Le Vernet tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Vichy at 3 km from Le Vernet
Visit Le Vernet: highlights and tourist information
Le Vernet is situated in the Allier 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 Le Vernet in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Popular places to visit nearby include Vichy at 3 km and Chateldon at 15 km.
Le Vernet, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Vichy
at 3 km (direction west-north-west)The spa town of Vichy is best known for its bottled water and as...
See Vichy guide
Chateldon
at 15 km (direction south-south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentThe ancient city of Chateldon still retains an important part of its medieval castle...
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Lapalisse
at 21 km (direction north-east)The renaissance style Chateau de la Palice, its internal decorations and its gardens are...
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Charroux
Most Beautiful Village at 25 km (direction west-north-west)Charroux is a very quiet Auvergne village, unusual in the 'village centre' being a...
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Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule
at 26 km (direction north-west)The quiet town of Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule lacks major monuments but merits a stroll when you...
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Thiers
at 29 km (direction south-south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentNot always considered a tourist destination, Thouars actually has a facscinating historical centre with...
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Riom
at 36 km (direction west-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentThe quiet regional town of Riom has several monuments of historical importance to see...
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Mozac
at 39 km (direction west-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentThe interesting Abbey of Saint-Pierre in Mozac combines early roman elements and later gothic...
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Courpiere
at 40 km (direction south-south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentOnce home to Coco Chanel, Courpiere is a village in the Livradois-Forez natural park...
See Courpiere guide
Volvic
at 42 km (direction west-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentOne of the most famous bottled waters in the world is from Volvic, which...
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Billom
at 44 km (direction south-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentIt is the half-timbered houses and medieval gateways that provide the charm in the...
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Clermont-Ferrand basilica
Church at 47 km (direction south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentThe basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Port in Clermont-Ferrand is one of the most important romanesque churches...
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Clermont-Ferrand
at 47 km (direction south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentThe Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in sombre black lava stone, dominates the historic centre of Clermont-Ferrand...
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Olliergues
at 50 km (direction south-south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome departmentOlliergues is a small village with an unspoiled historic centre in the Livradois-Forez naturel...
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Markets in and near Le Vernet
- Cusset: market Saturday (3km)
- Vichy: market Every day except Monday (3km)
- Bellerive-sur-Allier: market Saturday (4km)
- Saint-Yorre: market Wednesday (5km)
- Saint-Germain-Des-Fosses: market Friday (12km)
- Le Mayet-de-Montagne: market Monday (16km)
- Puy-Guillaume: market Wednesday (17km)
- Lapalisse: market Thursday (21km)
- Gannat: market Saturday (21km)
- Maringues: market Monday (23km)
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Tourist attractions near Le Vernet, France
What to do at Le Vernet? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Le Vernet.
Grand sites of France
- Puy de Dome (54km)
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Charroux (25km)
National Monuments
- Chareil-Cintrat Chateau (26km)
- Aulteribe Chateau (37km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Lapalisse (21km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couronne d'Ennezat (Ennezat) (29km)
- Abbatial church de Saint Pierre de Mozac (Mozac) (34km)
- Eglise de Sainte-Marie-Madeleine (Neuilly-en-Donjon) (42km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Clermont-ferrand) (44km)
- Eglise de Saint Léger (Royat) (50km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Montceaux-l'Etoile) (52km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc du domaine royal de Randan (13km)
- Parc du château de Blanzat (43km)
- Jardins du château d'Opme (51km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Thiers (29km)
- Clermont-Ferrand (47km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Forêt des Colettes (39km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Montmarault (45km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Vichy (3km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc d'Attractions et Animalier (PAL) (46km)
Geography and distances
Le Vernet is in the south of France at 52 kilometres from Moulins, the department capital (general information: Le Vernet is 317 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Le Vernet
from Moulins (prefecture): 52 km
from Paris: 317 km
from Calais: 551 km
from Nice: 402 km
from Bordeaux: 345 km
from Strasbourg: 424 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Le Vernet from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Abrest, Bellerive-sur-Allier, Busset, Charmeil, Creuzier-le-Vieux, Cusset, Hauterive, Saint-Yorre and Vichy.
This page in French: Visiter Le Vernet