Maclas tourism and travel guide
Visit Maclas: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsMaclas is situated in the Loire department and Rhone-Alpes region (now part of the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region), in the eastern-center of France at 24 kilometres from Saint-Etienne, the department capital (general information: Maclas is 427 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Malleval at 4 km and Pelussin at 6 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Maclas, 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 Maclas in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Loire
Map of places to visit near Maclas
Markets in and near Maclas
Market days in Maclas: weekly market: Thursday;
- Maclas: market Thursday (0km)
- Serrieres: market Friday (8km)
- Roussillon: market Wednesday & Sunday (9km)
- Bourg-Argental: market Thursday (13km)
- Condrieu: market Monday - seasonal market only (13km)
- Condrieu: market Friday (13km)
- Saint-Rambert-d'Albon: market Friday (13km)
- Annonay: market Wednesday & Saturday (14km)
- La Grand-Croix: market Monday (18km)
- Saint-Chamond: market Tuesday & Thursday (18km)
More information about Maclas, Rhone-Alpes
Tourist attractions near Maclas, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Maclas.
Aquarium
- Aquarium de Lyon (42km)
Heritage sites
- Historic Lyon (46km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye (46km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (35km)
- Saint-Galmier (38km)
- Cremieu (60km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Pilat (9km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (45km)
- Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (46km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin japonais (42km)
- Parc de Gerland (46km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Lyon (47km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Oeillon Crest (7km)
- Perdrix Crest (9km)
Towns of Art and history
- Vienne (23km)
- Saint-Etienne (25km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Chaponnay (35km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Saint-Martin-la-Plaine (22km)
- Parc animalier de Courzieu (44km)
Geography and distances
Geographical Information
Commune: Maclas
Canton: Pélussin
Arrondissement: Saint-Étienne
Department: Loire
Region: Rhone-Alpes
New region: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes
Postcode: 42520
Distance to Maclas
from Saint-Etienne (prefecture): 24 km
from Paris: 427 km
from Calais: 656 km
from Nice: 276 km
from Bordeaux: 417 km
from Strasbourg: 427 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Maclas from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bessey, Brossainc, Charnas, Chavanay, Felines, Limony, Lupe, Malleval, Roisey, Saint-Appolinard, Saint-Jacques-d'Atticieux, Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette, Saint-Pierre-de-Boeuf, Veranne and Vinzieux.
This page in French: Visiter Maclas
