Rancon tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Bellac at 10 km from Rancon

Visit Rancon: highlights and tourist information

Rancon is situated in the Haute-Vienne department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Bellac at 10 km and Lac de Saint-Pardoux at 11 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Rancon, 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 Rancon in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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

Bellac

at 10 km (direction west)

The small market town of Bellac has some medieval houses of interest,...

See Bellac guide

Lac de Saint-Pardoux

at 11 km (direction south-east)

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

See Lac de Saint-Pardoux guide

Le-Dorat

at 12 km (direction north-west)

In the small town of Le Dorat you will enjoy exploring the...

See Le-Dorat guide

Mortemart

Most Beautiful Village at 20 km (direction west-south-west)

Now listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France', Mortemart is a...

See Mortemart guide

Montrol-Senard

at 20 km (direction west-south-west)

Montrol-Senard is a traditional Limousin village which has been turned into an...

See Montrol-Senard guide

Oradour-sur-Glane

at 25 km (direction south-west)

The village of Oradour-sur-Glane is a memorial town, now maintained in the...

See Oradour-sur-Glane guide

La Souterraine

at 26 km (direction east-north-east), in the Creuse department

La Souterraine is one of those 'hard to find' traditional French towns...

See La Souterraine guide

Brigueuil

at 32 km (direction west-south-west), in the Charente department

Here in Brigueuil it is the roman style church that is the...

See Brigueuil guide

Limoges

at 33 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Limoges guide

Saint-Junien

at 35 km (direction south-west)

After exploring Saint-Junien and the Collegiale Church of Saint-Junien be sure to...

See Saint-Junien guide

Aixe-sur-Vienne

at 37 km (direction south)

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

See Aixe-sur-Vienne guide

Saint-Benoit-du-Sault

Most Beautiful Village at 38 km (direction north-north-east), in the Indre department

The unspoiled medieval streets in the 'most beautiful village' of Saint-Benoit-de-Sault quickly...

See Saint-Benoit-du-Sault guide

Saint-Germain-de-Confolens

at 39 km (direction west), in the Charente department

In the village of Saint-Germain-de-Confolens you can see the substantial ruins of...

See Saint-Germain-de-Confolens guide

Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat

at 40 km (direction south-east)

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

See Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Haute-Vienne

Map of places to visit near Rancon

Markets in and near Rancon

• Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (11km)
• Limoges: market every day (32km)
• Saint-Junien: market Saturday (34km)
• Montmorillon: market Wednesday (41km)
• Bourganeuf: market Wednesday (49km)

Hotels near Rancon

More information about Rancon, Limousin

Tourist attractions near Rancon, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Limousin (34km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe Abbey (36km)
• Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (40km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Benoit-du-Sault (38km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (40km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (34km)
• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (35km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame (Montmorillon) (41km)
• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (42km)
• Eglise de Saint Gervais et Saint Protais (Civaux) (53km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de Liliane (44km)
• Jardin-arboretum de La Sédelle (45km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Lac de Saint-Pardoux (14km)
• Site Corot (34km)

Towns of Art and history

• Limoges (33km)
• Montmorillon (41km)
• Confolens (41km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Bellac (10km)
• Bessines-sur-Gartempe (15km)
• La Souterraine (26km)
• Eguzon-Chantome (46km)

Geography and distances

Rancon is in the southern-centre of France at 32 kilometres from Limoges, the department capital (general information: Rancon is 315 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Balledent, Blanzac, Droux, Roussac, Saint-Junien-les-Combes and Villefavard.

This page in French: Visiter Rancon