Le Vigen tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Pierre-Buffiere at 8 km from Le Vigen

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Visit Le Vigen: highlights and tourist information

Le Vigen is situated in the Haute-Vienne 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 Le Vigen in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Pierre-Buffiere at 8 km and Limoges at 10 km.

Le Vigen, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Pierre-Buffiere

at 8 km (direction south-east)

The small village of Pierre-Buffiere is listed as a village d'etape - a village...

See Pierre-Buffiere guide

Limoges

at 10 km (direction north-north-west)

Limoges is not usually featured on a list of 'must be visited places' but...

See Limoges guide

Aixe-sur-Vienne

at 13 km (direction west-north-west)

The quiet town of Aixe-sur-Vienne has few important monuments, but is a pleasure to...

See Aixe-sur-Vienne guide

Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat

at 18 km (direction east-north-east)

Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat, with its medieval houses and collegiale church, is a reminder that the town...

See Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat guide

Le Jardin de Liliane

Garden at 26 km (direction west)

Le Jardin de Liliane is one of our favourite gardens open to the public...

See Le Jardin de Liliane guide

Chalus

at 26 km (direction west-south-west)

Châlus is a small market town with two ruined castles in the Monts du...

See Chalus guide

Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche

at 27 km (direction south-south-west)

Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche is a small town with a collegiale church and a small historic centre...

See Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche guide

Oradour-sur-Glane

at 28 km (direction north-west)

The village of Oradour-sur-Glane is a memorial town, now maintained in the condition it...

See Oradour-sur-Glane guide

Saint-Junien

at 34 km (direction west-north-west)

After exploring Saint-Junien and the Collegiale Church of Saint-Junien be sure to also visit...

See Saint-Junien guide

Chateau de Jumilhac

Castle at 34 km (direction south-west), in the Dordogne department

The Chateau de Jumilhac is in the northern Dordogn, within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural...

See Chateau de Jumilhac guide

Lac de Saint-Pardoux

at 34 km (direction south-west)

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

See Lac de Saint-Pardoux guide

Lubersac

at 35 km (direction south-south-east), in the Correze department

Lubersac is a small town in Corrèze with a church and a 15th century...

See Lubersac guide

Segur-le-Chateau

Most Beautiful Village at 36 km (direction south), in the Correze department

The part of Segur-le-Chateau with medieval houses next to the river is especially beautiful,...

See Segur-le-Chateau guide

Rochechouart

at 37 km (direction west)

On the edge of the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park, Rochechouart has a castle and...

See Rochechouart guide

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Reserve excursions near Le Vigen

Map of places to visit near Le Vigen

Markets in and near Le Vigen

• Limoges: market every day (11km)
• Chalus: market Friday (26km)
• Saint-Junien: market Saturday (34km)
• Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (34km)
• Bourganeuf: market Wednesday (43km)
• Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (46km)
• Thiviers: market Saturday (46km)

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Tourist attractions near Le Vigen, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Limousin (9km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (18km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Segur-le-Chateau (36km)
• Treignac (46km)
• Saint-Jean-de-Cole (51km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Puyguilhem (56km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (18km)
• Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (27km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perigord-Limousin (41km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (1km)
• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (34km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (47km)
• Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (49km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (56km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de Liliane (26km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Lac de Saint-Pardoux (31km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (33km)
• Site Corot (35km)
• Lac de Vassivière (44km)

Towns of Art and history

• Limoges (10km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Pierre-Buffiere (9km)
• Magnac-Bourg (18km)
• Bessines-sur-Gartempe (40km)
• Uzerche (42km)
• Bellac (45km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (16km)

Geography and distances

Le Vigen is in the southern-centre of France at 11 kilometres from Limoges, the department capital (general information: Le Vigen is 354 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Boisseuil, Bosmie-l'Aiguille, Condat-sur-Vienne, Isle, Jourgnac and Solignac.

This page in French: Visiter Le Vigen