Peyrat-le-Chateau tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Lake Vassiviere at 6 km from Peyrat-le-Chateau

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Visit Peyrat-le-Chateau: highlights and tourist information

Peyrat-le-Chateau 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 Peyrat-le-Chateau in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lake Vassiviere at 6 km and Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat at 22 km.

Peyrat-le-Chateau, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Lake Vassiviere

Scenery at 6 km (direction east)

The largest lake in Limousin, Lake Vassiviere is a popular leisure lake with numerous...

See Lake Vassiviere guide

Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat

at 22 km (direction west)

Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat, with its medieval houses and collegiale church, is a reminder that the town...

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Treignac

Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction south), in the Correze department

The medieval quarter around the 11th century church is the highlight in the village...

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Aubusson

at 35 km (direction east-north-east), in the Creuse department

Aubusson is world famous for the rugs that have been produced here during several...

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Pierre-Buffiere

at 35 km (direction west-south-west)

The small village of Pierre-Buffiere is listed as a village d'etape - a village...

See Pierre-Buffiere guide

Limoges

at 40 km (direction west)

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

See Limoges guide

Meymac

at 44 km (direction south-east), in the Correze department

Meymac should be beter known to tourists - the stone buildings in the town...

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Lac de Saint-Pardoux

at 47 km (direction west-north-west)

The Lac de Saint-Pardoux s a large leisure lake in the Haute-Vienne department...

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Uzerche

at 47 km (direction south-south-west), in the Correze department

The Vézère Valley below and the numerous historic monuments up the hill together make...

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Arboretum Al Gaulhia

Garden at 49 km (direction south-south-west), in the Correze department

The Arboretum Al Gaulhia is a 10 hectare arboretum with gardens and ponds, and...

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Aixe-sur-Vienne

at 49 km (direction west)

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

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Saint-Angel

at 50 km (direction east-south-east), in the Correze department

Saint-Angel is a very small village but also a pleasant diversion when you are...

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Correze (village)

at 50 km (direction south-south-east), in the Correze department

Correze is a very small village but the historic quarter certainly merits a visit...

See Correze (village) guide

Lubersac

at 50 km (direction south-west), in the Correze department

Lubersac is a small town in Corrèze with a church and a 15th century...

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Reserve excursions near Peyrat-le-Chateau

Map of places to visit near Peyrat-le-Chateau

Markets in and near Peyrat-le-Chateau

• Bourganeuf: market Wednesday (16km)
• Bugeat: market Thursday - seasonal market only (27km)
• Felletin: market Friday (32km)
• Aubusson: market Saturday (34km)
• Ahun: market Wednesday (37km)
• Lavaveix-les-Mines: market Thursday (38km)
• Gueret: market Thursday all day & Saturday all day (40km)
• Limoges: market every day (42km)
• Meymac: market Friday - seasonal market only (43km)
• Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (47km)

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Tourist attractions near Peyrat-le-Chateau, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Limousin (40km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (22km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Treignac (31km)
• Segur-le-Chateau (56km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (22km)
• Aubusson (35km)
• Meymac (44km)
• Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (55km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Millevaches en Limousin (26km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (39km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de la Ganille (51km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Lac de Vassivière (6km)
• Lac de Saint-Pardoux (45km)

Towns of Art and history

• Limoges (40km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Magnac-Bourg (34km)
• Pierre-Buffiere (35km)
• Bessines-sur-Gartempe (45km)
• Uzerche (46km)
• Gouzon (55km)

Geography and distances

Peyrat-le-Chateau is in the southern-centre of France at 41 kilometres from Limoges, the department capital (general information: Peyrat-le-Chateau is 341 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Peyrat-le-Chateau from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Augne, Beaumont-du-Lac, Saint-Amand-le-Petit, Saint-Julien-le-Petit and Saint-Martin-Chateau.

This page in French: Visiter Peyrat-le-Chateau