Mainsat tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Aubusson at 20 km from Mainsat

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Visit Mainsat: highlights and tourist information

Mainsat is situated in the Creuse 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 Mainsat in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Aubusson at 20 km and Montlucon at 36 km.

Mainsat, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Aubusson

at 20 km (direction west-south-west)

Aubusson is world famous for the rugs that have been produced here during several...

See Aubusson guide

Montlucon

at 36 km (direction north-east), in the Allier department

Periods of prosperity in the 12th, 15th and 19th centuries have each contributed monuments...

See Montlucon guide

Lake Vassiviere

Scenery at 49 km (direction west-south-west), in the Haute-Vienne department

The largest lake in Limousin, Lake Vassiviere is a popular leisure lake with numerous...

See Lake Vassiviere guide

Orcival

at 54 km (direction south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Orcival is home to one of the most important roman style churches in Auvergne...

See Orcival guide

Puy de Dome

at 55 km (direction east-south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Puy-de-Dome is the most famous, and most accessible of the Auvergne volcanoes and has...

See Puy de Dome guide

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Map of places to visit near Mainsat

Markets in and near Mainsat

• Auzances: market Tuesday (9km)
• Aubusson: market Saturday (20km)
• Lavaveix-les-Mines: market Thursday (23km)
• Pionsat: market Friday (24km)
• Felletin: market Friday (25km)
• Ahun: market Wednesday (26km)
• Neris-les-Bains: market Thursday & Sunday (34km)
• Boussac: market Thursday (35km)
• Domerat: market Friday (36km)
• Montlucon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday all day (36km)

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Tourist attractions near Mainsat, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Puy de Dome (55km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Aubusson (20km)
• Neris-les-Bains (34km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Millevaches en Limousin (51km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame (Orcival) (53km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château d'Ainay-le-Vieil (39km)
• Jardins de Cordès (54km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Pierres Jaumetres (29km)
• Forêt des Colettes (47km)
• Lac de Vassivière (49km)

Towns of Art and history

• Montlucon (36km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Gouzon (19km)
• Montmarault (53km)

Geography and distances

Mainsat is in the southern-centre of France at 42 kilometres from Gueret, the department capital (general information: Mainsat is 312 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arfeuille-Chatain, Bussiere-Nouvelle, La Serre-Bussiere-Vieille and Saint-Priest.

This page in French: Visiter Mainsat