Preixan tourism and travel guide

Visit Preixan: highlights and tourist information

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Preixan is situated in the Aude department and Languedoc-Roussillon region (now part of the Occitanie region), in the south of France at 9 kilometres from Carcassonne, the department capital (general information: Preixan is 635 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Hilaire at 6 km and Carcassonne at 9 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

You can also Book Saint-Hilaire hotels

Preixan, 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 Preixan in Occitanie.

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

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Aude

Map of places to visit near Preixan

Markets in and near Preixan

• Carcassonne: market Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (9km)
• Limoux: market Friday all day (12km)
• Bram: market Wednesday (18km)
• Esperaza: market Thursday & Sunday (24km)
• Quillan: market Wednesday & Saturday (32km)
• Castelnaudary: market Monday all day (33km)
• Mirepoix: market Thursday & Monday (34km)
• Lezignan-Corbieres: market Wednesday (38km)
• Olonzac: market Tuesday (39km)
• Mazamet: market Tuesday & Sunday & Saturday (39km)

More information about Preixan, Languedoc-Roussillon

Tourist attractions near Preixan, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Carcassonne City (9km)

Heritage sites

• Carcassonne (9km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lagrasse (28km)
• Camon (30km)
• Minerve (44km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Limoux (12km)
• Revel (41km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc aux Bambous (44km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Cité de Carcassonne (9km)
• Gorges de l'Orbieu (25km)
• Gouffre de Cabrespine (27km)
• Gorges de la Pierre-Lys (35km)
• Gorges de Galamus (38km)
• Fontaine Intermittente de Fontestorbes (40km)
• Grotte de la Devèze (50km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

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

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Alairac, Cavanac, Cazilhac, Cepie, Couffoulens, Ladern-sur-Lauquet, Lavalette, Leuc, Montclar, Pomas, Rouffiac-d'Aude, Roullens, Saint-Hilaire and Verzeille.

This page in French: Visiter Preixan