: market Friday (28km)
- Monsempron-Libos: market Thursday (30km)
- Saint-Sylvestre-sur-Lot: market Saturday (31km)
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Tourist attractions near Lauzerte, France
What to do at Lauzerte? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Lauzerte.
Heritage sites
- Moissac abbatiale St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (17km)
- Cahors Pont-Valentré (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (31km)
- Cahors cathédrale St Etienne (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (32km)
- Agen cathédrale St Caprais (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (42km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Auvillar (28km)
- Pujols (39km)
- Monflanquin (43km)
- Bruniquel (47km)
- Saint-Cirq-Lapopie (48km)
National Monuments
- Gramont Chateau (46km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Lectoure (55km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Causses du Quercy (56km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lacour) (16km)
- Abbaye de Saint Maurin (Saint-Maurin) (20km)
- Eglise Notre Dame (Frespech) (26km)
- Eglise de Saint Martin (Layrac) (40km)
- Prieuré de Sainte Marie (Moirax) (44km)
- Eglise de Sainte Livrade (Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot) (47km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin du Pèlerin (0km)
- Jardins secrets de Cahors (32km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grottes de Fontirou (37km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cayriech (38km)
Geography and distances
Lauzerte is in the south-west of France at 32 kilometres from Montauban, the department capital (general information: Lauzerte is 520 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Lauzerte
Canton: Lauzerte
Arrondissement: Castelsarrasin
Department: Tarn-et-Garonne
Region: Midi-Pyrenees
New region: Occitanie
Postcode: 82110
Distance to Lauzerte
from Montauban (prefecture): 32 km
from Paris: 520 km
from Calais: 746 km
from Nice: 494 km
from Bordeaux: 151 km
from Strasbourg: 698 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Lauzerte from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bouloc, Cazes-Mondenard, Montagudet, Montbarla, Montlauzun, Saint-Amans-de-Pellagal and Sainte-Juliette.
This page in French: Visiter Lauzerte