Rochechouart tourism and travel guide

Visit Rochechouart: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit Attractions Book a visitFrance This Way comment: On the edge of the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park, Rochechouart has a castle and Museum of Modern Art to visit
Rochechouart is situated in the Haute-Vienne department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Rochechouart. For detailed visitor information see the Rochechouart travel guide.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Rochechouart in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Le Jardin de Liliane at 12 km and Brigueuil at 15 km.
Rochechouart, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Saint-Junien
at 9 km (direction north-east)After exploring Saint-Junien and the Collegiale Church of Saint-Junien be sure to...
See Saint-Junien guide

Le Jardin de Liliane
Garden at 12 km (direction east-south-east)Le Jardin de Liliane is one of our favourite gardens open to...
See Le Jardin de Liliane guide

Brigueuil
at 15 km (direction north-north-east), in the Charente departmentHere in Brigueuil it is the roman style church that is the...
See Brigueuil guide

Oradour-sur-Glane
at 20 km (direction east-north-east)The village of Oradour-sur-Glane is a memorial town, now maintained in the...
See Oradour-sur-Glane guide

Chalus
at 22 km (direction south-east)Châlus is a small market town with two ruined castles in the...
See Chalus guide

Confolens
at 24 km (direction north-west), in the Charente departmentConfolens has several sites of interest including an ancient bridge and fountain...
See Confolens guide

Aixe-sur-Vienne
at 24 km (direction east)The quiet town of Aixe-sur-Vienne has few important monuments, but is a...
See Aixe-sur-Vienne guide

Montrol-Senard
at 25 km (direction north-north-east)Montrol-Senard is a traditional Limousin village which has been turned into an...
See Montrol-Senard guide

Mortemart
Most Beautiful Village at 26 km (direction north-north-east)Now listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France', Mortemart is a...
See Mortemart guide

Saint-Germain-de-Confolens
at 27 km (direction north-north-west), in the Charente departmentIn the village of Saint-Germain-de-Confolens you can see the substantial ruins of...
See Saint-Germain-de-Confolens guide

Varaignes
at 34 km (direction south-west), in the Dordogne departmentVaraignes is a pretty village with a castle at its centre. The...
See Varaignes guide

Limoges
at 34 km (direction east)Limoges is not usually featured on a list of 'must be visited...
See Limoges guide

Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert
at 35 km (direction south-west), in the Dordogne departmentJaverlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert is a charming village with a church and castle and a...
See Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert guide

La Rochefoucauld
at 35 km (direction west), in the Charente departmentAfter exploring the Chateau de Rochefoucauld be sure to stroll around the...
See La Rochefoucauld guide
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Map of places to visit near Rochechouart
Markets in and near Rochechouart
- Saint-Junien: market Saturday (10km)
- Chalus: market Friday (22km)
- Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (25km)
- Limoges: market every day (32km)
- La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (35km)
- Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (44km)
- Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (45km)
- Thiviers: market Saturday (45km)
- Mareuil: market Tuesday (51km)
- Civray: market Tuesday & Friday (54km)
More information about Rochechouart, Limousin
Tourist attractions near Rochechouart, France
What to do at Rochechouart? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Rochechouart.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Limousin (34km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (45km)
- Segur-le-Chateau (58km)
National Monuments
- Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (48km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nontron (35km)
- Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (45km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (24km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (9km)
- Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (21km)
- Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (36km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (41km)
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (42km)
- Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (46km)
- Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (48km)
- Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (49km)
- Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (54km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (56km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin de Liliane (12km)
- Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (48km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Site Corot (10km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (13km)
- Grotte de Montgaudier (33km)
- Lac de Saint-Pardoux (43km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- La Rochefoucauld (35km)
- Bellac (37km)
- Pierre-Buffiere (44km)
- Bessines-sur-Gartempe (53km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (33km)
Geography and distances
Rochechouart is in the southern-centre of France at 33 kilometres from Limoges, the department capital (general information: Rochechouart is 356 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Rochechouart
Canton: Rochechouart
Arrondissement: Rochechouart
Department: Haute-Vienne
Region: Limousin
New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Postcode: 87600
Distance to Rochechouart
from Limoges (prefecture): 33 km
from Paris: 356 km
from Calais: 575 km
from Nice: 561 km
from Bordeaux: 155 km
from Strasbourg: 606 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Rochechouart from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chaillac-sur-Vienne, Chassenon and Saillat-sur-Vienne.
This page in French: Visiter Rochechouart