Plaisance tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Brousse-le-Chateau at 10 km from Plaisance

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Visit Plaisance: highlights and tourist information

Plaisance is situated in the Aveyron 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 Plaisance in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Brousse-le-Chateau at 10 km and Belmont-sur-Rance at 21 km.

Plaisance, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Brousse-le-Chateau

Most Beautiful Village at 10 km (direction north-east)

Brousse-le-Chateau is an idyllic little village of steep cobbled streets on the banks of...

See Brousse-le-Chateau guide

Belmont-sur-Rance

at 21 km (direction east-south-east)

The Cevennes village of Belmont-sur-Rance is small but very enjoyable to explore, and to...

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Albi

at 32 km (direction west), in the Tarn department

Albi is quite a remarkable town, with a substantial and beautiful centre and sensational...

See Albi guide

Albi cathedral

Cathedral at 32 km (direction west), in the Tarn department

Albi cathedral is remarkable for its brick exterior, and the large area of renaissance...

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Realmont

at 33 km (direction west-south-west), in the Tarn department

Realmont is very typical of the bastide towns to be found throughout the Tarn...

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Brassac (Tarn)

at 33 km (direction south), in the Tarn department

The highlight in the centre of Brassac in the Tarn department is certainly the...

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Sauveterre-de-Rouergue

Most Beautiful Village at 37 km (direction north-west)

The highlight in Sauveterre-de-Rouergue is surely the medieval houses and arcades in the central...

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Monesties

Most Beautiful Village at 39 km (direction west-north-west), in the Tarn department

There is much more to discover in Monesties than you would expect in such...

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Peyre

Most Beautiful Village at 40 km (direction east-north-east)

Close to Millau Bridge, the small village of Peyre is listed among the most...

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Lautrec

Most Beautiful Village at 41 km (direction west-south-west), in the Tarn department

Lautrec is a small village, but both the views and the intereting historic buildings...

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Millau bridge

Bridge at 42 km (direction east-north-east)

Millau Bridge (the Viaduc de Millau) is a modern bridge designed by Norman Foster,...

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Castres

at 44 km (direction south-west), in the Tarn department

While not an important tourist destination, Castres has a pleasant town centre and an...

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Millau

at 46 km (direction east-north-east)

The town of Millau is a lively traditional town, well worth a visit when...

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Rodez

at 47 km (direction east-north-east)

In Rodez you can explore the historic town around the cathedral, and then choose...

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Map of places to visit near Plaisance

Markets in and near Plaisance

• Villefranche-de-Panat: market Sunday - seasonal market only (22km)
• Saint-Juery: market Thursday (27km)
• Saint-Affrique: market Thursday & Saturday (27km)
• Arvieu: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (30km)
• Albi: market Wednesday & Tuesday all day & Saturday all day (32km)
• Realmont: market Wednesday (33km)
• Carmaux: market Friday (34km)
• Salles-Curan: market Saturday - seasonal market only (34km)
• Naucelle: market Saturday - seasonal market only (34km)
• Baraqueville: market Sunday - seasonal market only (40km)

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Tourist attractions near Plaisance, France

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

Heritage sites

• Episcopal City, Albi (32km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Brousse-le-Chateau (10km)
• Peyre (40km)
• Olargues (51km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Grands Causses (37km)
• Haut-Languedoc (41km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint-Cirice (Brousse-le-Chateau) (10km)
• Abbaye de Sylvanès (Sylvanes) (35km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc Rochegude (32km)
• Jardin du palais de la Berbie (32km)
• Jardin de l'Évêché (43km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Albi (32km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Mont Caroux (50km)
• Gorges de l'Aveyron (56km)

Towns of Art and history

• Sauveterre-de-Rouergue (37km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Fraisse-sur-Agout (41km)

Geography and distances

Plaisance is in the southern-centre of France at 47 kilometres from Rodez, the department capital (general information: Plaisance is 548 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Balaguier-sur-Rance, Brasc, Cadix, Coupiac, Curvalle, Fraissines, La Bastide-Solages, Martrin, Miolles, Saint-Sernin-sur-Rance and Trebas.

This page in French: Visiter Plaisance