Loriges tourism and travel guide

Visit Loriges: highlights and tourist information

Loriges 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 Loriges in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule at 6 km and Charroux at 17 km.

Loriges, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule

Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule

at 6 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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Charroux

Charroux

Most Beautiful Village at 17 km (direction west-south-west)

Charroux is a very quiet Auvergne village, unusual in the 'village centre' being a...

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Vichy

Vichy

at 17 km (direction south-south-east)

The spa town of Vichy is best known for its bottled water and as...

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Lapalisse

Lapalisse

at 23 km (direction east)

The renaissance style Chateau de la Palice, its internal decorations and its gardens are...

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Souvigny

Souvigny

at 32 km (direction north-north-west)

The Priory Church of Saint-Peter and Saint-Paul with the tombes of the Dukes of...

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Moulins

Moulins

at 33 km (direction north-north-west)

In the historic centre of Moulins it is the cathedral that is the most...

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Chateldon

Chateldon

at 35 km (direction south-south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The ancient city of Chateldon still retains an important part of its medieval castle...

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Riom

Riom

at 45 km (direction south-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The quiet regional town of Riom has several monuments of historical importance to see...

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Mozac

Mozac

at 49 km (direction south-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The interesting Abbey of Saint-Pierre in Mozac combines early roman elements and later gothic...

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Thiers

Thiers

at 49 km (direction south-south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Not always considered a tourist destination, Thouars actually has a facscinating historical centre with...

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Volvic

Volvic

at 50 km (direction south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

One of the most famous bottled waters in the world is from Volvic, which...

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Herisson

Herisson

at 55 km (direction west-north-west)

The ruined castle and the historic centre along the banks of the Aumance river...

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Markets in and near Loriges

  • Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule: market Wednesday & Saturday (6km)
  • Varennes-sur-Allier: market Tuesday (6km)
  • Saint-Germain-Des-Fosses: market Friday (9km)
  • Vichy: market Every day except Monday (17km)
  • Cusset: market Saturday (18km)
  • Bellerive-sur-Allier: market Saturday (18km)
  • Bellenaves: market Wednesday (22km)
  • Gannat: market Saturday (22km)
  • Jaligny-sur-Besbre: market Wednesday (23km)
  • Lapalisse: market Thursday (23km)

More information about Loriges, Auvergne

Tourist attractions near Loriges, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

  • Chareil-Cintrat Chateau (9km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Churches and religious monuments

  • Eglise de Saint Georges (Bourbon-l'Archambault) (41km)
  • Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couronne d'Ennezat (Ennezat) (41km)
  • Eglise de Sainte-Marie-Madeleine (Neuilly-en-Donjon) (43km)
  • Abbatial church de Saint Pierre de Mozac (Mozac) (44km)
  • Eglise de Saint Martin (Ygrande) (45km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Parc du domaine royal de Randan (28km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Forêt des Colettes (31km)

Amusement park / theme park

  • Le PAL (38km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

  • Montmarault (30km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Parc d'Attractions et Animalier (PAL) (34km)
 
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Geography and distances

Loriges is in the south of France at 33 kilometres from Moulins, the department capital (general information: Loriges is 297 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Loriges

Canton: Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule

Arrondissement: Moulins

Department: Allier

Region: Auvergne

New region: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Postcode: 0

Distance to Loriges

from Moulins (prefecture): 33 km

from Paris: 297 km

from Calais: 532 km

from Nice: 420 km

from Bordeaux: 344 km

from Strasbourg: 419 km

Getting here

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

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Marcenat, Paray-sous-Briailles, Saint-Didier-la-Foret, Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule and Varennes-sur-Allier.

This page in French: Visiter Loriges

 
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