Parent tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Montpeyroux at 2 km from Parent

Visit Parent: highlights and tourist information

Parent 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 Parent in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Montpeyroux at 2 km and Issoire at 9 km.

Parent, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Montpeyroux

Most Beautiful Village at 2 km (direction west)

Montpeyroux is a small village now listed among the 'most beautiful in...

See Montpeyroux guide

Issoire

at 9 km (direction south-south-east)

Best known for its romanesque church, Issoire is a very pleasant and...

See Issoire guide

Saint-Saturnin

Most Beautiful Village at 11 km (direction west-north-west)

With ancient narrow streets, an imposing church and its position on the...

See Saint-Saturnin guide

Saint-Floret

Most Beautiful Village at 12 km (direction west-south-west)

The tiny village of Saint-Floret with its ruined castle and frescoes is...

See Saint-Floret guide

Billom

at 14 km (direction north-east)

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

See Billom guide

Usson

Most Beautiful Village at 14 km (direction south-east)

One of the least developed of the 'most beautiful villages in France'...

See Usson guide

Sauxillanges

at 14 km (direction east-south-east)

The principal monuments in Sauxillanges, the monastery and the castle, are not...

See Sauxillanges guide

Saint-Nectaire

at 18 km (direction west)

It is the impressive roman architecture of the Church of St-Nectaire-le-Haut that...

See Saint-Nectaire guide

Clermont-Ferrand basilica

Church at 21 km (direction north-west)

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

See Clermont-Ferrand basilica guide

Clermont-Ferrand

at 21 km (direction north-west)

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

See Clermont-Ferrand guide

Murol

Castle at 23 km (direction west)

The highlight of a visit to Murol is the Chateau de Murol...

See Murol guide

Puy de Dome

at 26 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Puy de Dome guide

Auzon

at 28 km (direction south-south-east), in the Haute-Loire department

The cobbled streets of Auzon wind up the hill from the river,...

See Auzon guide

Courpiere

at 28 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Courpiere guide

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Map of places to visit near Parent

Markets in and near Parent

• Vic-le-Comte: market Thursday (2km)
• Champeix: market Friday (9km)
• Issoire: market Saturday (9km)
• Cournon-d'Auvergne: market Thursday & Saturday & Friday (13km)
• Billom: market Monday (15km)
• Lempdes: market Tuesday (16km)
• Aubiere: market Sunday (17km)
• Saint-Nectaire: market Sunday - seasonal market only (19km)
• Pont-du-Chateau: market Thursday (20km)
• Clermont-Ferrand: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday (20km)

More information about Parent, Auvergne

Tourist attractions near Parent, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Puy de Dome (26km)

Heritage sites

• Clermont-Ferrand église Notre-Dame-du-Port (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (21km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Montpeyroux (2km)
• Saint-Saturnin (11km)
• Usson (14km)
• Blesle (34km)
• Lavaudieu (44km)

National Monuments

• Villeneuve-Lembron Chateau (17km)
• Aulteribe Chateau (27km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Issoire (9km)
• Ambert (41km)
• Riom-es-Montagnes (58km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Livradois-Forez (31km)
• Volcans d'Auvergne (42km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Austremoine d'Issoire (Issoire) (9km)
• Eglise Notre Dame (Saint-Saturnin) (12km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Saint-Nectaire) (20km)
• Eglise de Saint Léger (Royat) (21km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Clermont-ferrand) (21km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame de Mailhat (Lamontgie) (21km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Orcival) (31km)
• Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couronne d'Ennezat (Ennezat) (31km)
• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre de Mozac (Mozac) (33km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre (Blesle) (34km)
• Basilique de Saint Julien (Brioude) (39km)
• Abbaye Saint-Andre (Lavaudieu) (41km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château d'Hauterive (9km)
• Jardins du château de la Batisse (13km)
• Jardins du château d'Opme (15km)
• Parc du château de Blanzat (26km)
• Jardins de Cordès (31km)
• Parc du domaine royal de Randan (45km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Clermont-Ferrand (20km)
• Thiers (36km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Lac Pavin (30km)
• Lac du Guery (32km)
• Bois Noirs (33km)
• Puy de Sancy (34km)
• Banne d'Ordanche (36km)
• Signal du Luguet (37km)

Towns of Art and history

• Mozac (30km)
• Marsat (30km)
• Riom (31km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Massiac (42km)

Geography and distances

Parent is in the southern-centre of France at 21 kilometres from Clermont-Ferrand, the department capital (general information: Parent is 365 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Authezat, Chadeleuf, Corent, Coudes, Flat, La Sauvetat, Laps, Montpeyroux, Neschers, Pignols, Saint-Babel, Saint-Maurice, Saint-Yvoine, Sauvagnat-Sainte-Marthe, Veyre-Monton, Vic-le-Comte and Yronde-et-Buron.

This page in French: Visiter Parent