Lavaur tourism and travel guide
Visit Lavaur: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: Lavaur is a pretty red brick town in the Tarn department of France
Lavaur is situated in the Tarn department and Occitanie region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Lavaur. For detailed visitor information see the Lavaur travel guide.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Lavaur in Occitanie.
Popular places to visit nearby include Giroussens at 8 km and Lisle-sur-Tarn at 17 km.
Lavaur, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
The Jardin des Martels
Garden at 8 km (direction north-north-west)The Jardins des Martels is a beautiful garden and mini-farm near Toulouse....
See The Jardin des Martels guide
Giroussens
at 8 km (direction north-north-west)Giroussens is a pretty village and home to a ceramic centre and lovely garden...
See Giroussens guide
Lisle-sur-Tarn
at 17 km (direction north-north-west)Lisle-sur-Tarn is a pretty village on the banks of the Tarn river....
See Lisle-sur-Tarn guide
Gaillac
at 23 km (direction north-north-east)The historic centre of Gaillac and its riverside position make Gaillac a very enjoyable...
See Gaillac guide
Lautrec
Most Beautiful Village at 26 km (direction east)Lautrec is a small village, but both the views and the intereting historic buildings...
See Lautrec guide
Castelnau-de-Montmiral
Most Beautiful Village at 30 km (direction east)The central square of Castelnau-de-Montmiral with its medieval buildings, and the views from its...
See Castelnau-de-Montmiral guide
Revel
at 31 km (direction south-east), in the Haute-Garonne departmentThe large arcaded square in the centre of Revel contains one of the biggest...
See Revel guide
Realmont
at 31 km (direction east-north-east)Realmont is very typical of the bastide towns to be found throughout the Tarn...
See Realmont guide
Toulouse
at 32 km (direction west-south-west), in the Haute-Garonne departmentToulouse, with its famous red-brick architecture, is one of the most impressive cities in...
See Toulouse guide
Vieux
at 33 km (direction west-south-west)The small village of Vieux was once one of the most important pilgrimage towns...
See Vieux guide
Puycelsi
Most Beautiful Village at 34 km (direction north-north-west)We particularly enjoyed the walk around the ramaparts in Puycelsi, one of the 'most...
See Puycelsi guide
Soreze
at 34 km (direction south-east)The abbey-school and numerous ancient colombage houses are among the interesting finds in the...
See Soreze guide
La Pomarede
at 34 km (direction south-south-east), in the Aude departmentVery tiny so don't travel for ages to get here but if you are...
See La Pomarede guide
Albi cathedral
Cathedral at 37 km (direction north-east)Albi cathedral is remarkable for its brick exterior, and the large area of renaissance...
See Albi cathedral guide
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Markets in and near Lavaur
Market days in Lavaur: weekly market: Saturday;
- Lavaur: market Saturday (0km)
- Verfeil: market Tuesday (13km)
- Saint-Sulpice: market Wednesday (13km)
- Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux: market Tuesday (14km)
- Rabastens: market Saturday (15km)
- Graulhet: market Thursday & Sunday (16km)
- Lisle-sur-Tarn: market Sunday (17km)
- Caraman: market Thursday (19km)
- Bessieres: market Monday (20km)
- Puylaurens: market Wednesday (21km)
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Tourist attractions near Lavaur, France
What to do at Lavaur? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Lavaur.
Heritage sites
- Rabastens église Notre-Dame-du-Bourg (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (15km)
- Toulouse basilique St Sernin (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (32km)
- Toulouse Hotel-Dieu St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (32km)
- Canal du Midi (33km)
- Episcopal City, Albi (37km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Bruniquel (41km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin des Martels (8km)
- Jardin et parc du château de Loubens (14km)
- Jardin Royal de Toulouse (31km)
- Jardin japonais de Toulouse (32km)
- Jardin de l'Évêché (36km)
- Parc Rochegude (37km)
- Jardin du palais de la Berbie (37km)
- Parc du château de Merville (42km)
- Jardin de Paradis (42km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Towns of Art and history
- Toulouse (32km)
Geography and distances
Lavaur is in the south of France at 37 kilometres from Albi, the department capital (general information: Lavaur is 575 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Lavaur
Canton: Lavaur
Arrondissement: Castres
Department: Tarn
Region: Midi-Pyrenees
New region: Occitanie
Postcode: 81500
Distance to Lavaur
from Albi (prefecture): 37 km
from Paris: 575 km
from Calais: 806 km
from Nice: 438 km
from Bordeaux: 229 km
from Strasbourg: 710 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Lavaur from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ambres, Belcastel, Labastide-Saint-Georges, Marzens, Massac-Seran and Saint-Jean-de-Rives.
This page in French: Visiter Lavaur