Lectoure tourism and travel guide
Visit Lectoure: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: Lectoure is a pleasant town to explore as part of your stay in the Gascony countryside
Lectoure is situated in the Gers department and Occitanie region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Lectoure. For detailed visitor information see the Lectoure travel guide.
Tourist classifications for Lectoure include "recommended detour".
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Lectoure in Occitanie.
Popular places to visit nearby include Valence-sur-Baise at 20 km and Condom at 20 km.
Lectoure, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Fleurance
at 10 km (direction south-south-east)The central square with its arcades and traditional market hall are the highlight of...
See Fleurance guide
Valence-sur-Baise
at 20 km (direction west-south-west)Explore the historic centre of the bastide town of Valence-sur-Baise, then visit the Abbaye...
See Valence-sur-Baise guide
Condom
at 20 km (direction west)In the town of Condom it is the Cathedral of Saint-Pierre and historic centre...
See Condom guide
Condom cathedral
Cathedral at 20 km (direction west)The cathedral in Condom includes a rood-screen, 15th century doorways and a large cloister...
See Condom cathedral guide
Saint-Antoine
at 21 km (direction east-north-east)The most unique charateristic in the pretty village of Saint-Antoine are the painted walls...
See Saint-Antoine guide
Dunes
at 21 km (direction north-east), in the Tarn-et-Garonne departmentNot well known as a tourist destination, we found Dunes to be very characterful...
See Dunes guide
Lavardens
Most Beautiful Village at 21 km (direction south-south-west)The castle and the church are among the places of interest in the small...
See Lavardens guide
Caudecoste
at 22 km (direction north-north-east), in the Lot-et-Garonne departmentCaudecoste is just one of the scenic villages along the border between Lot-et-Garonne and...
See Caudecoste guide
Bardigues
at 24 km (direction east-north-east), in the Tarn-et-Garonne departmentBardigues is a small village, very pleasant to stroll along the main street and...
See Bardigues guide
Donzac
at 25 km (direction north-east), in the Tarn-et-Garonne departmentThe red-brick architecture and unusual church tower add to the charm of the little...
See Donzac guide
Larressingle
Most Beautiful Village at 25 km (direction west)Larressingle is a perfect medieval fortified village, with the defensive walls around the town...
See Larressingle guide
Auvillar
Most Beautiful Village at 27 km (direction east-north-east), in the Tarn-et-Garonne departmentThe lovely village of Auvillar has a very unusual round market hall in the...
See Auvillar guide
Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois
at 29 km (direction north-north-west), in the Lot-et-Garonne departmentSainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois is a fortified village with a church on a hilltop west of Agen...
See Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois guide
Villeneuve de Mezin
at 29 km (direction west-north-west), in the Lot-et-Garonne departmentThis tiny village is just one of several in the northern Gascony region that...
See Villeneuve de Mezin guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Gers
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Markets in and near Lectoure
Market days in Lectoure: weekly market: Friday;
- Lectoure: market Friday (0km)
- Fleurance: market Tuesday all day (9km)
- Saint-Clar: market Thursday (13km)
- Astaffort: market Monday (15km)
- Condom: market Wednesday all day (20km)
- Layrac: market Friday (22km)
- Lavit: market Friday (24km)
- Bon-Encontre: market Sunday (29km)
- Valence, Castelsarrasin: market Tuesday (29km)
- Beaumont-de-Lomagne: market Saturday (29km)
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Tourist attractions near Lectoure, France
What to do at Lectoure? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Lectoure.
Heritage sites
- La Romieu Collegiale St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (11km)
- Beaumont sur l'Osee pont d'Artigues (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (26km)
- Agen cathédrale St Caprais (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (30km)
- Auch cathédrale St Just (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (32km)
- Moissac abbatiale St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Larressingle (25km)
- Auvillar (27km)
- Fources (32km)
- Montreal-du-Gers (34km)
- Lauzerte (54km)
National Monuments
- Gramont Chateau (11km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint Martin (Layrac) (23km)
- Prieuré de Sainte Marie (Moirax) (23km)
- Eglise de Sainte Marie (Aubiac) (24km)
- Abbaye de Saint Maurin (Saint-Maurin) (37km)
- Eglise Notre Dame (Frespech) (45km)
- Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lacour) (47km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin et arboretum de Coursiana (12km)
- Jardin du Pèlerin (54km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Nerac (32km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grottes de Fontirou (43km)
Amusement park / theme park
- Walibi Aquitaine (24km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Blaziert (12km)
- Ordan-Larroque (30km)
Geography and distances
Lectoure is in the south-west of France at 32 kilometres from Auch, the department capital (general information: Lectoure is 563 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Lectoure
Canton: Lectoure
Arrondissement: Condom
Department: Gers
Region: Midi-Pyrenees
New region: Occitanie
Postcode: 32700
Distance to Lectoure
from Auch (prefecture): 32 km
from Paris: 563 km
from Calais: 785 km
from Nice: 533 km
from Bordeaux: 139 km
from Strasbourg: 753 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Lectoure from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Castera-Lectourois, Lagarde, Saint-Avit-Frandat and Terraube.
This page in French: Visiter Lectoure