Le Recoux tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Les loups du Gevaudan at 3 km from Le Recoux

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Visit Le Recoux: highlights and tourist information

Le Recoux is situated in the Lozere department and Occitanie region.

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

Popular places to visit nearby include Les loups du Gevaudan at 3 km and Severac-le-Chateau at 7 km.

Le Recoux, 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 3 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Les loups du Gevaudan guide

Severac-le-Chateau

at 7 km (direction west-south-west), in the Aveyron department

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

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Les Vignes

at 9 km (direction south-east)

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

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La Malène

at 14 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See La Malène guide

Gorges de la Jonte

Scenery at 18 km (direction south-south-east)

Less dramatic and less well known than the Gorges du Tarn north of here,...

See Gorges de la Jonte guide

Saint-Chely-du-Tarn

at 19 km (direction east)

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

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Gorges du Tarn

Scenery at 21 km (direction east)

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

See Gorges du Tarn guide

Sainte-Enimie

Most Beautiful Village at 21 km (direction east)

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

See Sainte-Enimie guide

Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt

Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction west-north-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

La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite

at 24 km (direction south-south-east), in the Aveyron department

The tiny village of La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite, in the Gorges de la Dourbie, is well...

See La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite guide

Castelbouc

at 25 km (direction east)

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

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Marvejols

at 27 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Marvejols guide

Millau

at 27 km (direction south-south-west), in the Aveyron department

The town of Millau is a lively traditional town, well worth a visit when...

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Montbrun

at 28 km (direction east)

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

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Markets in and near Le Recoux

• Severac-le-Chateau: market Thursday (6km)
• Sainte-Enimie: market Wednesday & Saturday (21km)
• Marvejols: market Tuesday & Saturday (26km)
• Laissac: market Tuesday (26km)
• Millau: market Wednesday & Friday (27km)
• Ispagnac: market Tuesday & Saturday (31km)
• Salles-Curan: market Saturday - seasonal market only (34km)
• Mende: market Saturday all day (34km)
• Espalion: market Friday (37km)
• Arvieu: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (42km)

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Tourist attractions near Le Recoux, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Gorges du Tarn (21km)

Heritage sites

• St Chely d'Aubrac pont des pèlerins (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (33km)
• 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 (21km)
• Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt (22km)
• Peyre (30km)
• Saint-Come-d'Olt (33km)
• Estaing (45km)
• Brousse-le-Chateau (56km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Marvejols (27km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Grands Causses (37km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint-Cirice (Brousse-le-Chateau) (56km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin des Sambucs (54km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Aven Armand (grotte) (21km)
• Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux (24km)
• Chaos de Nimes-le-Vieux (33km)
• Cascade du Déroc (35km)
• Abîme de Bramabiau (35km)
• Trou de Bozouls (37km)
• Mont Aigoual (42km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Canourgue (12km)
• Aumont-Aubrac (44km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc à loups du Gévaudan (wolves) (3km)
• Maison des vautours (vultures) (18km)

Geography and distances

Le Recoux is in the south of France at 34 kilometres from Mende, the department capital (general information: Le Recoux is 506 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Le Recoux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 2 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): La Tieule and Le Massegros.

This page in French: Visiter Le Recoux