Montjoie-en-Couserans tourism and travel guide

Visit Montjoie-en-Couserans: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit Attractions Book a visitFrance This Way comment: The tiny village of Montjoie-en-Couserans is included because it is the start point of a picturesque driving tour of the surrounding villages
Montjoie-en-Couserans is situated in the Ariege department and Occitanie region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Montjoie-en-Couserans. For detailed visitor information see the Montjoie-en-Couserans travel guide.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Montjoie-en-Couserans in Occitanie.
Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Girons at 2 km and Tourtouse at 11 km.
Montjoie-en-Couserans, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Saint-Lizier
Most Beautiful Village at 2 km (direction west)A small village in the Natural Regional Park of the Ariege Pyrenees,...
See Saint-Lizier guide

Saint-Girons
at 2 km (direction south-west)Saint-Girons is a quiet town, a perfect chance to see an unspoiled...
See Saint-Girons guide

Tourtouse
at 11 km (direction north-north-west)Although tiny, the castle (and picnic area) in the centre of Tourtouse...
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Audressein
at 14 km (direction west-south-west)Audressein is a very small village in a picturesque river valley, visited...
See Audressein guide

Cazeres
at 24 km (direction north-north-west), in the Haute-Garonne departmentCazeres is not a tourist town, but you might like to visit...
See Cazeres guide

Martres-Tolosane
at 25 km (direction north-west), in the Haute-Garonne departmentThe small village of Martres-Tolosane is known for its faiencerie workshops...
See Martres-Tolosane guide

Rieux-Volvestre
at 29 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 33 km (direction north-north-east), 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 36 km (direction east)The chateau de Foix is an impressive medieval castle on a rocky...
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Foix
at 37 km (direction east)The narrow medieval streets, the imposing castle above the town and the...
See Foix guide

Pamiers
at 39 km (direction east-north-east)The largest town in Ariege, Pamiers has several notable monuments including the...
See Pamiers guide

Grotte de Lombrives
Cave at 42 km (direction east-south-east)Not the most famous caves perhaps but the Grotte de Lombrives is...
See Grotte de Lombrives guide

Valcabrere
at 47 km (direction west), in the Haute-Garonne departmentValcabrere deserves a visit because of the very lovely roman style basilica...
See Valcabrere guide

Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
Most Beautiful Village at 48 km (direction west), in the Haute-Garonne department2000 years ago the town of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges had 10000 inhabitants - now...
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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Ariege
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Markets in and near Montjoie-en-Couserans
- Saint-Girons: market Saturday (2km)
- Seix: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (16km)
- Salies-du-Salat: market Monday (20km)
- La Bastide-de-Serou: market Thursday (22km)
- Cazeres: market Saturday (24km)
- Aulus-les-Bains: market Sunday - seasonal market only (28km)
- Aspet: market Wednesday & Saturday (29km)
- Lezat-sur-Leze: market Saturday (34km)
- Carbonne: market Thursday (34km)
- Saint-Gaudens: market Thursday (37km)
More information about Montjoie-en-Couserans, Midi-Pyrenees
Tourist attractions near Montjoie-en-Couserans, France
What to do at Montjoie-en-Couserans? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Montjoie-en-Couserans.
Heritage sites
- Saint Lizier cathédrale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (2km)
- Audressein Église Notre-Dame de Tramesaygues (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (14km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Lizier (2km)
National Monuments
- Montmaurin Gallo-Roman Villa (49km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Pyrenees Ariegeoises (22km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Henne Morte (24km)
- Cirque d'Anglade (30km)
- Vallée de Vicdessos (40km)
- Gorges de la Save (48km)
Geography and distances
Montjoie-en-Couserans is in the south of France at 37 kilometres from Foix, the department capital (general information: Montjoie-en-Couserans is 657 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Montjoie-en-Couserans
Canton: Saint-Lizier
Arrondissement: Saint-Girons
Department: Ariege
Region: Midi-Pyrenees
New region: Occitanie
Postcode: 0
Distance to Montjoie-en-Couserans
from Foix (prefecture): 37 km
from Paris: 657 km
from Calais: 885 km
from Nice: 500 km
from Bordeaux: 247 km
from Strasbourg: 803 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Montjoie-en-Couserans from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Encourtiech, Eycheil, Gajan, Lorp-Sentaraille, Montegut-en-Couserans, Montesquieu-Avantes, Moulis, Riverenert, Saint-Girons, Saint-Lizier, Taurignan-Castet and Taurignan-Vieux.
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