Pelussin tourism and travel guide
Visit Pelussin: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit AttractionsFrance This Way comment: The Chateau de Virieu and the old market hall are among the highlights when you visit Pelussin
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Pelussin. For detailed visitor information see the Pelussin travel guide.
Pelussin is situated in the Loire department and Rhone-Alpes region (now part of the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region), in the eastern-center of France at 22 kilometres from Saint-Etienne, the department capital (general information: Pelussin is 421 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Vienne (town) at 20 km and Saint-Etienne at 22 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Pelussin, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Pelussin in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Loire
Map of places to visit near Pelussin
Markets in and near Pelussin
- Maclas: market Thursday (6km)
- Condrieu: market Monday - seasonal market only (9km)
- Condrieu: market Friday (9km)
- Roussillon: market Wednesday & Sunday (12km)
- La Grand-Croix: market Monday (13km)
- Rive-de-Gier: market Tuesday & Friday (13km)
- Serrieres: market Friday (13km)
- Saint-Chamond: market Tuesday & Thursday (14km)
- Bourg-Argental: market Thursday (17km)
- Saint-Rambert-d'Albon: market Friday (18km)
More information about Pelussin, Rhone-Alpes
Tourist attractions near Pelussin, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Pelussin.
Aquarium
- Aquarium de Lyon (36km)
Heritage sites
- Historic Lyon (40km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye (50km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (29km)
- Saint-Galmier (34km)
- Cremieu (56km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Pilat (7km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (39km)
- Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (40km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc de Gerland (40km)
- Parc de la Tête d'Or (43km)
- Jardin japonais (48km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Lyon (41km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Oeillon Crest (6km)
- Perdrix Crest (9km)
- Laboratoire d’écologie des hydrosystèmes naturels et anthropisés (43km)
- Grand parc de Miribel-Jonage (48km)
Towns of Art and history
- Vienne (20km)
- Saint-Etienne (22km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Chaponnay (31km)
- Ecully (41km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Saint-Martin-la-Plaine (16km)
- Parc animalier de Courzieu (38km)
- Jardin zoologique de la ville de Lyon (42km)
Geography and distances
Geographical Information
Commune: Pelussin
Canton: Pélussin
Arrondissement: Saint-Étienne
Department: Loire
Region: Rhone-Alpes
New region: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes
Postcode: 42410
Distance to Pelussin
from Saint-Etienne (prefecture): 22 km
from Paris: 421 km
from Calais: 650 km
from Nice: 280 km
from Bordeaux: 417 km
from Strasbourg: 422 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Pelussin from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bessey, Chavanay, Chuyer, Lupe, Malleval, Pavezin, Roisey, Saint-Michel-sur-Rhone, Saint-Pierre-de-Boeuf and Veranne.
This page in French: Visiter Pelussin
