Saint-Aignan tourism and travel guide

Visit Saint-Aignan: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Aignan is situated in the Loir-et-Cher department and Centre-Loire Valley region.

Tourist classifications for Saint-Aignan include "zoo or wildlife park".

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Saint-Aignan in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Montresor at 18 km and Valencay at 19 km.

Saint-Aignan, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Montresor

Montresor

Most Beautiful Village at 18 km (direction west-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

On the Indrois river, it is the quaint old town, the castle and the...

See Montresor guide
Valencay

Valencay

at 19 km (direction east-south-east), in the Indre department

The castle is the main attraction in Valencay, but we also suggest a visit...

See Valencay guide
Chateau de Valencay

Chateau de Valencay

Castle at 19 km (direction east-south-east), in the Indre department

The renaissance style castle and formal gardens make the Chateau de Valencay among the...

See Chateau de Valencay guide
Chateau de Chenonceau

Chateau de Chenonceau

Castle at 24 km (direction west-north-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The perfectly lovely Chateau-de-Chenonceau includes a renaissance gallery across the river and gardens designed...

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Chateau de Cheverny

Chateau de Cheverny

Castle at 26 km (direction north-north-east)

Cheverny Castle is perhaps the most opulently furnished of the Loire castles, and also...

See Chateau de Cheverny guide
Chateau de Chaumont

Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 28 km (direction north-west)

The small village of Chaumont-sur-Loire is dominated by the Chateau de Chaumont, one of...

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Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 33 km (direction west-north-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard in Amboise is the first Renaissance manor house...

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Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

Castle at 33 km (direction west-north-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The Chateau de Clos-Lucé was home to Leonardo da Vinci and you can visit...

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Amboise

Amboise

at 33 km (direction west-north-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

Although it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will also enjoy...

See Amboise guide
Chateau d'Amboise

Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 33 km (direction west-north-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The Chateau d'Amboise is a castle with impressive gardens and a lovely view across...

See Chateau d'Amboise guide
Loches

Loches

at 34 km (direction west-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

Numerous historic monuments make the citadel in Loches a very interesting place to visit...

See Loches guide
Blois

Blois

at 35 km (direction west-south-west)

The town of Blois, with its castle, cathedral, extensive historic centre and other monuments...

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Chateau de Blois

Chateau de Blois

Castle at 35 km (direction west-south-west)

One of the most impressive of the Loire castles, the Chateau de Blois is...

See Chateau de Blois guide
Chateau de Chambord

Chateau de Chambord

Castle at 40 km (direction north-north-east)

The largest castle in the Loire Valley, Chateau de Chambord exceeds all expectations with...

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Markets in and near Saint-Aignan

Market days in Saint-Aignan: weekly market: Saturday all day;

  • Saint-Aignan: market Saturday all day (0km)
  • Noyers-sur-Cher: market Sunday (2km)
  • Monthou-sur-Cher: market Wednesday (11km)
  • Selles-sur-Cher: market Thursday all day (13km)
  • Pontlevoy: market Thursday (16km)
  • Montrichard: market Friday (17km)
  • Contres: market Friday (17km)
  • Valencay: market Tuesday (19km)
  • Chabris: market Saturday (21km)
  • Gievres: market Tuesday (22km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Aignan, France

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

Aquarium

  • Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (37km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

  • Fougeres-sur-Bievre Chateau (20km)
  • Bouges-le-Chateau Castle (34km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Remarkable gardens

  • Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (24km)
  • Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (28km)
  • Parc du château de Beauregard (30km)
  • Jardin du château de Bouges (34km)
  • Roseraie des terrasses de l’évêché (36km)
  • Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (43km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

  • Vatan (39km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Veuil (20km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Réserve de Beaumarchais (41km)
 
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Geography and distances

Saint-Aignan is in the western-centre of France at 36 kilometres from Blois, the department capital (general information: Saint-Aignan is 191 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Saint-Aignan

Canton: Saint-Aignan

Arrondissement: Blois

Department: Loir-et-Cher

Region: Loire Valley

New region: Centre-Loire Valley

Postcode: 41110

Distance to Saint-Aignan

from Blois (prefecture): 36 km

from Paris: 191 km

from Calais: 411 km

from Nice: 607 km

from Bordeaux: 310 km

from Strasbourg: 497 km

Getting here

Most visitors will either fly into one of the airports in Paris or arrive from a ferry port such as caen or Le Havre, approx. 3-4 hours drive. For driving distances to Saint-Aignan from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chateauvieux, Mareuil-sur-Cher, Noyers-sur-Cher, Saint-Romain-sur-Cher and Seigy.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Aignan

 
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