Lodeve tourism and travel guide

Visit Lodeve: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit AttractionsFrance This Way comment: It is undoubtedly the Saint-Fulcran cathedral that will form the centre of your visit to Lodeve
Lodeve is situated in the Herault department and Occitanie region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Lodeve. For detailed visitor information see the Lodeve travel guide.
Tourist classifications for Lodeve include "recommended detour".
Popular places to visit nearby include Lunas and area at 12 km and Cirque de Moureze at 13 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Lodeve, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Lodeve in Occitanie.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Le Lac-du-Salagou
at 9 km (direction south-south-east)The Lac-du-Salagou is a popular leisure lake with a wide range of...
See Le Lac-du-Salagou guide

Lunas and area
at 12 km (direction west-north-west)Lunas is one of the villages in the attractive 'Land of Mountains...
See Lunas and area guide

Cirque de Moureze
at 13 km (direction south-south-east)The Cirque de Moureze is one of the loveliest scenic spectacles in...
See Cirque de Moureze guide

Clermont-l'Herault
at 14 km (direction south-east)Clermont-l'Herault is a pleasant place to take a break if you are...
See Clermont-l'Herault guide

Villeneuvette
at 15 km (direction south-south-east)Villeneuvette is a pretty small village, interesting because it was originally built...
See Villeneuvette guide

Avene
at 18 km (direction west)More famous for the beauty products produced here, the steep streets of...
See Avene guide

Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert
Most Beautiful Village at 18 km (direction east)Even as you approach Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert along the Gorges de l'Herault you can...
See Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert guide

La Couvertoirade
Most Beautiful Village at 20 km (direction east), in the Aveyron departmentLa Couvertoirade, listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France', is one...
See La Couvertoirade guide

Pezenas
at 31 km (direction south-south-east)The wide range of architecture and its unspoiled character make Pezenas one...
See Pezenas guide

Saint-Martin-de-Londres
at 34 km (direction east)There are various historic buildings of interest in Saint-Martinde-Londres village including a...
See Saint-Martin-de-Londres guide

Roquebrun
at 35 km (direction south-west)The seting on the River Orb and the Mediterranean garden add to...
See Roquebrun guide

Le Vigan
at 37 km (direction north-east), in the Gard departmentLe Vigan is one of the most interesting towns to visit within...
See Le Vigan guide

Olargues
Most Beautiful Village at 38 km (direction west-south-west)With a lovely medieval centre and the scenic background of the Jaur...
See Olargues guide

Loupian
at 39 km (direction south-east)Take a stroll around the town of Loupian, then visit the 1st...
See Loupian guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Herault
Map of places to visit near Lodeve
Markets in and near Lodeve
- Bedarieux: market Monday all day (18km)
- Gignac: market Saturday (20km)
- Aniane: market Thursday (22km)
- Paulhan: market Thursday (24km)
- Lamalou-les-Bains: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (24km)
- Pezenas: market Saturday all day (31km)
- Le Vigan: market Saturday (37km)
- Saint-Gely-du-Fesc: market Thursday & Saturday (39km)
- Gigean: market Tuesday (40km)
- Bessan: market Tuesday & Sunday (42km)
Hotels near Lodeve
More information about Lodeve, Languedoc-Roussillon
Tourist attractions near Lodeve, France
What to do at Lodeve? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Lodeve.
Grand sites of France
- Valle du Salagou (9km)
- Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert / Gorges de l'Herault (18km)
- Cirque de Navacelles (24km)
Heritage sites
- St Guilhem le Desert ancienne abbaye (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (18km)
- Saint Jean de Fos pont du diable (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (19km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Guilhem-le-Desert (18km)
- La Couvertoirade (20km)
- Olargues (38km)
- Peyre (48km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Pezenas (31km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Grands Causses (43km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Sylvanès (Sylvanes) (31km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc et jardin du château de Margon (27km)
- Jardin des carrières de Saint-Adrien (34km)
- Jardin des Sambucs (44km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Beziers (44km)
- Montpellier (47km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Cirque du Moureze (12km)
- Cirque de Mourèze (12km)
- Grotte de la Clamouse (19km)
- Céressou (21km)
- Cirque de Vissec (22km)
- Mont Caroux (30km)
- Grotte des Demoiselles (39km)
- Etang de Thau (43km)
- Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux (45km)
- Abîme de Bramabiau (45km)
- Mont Aigoual (48km)
- Étangs palavasiens (49km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Le Caylar (15km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Fraisse-sur-Agout (44km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Lunaret (45km)
Geography and distances
Lodeve is in the south of France at 47 kilometres from Montpellier, the department capital (general information: Lodeve is 575 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Lodeve
Canton: Lodève
Arrondissement: Lodève
Department: Herault
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
New region: Occitanie
Postcode: 34700
Distance to Lodeve
from Montpellier (prefecture): 47 km
from Paris: 575 km
from Calais: 810 km
from Nice: 317 km
from Bordeaux: 334 km
from Strasbourg: 638 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Lodeve from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Fozieres, Lauroux, Lavalette, Le Bosc, Le Puech, Les Plans, Olmet-et-Villecun, Poujols, Saint-Etienne-de-Gourgas, Soubes and Soumont.
This page in French: Visiter Lodeve