Padern tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau de Queribus at 5 km from Padern
Visit Padern: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitPadern is situated in the Aude 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 Padern in Occitanie.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Queribus at 5 km and Chateau d'Aguilar at 8 km.
Padern, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Chateau de Queribus
Castle at 5 km (direction south-west)Castle Quéribus is a famous castle on the summit of a mountain...
See Chateau de Queribus guide

Chateau d'Aguilar
Castle at 8 km (direction east-north-east)The Château d'Aguilar is one of the most famous Cathar castles in...
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Chateau de Peyrepertuse
Castle at 8 km (direction west)Visit the Peyrepertuse Castle, the most popular of the Cathar castles found...
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Chateau de Termes
Castle at 17 km (direction north-west)Château De Termes is one of the most important Cathar castles in...
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Fort de Salses
Castle at 21 km (direction east), in the Pyrenees-Orientales departmentThe medieval fort of Salses was transformed by Vauban to create a...
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Ille-sur-Tet
at 22 km (direction south-south-west), in the Pyrenees-Orientales departmentIn Ille-sur-Tet it is the remarkable rock formations on the edge of...
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Lagrasse
Most Beautiful Village at 25 km (direction south-south-west)The romantic atmosphere in medieval Lagrasse have made it a popular centre...
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Perpignan
at 27 km (direction south-east), in the Pyrenees-Orientales departmentThose looking for a traditional French town with interesting sites will be...
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Perpignan Palace of Kings of Majorca
Castle at 27 km (direction south-east), in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques departmentThe Palace of Kings of Majorca is an imposing fortress and royal...
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Castelnou
Most Beautiful Village at 28 km (direction south), in the Pyrenees-Orientales departmentThe picturesque village of Castelnou, overlooked by a castle, is one of...
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Rennes-les-Bains
at 28 km (direction west)Rennes-les-Bains is a traditional spa town in the Aude countryside...
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Eus
Most Beautiful Village at 30 km (direction south-west), in the Pyrenees-Orientales departmentThe steep streets of Eus re very lovely to explore - and...
See Eus guide

La Palme
at 30 km (direction east-north-east)La Palme is a small traditional village in Languedoc-Roussillon with a beach,...
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Chateau de Puilaurens
Castle at 30 km (direction west)Castle Puilaurens is a Cathar castle of France in a beautiful mountain...
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Markets in and near Padern
- Millas: market Tuesday & Thursday (20km)
- Rivesaltes: market Monday (21km)
- Ille-sur-Tet: market Wednesday & Friday (21km)
- Toulouges: market Tuesday & Friday (26km)
- Perpignan: market Every day (27km)
- Thuir: market Saturday (27km)
- Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque: market Thursday & Sunday (29km)
- Leucate: market Saturday & Monday & Wednesday & Thursday - seasonal market only (30km)
- Sigean: market Tuesday & Friday (32km)
- Le Barcares: market Monday - seasonal market only (32km)
More information about Padern, Languedoc-Roussillon
Tourist attractions near Padern, France
What to do at Padern? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Padern.
Grand sites of France
- Massif du Canigou (42km)
- Carcassonne City (45km)
Heritage sites
- Villefranche-de-Conflent enceinte / fort (Vauban fortifications) (39km)
- Carcassonne (46km)
- Mont-Louis citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (59km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Lagrasse (25km)
- Castelnou (28km)
- Eus (30km)
- Mosset (34km)
- Villefranche-de-Conflent (39km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Narbonnaise en Méditerranée (51km)
- Pyrenees Catalanes (57km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Chapelle de Casenoves (Ille-sur-tet) (22km)
- Eglise de Sainte Marie de Marcevol (Arboussols) (26km)
- Prieuré de Serrabone (Boule-d'Amont) (30km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges (Cabestany) (31km)
- Abbaye de Fontfroide (Narbonne) (33km)
- Abbaye Saint Michel de Cuixa (Codalet) (38km)
- Eglise de Sainte-Marie (Corneilla-de-Conflent) (40km)
- Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Genis-des-fontaines) (42km)
- Chapel Saint-Martin de Fenollar (Maureillas-las-Illas) (43km)
- Abbaye Saint Martin du Canigou (Casteil) (44km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Narbonne (46km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Gorges de Galamus (15km)
- Gorges de l'Orbieu (19km)
- Orgues d'Ille-sur-Tet (22km)
- Étang de Leucate (28km)
- Forêt de Fontfroide (34km)
- Étang de Canet-Saint-Nazaire (36km)
- Gorges de la Pierre-Lys (37km)
- Pic du Canigou (42km)
- Cité de Carcassonne (45km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale de Nyer (49km)
- Paulilles (56km)
- Gouffre de l'Œil Doux (56km)
- Réserve naturelle nationale de Cerbère-Banyuls (60km)
Towns of Art and history
- Perpignan (27km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- African reserve of Sigean (33km)
Geography and distances
Padern is in the south of France at 46 kilometres from Carcassonne, the department capital (general information: Padern is 666 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Padern
Canton: Tuchan
Arrondissement: Narbonne
Department: Aude
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
New region: Occitanie
Postcode: 11350
Distance to Padern
from Carcassonne (prefecture): 46 km
from Paris: 666 km
from Calais: 901 km
from Nice: 385 km
from Bordeaux: 339 km
from Strasbourg: 748 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Padern from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cucugnan, Montgaillard, Paziols and Tuchan.
This page in French: Visiter Padern