Montpensier tourism and travel guide

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Visit Montpensier: highlights and tourist information

Montpensier is situated in the Puy-de-Dome department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Montpensier in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Charroux at 17 km and Riom at 18 km.

Montpensier, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Charroux

Most Beautiful Village at 17 km (direction north-north-west), in the Allier department

Charroux is a very quiet Auvergne village, unusual in the 'village centre' being a...

See Charroux guide

Riom

at 18 km (direction south-west)

The quiet regional town of Riom has several monuments of historical importance to see...

See Riom guide

Vichy

at 19 km (direction east-north-east), in the Allier department

The spa town of Vichy is best known for its bottled water and as...

See Vichy guide

Mozac

at 21 km (direction south-west)

The interesting Abbey of Saint-Pierre in Mozac combines early roman elements and later gothic...

See Mozac guide

Volvic

at 23 km (direction south-west)

One of the most famous bottled waters in the world is from Volvic, which...

See Volvic guide

Chateldon

at 24 km (direction east)

The ancient city of Chateldon still retains an important part of its medieval castle...

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Clermont-Ferrand

at 30 km (direction south-south-west)

The Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in sombre black lava stone, dominates the historic centre of Clermont-Ferrand...

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Clermont-Ferrand basilica

Church at 30 km (direction south-south-west)

The basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Port in Clermont-Ferrand is one of the most important romanesque churches...

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Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule

at 31 km (direction north-north-east), in the Allier department

The quiet town of Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule lacks major monuments but merits a stroll when you...

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Thiers

at 32 km (direction east-south-east)

Not always considered a tourist destination, Thouars actually has a facscinating historical centre with...

See Thiers guide

Puy de Dome

at 35 km (direction south-west)

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

See Puy de Dome guide

Billom

at 36 km (direction south-south-east)

It is the half-timbered houses and medieval gateways that provide the charm in the...

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Courpiere

at 40 km (direction south-east)

Once home to Coco Chanel, Courpiere is a village in the Livradois-Forez natural park...

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Lapalisse

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

The renaissance style Chateau de la Palice, its internal decorations and its gardens are...

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Reserve excursions near Montpensier

Map of places to visit near Montpensier

Markets in and near Montpensier

• Gannat: market Saturday (7km)
• Ebreuil: market Thursday (13km)
• Maringues: market Monday (16km)
• Bellerive-sur-Allier: market Saturday (17km)
• Riom: market Wednesday & Saturday (18km)
• Vichy: market Every day except Monday (19km)
• Saint-Yorre: market Wednesday (19km)
• Bellenaves: market Wednesday (21km)
• Cusset: market Saturday (21km)
• Puy-Guillaume: market Wednesday (22km)

More information about Montpensier, Auvergne

Tourist attractions near Montpensier, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Puy de Dome (35km)

Heritage sites

• Clermont-Ferrand église Notre-Dame-du-Port (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (30km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Charroux (17km)
• Saint-Saturnin (43km)

National Monuments

• Chareil-Cintrat Chateau (26km)
• Aulteribe Chateau (36km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Lapalisse (40km)
• Neris-les-Bains (51km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couronne d'Ennezat (Ennezat) (15km)
• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre de Mozac (Mozac) (16km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Clermont-ferrand) (28km)
• Eglise de Saint Léger (Royat) (33km)
• Eglise Notre Dame (Saint-Saturnin) (43km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Orcival) (47km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du domaine royal de Randan (11km)
• Parc du château de Blanzat (25km)
• Jardins du château d'Opme (35km)
• Jardins du château de la Batisse (39km)
• Jardins de Cordès (49km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clermont-Ferrand (31km)
• Thiers (32km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt des Colettes (25km)

Towns of Art and history

• Riom (18km)
• Marsat (21km)
• Mozac (21km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Montmarault (37km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Vichy (19km)

Geography and distances

Montpensier is in the southern-centre of France at 30 kilometres from Clermont-Ferrand, the department capital (general information: Montpensier is 320 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aigueperse, Artonne, Biozat, Bussieres-et-Pruns, Chaptuzat, Charmes, Effiat, Poezat, Saint-Genes-du-Retz, Saint-Priest-d'Andelot and Vensat.

This page in French: Visiter Montpensier