Rilhac-Rancon tourism and travel guide

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Visit Rilhac-Rancon: highlights and tourist information

Rilhac-Rancon 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 Rilhac-Rancon in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Limoges at 8 km and Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat at 15 km.

Rilhac-Rancon, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Limoges

at 8 km (direction south-west)

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

See Limoges guide

Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat

at 15 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat guide

Lac de Saint-Pardoux

at 18 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Lac de Saint-Pardoux guide

Aixe-sur-Vienne

at 18 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Aixe-sur-Vienne guide

Oradour-sur-Glane

at 22 km (direction west)

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

See Oradour-sur-Glane guide

Pierre-Buffiere

at 23 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Pierre-Buffiere guide

Montrol-Senard

at 31 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Montrol-Senard guide

Le Jardin de Liliane

Garden at 31 km (direction west-south-west)

Le Jardin de Liliane is one of our favourite gardens open to the public...

See Le Jardin de Liliane guide

Mortemart

Most Beautiful Village at 32 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Mortemart guide

Bellac

at 32 km (direction north-west)

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

See Bellac guide

Saint-Junien

at 32 km (direction west)

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

See Saint-Junien guide

Brigueuil

at 36 km (direction west), in the Charente department

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

See Brigueuil guide

Chalus

at 38 km (direction south-west)

Châlus is a small market town with two ruined castles in the Monts du...

See Chalus guide

Rochechouart

at 39 km (direction west)

On the edge of the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park, Rochechouart has a castle and...

See Rochechouart guide

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Map of places to visit near Rilhac-Rancon

Markets in and near Rilhac-Rancon

• Limoges: market every day (9km)
• Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (18km)
• Saint-Junien: market Saturday (32km)
• Bourganeuf: market Wednesday (35km)
• Chalus: market Friday (38km)
• Gueret: market Thursday all day & Saturday all day (52km)

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Tourist attractions near Rilhac-Rancon, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Limousin (9km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (15km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Treignac (55km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (15km)
• Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (44km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perigord-Limousin (52km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (17km)
• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (32km)
• Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (43km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de Liliane (31km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Lac de Saint-Pardoux (15km)
• Site Corot (33km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (41km)
• Lac de Vassivière (43km)

Towns of Art and history

• Limoges (8km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Bessines-sur-Gartempe (23km)
• Pierre-Buffiere (24km)
• Bellac (32km)
• Magnac-Bourg (33km)
• La Souterraine (39km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (31km)

Geography and distances

Rilhac-Rancon is in the southern-centre of France at 8 kilometres from Limoges, the department capital (general information: Rilhac-Rancon is 338 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bonnac-la-Cote, Chaptelat, Le Palais-sur-Vienne and Saint-Just-le-Martel.

This page in French: Visiter Rilhac-Rancon