Montjaux tourism and travel guide

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Visit Montjaux: highlights and tourist information

Montjaux is situated in the Aveyron 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 Montjaux in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Peyre at 8 km and Millau bridge at 10 km.

Montjaux, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Peyre

Most Beautiful Village at 8 km (direction east)

Close to Millau Bridge, the small village of Peyre is listed among the most...

See Peyre guide

Millau bridge

Bridge at 10 km (direction east)

Millau Bridge (the Viaduc de Millau) is a modern bridge designed by Norman Foster,...

See Millau bridge guide

Millau

at 14 km (direction east)

The town of Millau is a lively traditional town, well worth a visit when...

See Millau guide

Brousse-le-Chateau

Most Beautiful Village at 25 km (direction west-south-west)

Brousse-le-Chateau is an idyllic little village of steep cobbled streets on the banks of...

See Brousse-le-Chateau guide

La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite

at 26 km (direction east)

The tiny village of La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite, in the Gorges de la Dourbie, is well...

See La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite guide

Severac-le-Chateau

at 28 km (direction north-east)

The highlights here in Severac-le-Chateau include the castle and the ancient vaulted passages in...

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Gorges de la Jonte

Scenery at 29 km (direction east-north-east), in the Lozere department

Less dramatic and less well known than the Gorges du Tarn north of here,...

See Gorges de la Jonte guide

Les Vignes

at 33 km (direction east-north-east), in the Lozere department

Les Vignes is a village on the banks of the Tarn river, surrounded by...

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Belmont-sur-Rance

at 34 km (direction south-south-west)

The Cevennes village of Belmont-sur-Rance is small but very enjoyable to explore, and to...

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Les loups du Gevaudan

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

The Loups de Gevaudan park is a chance to see wolves living in semi-liberty...

See Les loups du Gevaudan guide

Rodez

at 38 km (direction north-west)

In Rodez you can explore the historic town around the cathedral, and then choose...

See Rodez guide

La Couvertoirade

Most Beautiful Village at 40 km (direction east-south-east)

La Couvertoirade, listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France', is one of the...

See La Couvertoirade guide

Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt

Most Beautiful Village at 40 km (direction east-south-east)

After exploring the picturesque village at Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt you will find lots of scenic highlights...

See Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt guide

La Malène

at 40 km (direction east-north-east), in the Lozere department

La Malène is a pretty village on the Tarn river in the Gorges du...

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Markets in and near Montjaux

• Salles-Curan: market Saturday - seasonal market only (13km)
• Millau: market Wednesday & Friday (14km)
• Villefranche-de-Panat: market Sunday - seasonal market only (16km)
• Saint-Affrique: market Thursday & Saturday (16km)
• Arvieu: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (21km)
• Severac-le-Chateau: market Thursday (28km)
• Laissac: market Tuesday (31km)
• Rodez: market Wednesday & Saturday (38km)
• Baraqueville: market Sunday - seasonal market only (42km)
• Naucelle: market Saturday - seasonal market only (46km)

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Tourist attractions near Montjaux, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Gorges du Tarn (50km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Peyre (8km)
• Brousse-le-Chateau (25km)
• La Couvertoirade (40km)
• Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt (40km)
• Sainte-Enimie (50km)
• Belcastel (55km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Lodeve (53km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Grands Causses (11km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint-Cirice (Brousse-le-Chateau) (25km)
• Abbaye de Sylvanès (Sylvanes) (30km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin d'Eden du château du Colombier (48km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux (26km)
• Aven Armand (grotte) (39km)
• Trou de Bozouls (43km)
• Tindoul de la Vayssière (45km)
• Cirque de Vissec (50km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Le Caylar (43km)
• La Canourgue (44km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Maison des vautours (vultures) (30km)
• Parc à loups du Gévaudan (wolves) (36km)

Geography and distances

Montjaux is in the southern-centre of France at 38 kilometres from Rodez, the department capital (general information: Montjaux is 530 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Castelnau-Pegayrols, Compregnac, Saint-Rome-de-Tarn, Saint-Victor-et-Melvieu and Viala-du-Tarn.

This page in French: Visiter Montjaux