Oradour-sur-Vayres tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Le Jardin de Liliane at 8 km from Oradour-sur-Vayres

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Visit Oradour-sur-Vayres: highlights and tourist information

Oradour-sur-Vayres is situated in the Haute-Vienne 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 Oradour-sur-Vayres in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Le Jardin de Liliane at 8 km and Rochechouart at 11 km.

Oradour-sur-Vayres, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Le Jardin de Liliane

Garden at 8 km (direction east-north-east)

Le Jardin de Liliane is one of our favourite gardens open to the public...

See Le Jardin de Liliane guide

Rochechouart

at 11 km (direction north-north-west)

On the edge of the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park, Rochechouart has a castle and...

See Rochechouart guide

Chalus

at 12 km (direction east-south-east)

Châlus is a small market town with two ruined castles in the Monts du...

See Chalus guide

Saint-Junien

at 17 km (direction north-north-east)

After exploring Saint-Junien and the Collegiale Church of Saint-Junien be sure to also visit...

See Saint-Junien guide

Aixe-sur-Vienne

at 22 km (direction east-north-east)

The quiet town of Aixe-sur-Vienne has few important monuments, but is a pleasure to...

See Aixe-sur-Vienne guide

Brigueuil

at 25 km (direction east-north-east), in the Charente department

Here in Brigueuil it is the roman style church that is the most interesting...

See Brigueuil guide

Oradour-sur-Glane

at 26 km (direction north-east)

The village of Oradour-sur-Glane is a memorial town, now maintained in the condition it...

See Oradour-sur-Glane guide

Nontron

at 28 km (direction south-west), in the Dordogne department

Nontron is a quiet town within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park to the north...

See Nontron guide

Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert

at 30 km (direction west-south-west), in the Dordogne department

Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert is a charming village with a church and castle and a lovely riverside...

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Varaignes

at 30 km (direction west-south-west), in the Dordogne department

Varaignes is a pretty village with a castle at its centre. The castle is...

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Chateau de Jumilhac

Castle at 31 km (direction south-east), in the Dordogne department

The Chateau de Jumilhac is in the northern Dordogn, within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural...

See Chateau de Jumilhac guide

Limoges

at 33 km (direction east-north-east)

Limoges is not usually featured on a list of 'must be visited places' but...

See Limoges guide

Montrol-Senard

at 34 km (direction north-north-east)

Montrol-Senard is a traditional Limousin village which has been turned into an ecomuseum....

See Montrol-Senard guide

Saint-Jean-de-Cole

Most Beautiful Village at 35 km (direction south), in the Dordogne department

Saint-Jean-de-Cole is a small but very pretty village with a nice church and beautiful...

See Saint-Jean-de-Cole guide

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Map of places to visit near Oradour-sur-Vayres

Markets in and near Oradour-sur-Vayres

• Chalus: market Friday (12km)
• Saint-Junien: market Saturday (18km)
• Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (18km)
• Limoges: market every day (31km)
• Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (35km)
• Thiviers: market Saturday (35km)
• La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (37km)
• Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (44km)
• Brantome: market Friday (44km)
• Mareuil: market Tuesday (45km)

More information about Oradour-sur-Vayres, Limousin

Tourist attractions near Oradour-sur-Vayres, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Limousin (32km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Jean-de-Cole (35km)
• Segur-le-Chateau (48km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Puyguilhem (36km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Nontron (28km)
• Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (36km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perigord-Limousin (15km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (17km)
• Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (32km)
• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (32km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (36km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (36km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (44km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (46km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (51km)
• Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (58km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de Liliane (8km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (2km)
• Site Corot (19km)
• Grotte de Montgaudier (32km)
• Lac de Saint-Pardoux (47km)

Towns of Art and history

• Limoges (33km)
• Confolens (35km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Rochefoucauld (37km)
• Pierre-Buffiere (39km)
• Bellac (46km)
• Magnac-Bourg (46km)
• Bessines-sur-Gartempe (57km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (25km)

Geography and distances

Oradour-sur-Vayres is in the southern-centre of France at 33 kilometres from Limoges, the department capital (general information: Oradour-sur-Vayres is 365 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Oradour-sur-Vayres from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Champagnac-la-Riviere, Cussac, Saint-Bazile and Vayres.

This page in French: Visiter Oradour-sur-Vayres