Montesquieu-Avantes tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Montjoie-en-Couserans at 4 km from Montesquieu-Avantes
Visit Montesquieu-Avantes: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitMontesquieu-Avantes is situated in the Ariege department and Occitanie region.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Montesquieu-Avantes in Occitanie.
Popular places to visit nearby include Montjoie-en-Couserans at 4 km and Saint-Lizier at 5 km.
Montesquieu-Avantes, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Montjoie-en-Couserans
at 4 km (direction west-south-west)The tiny village of Montjoie-en-Couserans is included because it is the start...
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Saint-Lizier
Most Beautiful Village at 5 km (direction west-south-west)A small village in the Natural Regional Park of the Ariege Pyrenees,...
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Saint-Girons
at 6 km (direction south-west)Saint-Girons is a quiet town, a perfect chance to see an unspoiled...
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Tourtouse
at 10 km (direction north-west)Although tiny, the castle (and picnic area) in the centre of Tourtouse...
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Audressein
at 17 km (direction west-south-west)Audressein is a very small village in a picturesque river valley, visited...
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Cazeres
at 23 km (direction north-north-west), in the Haute-Garonne departmentCazeres is not a tourist town, but you might like to visit...
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Martres-Tolosane
at 25 km (direction north-west), in the Haute-Garonne departmentThe small village of Martres-Tolosane is known for its faiencerie workshops...
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Rieux-Volvestre
at 26 km (direction north-west), in the Haute-Garonne departmentThe stroll along the river and the surrounding medieval red-brick buildings make...
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Carbonne
at 30 km (direction north-west), in the Haute-Garonne departmentRansacked as a cathar town in the 12th century, Carbonne was rebuilt...
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Chateau de Foix
Castle at 34 km (direction east)The chateau de Foix is an impressive medieval castle on a rocky...
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Foix
at 34 km (direction east)The narrow medieval streets, the imposing castle above the town and the...
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Pamiers
at 35 km (direction east-north-east)The largest town in Ariege, Pamiers has several notable monuments including the...
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Grotte de Lombrives
Cave at 41 km (direction east-south-east)Not the most famous caves perhaps but the Grotte de Lombrives is...
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Valcabrere
at 50 km (direction west), in the Haute-Garonne departmentValcabrere deserves a visit because of the very lovely roman style basilica...
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Map of places to visit near Montesquieu-Avantes
Markets in and near Montesquieu-Avantes
- Saint-Girons: market Saturday (6km)
- Seix: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (18km)
- La Bastide-de-Serou: market Thursday (19km)
- Salies-du-Salat: market Monday (21km)
- Cazeres: market Saturday (23km)
- Aulus-les-Bains: market Sunday - seasonal market only (28km)
- Lezat-sur-Leze: market Saturday (31km)
- Carbonne: market Thursday (32km)
- Aspet: market Wednesday & Saturday (32km)
- Pamiers: market Tuesday & Saturday (35km)
More information about Montesquieu-Avantes, Midi-Pyrenees
Tourist attractions near Montesquieu-Avantes, France
What to do at Montesquieu-Avantes? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Montesquieu-Avantes.
Heritage sites
- Saint Lizier cathédrale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (5km)
- Audressein Église Notre-Dame de Tramesaygues (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (17km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Lizier (5km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Pyrenees Ariegeoises (19km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Henne Morte (27km)
- Cirque d'Anglade (32km)
- Vallée de Vicdessos (40km)
- Gorges de la Save (50km)
Geography and distances
Montesquieu-Avantes is in the south of France at 34 kilometres from Foix, the department capital (general information: Montesquieu-Avantes is 655 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Montesquieu-Avantes
Canton: Saint-Lizier
Arrondissement: Saint-Girons
Department: Ariege
Region: Midi-Pyrenees
New region: Occitanie
Postcode: 0
Distance to Montesquieu-Avantes
from Foix (prefecture): 34 km
from Paris: 655 km
from Calais: 883 km
from Nice: 497 km
from Bordeaux: 247 km
from Strasbourg: 800 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Montesquieu-Avantes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Barjac, Contrazy, Eycheil, Gajan, Lasserre, Lescure, Montardit, Montjoie-en-Couserans, Saint-Girons and Saint-Lizier.
This page in French: Visiter Montesquieu-Avantes