Saint-Aignan tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Montresor at 18 km from Saint-Aignan
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
Most Beautiful Village at 18 km (direction west-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentOn the Indrois river, it is the quaint old town, the castle and the...
See Montresor guide
Valencay
at 19 km (direction east-south-east), in the Indre departmentThe castle is the main attraction in Valencay, but we also suggest a visit...
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Chateau de Valencay
Castle at 19 km (direction east-south-east), in the Indre departmentThe renaissance style castle and formal gardens make the Chateau de Valencay among the...
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Chateau de Chenonceau
Castle at 24 km (direction west-north-west), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentThe perfectly lovely Chateau-de-Chenonceau includes a renaissance gallery across the river and gardens designed...
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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...
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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
Castle at 33 km (direction west-north-west), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentThe Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard in Amboise is the first Renaissance manor house...
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Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise
Castle at 33 km (direction west-north-west), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentThe Chateau de Clos-Lucé was home to Leonardo da Vinci and you can visit...
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Amboise
at 33 km (direction west-north-west), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentAlthough it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will also enjoy...
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Chateau d'Amboise
Castle at 33 km (direction west-north-west), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentThe Chateau d'Amboise is a castle with impressive gardens and a lovely view across...
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Loches
at 34 km (direction west-south-west), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentNumerous historic monuments make the citadel in Loches a very interesting place to visit...
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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
Castle at 35 km (direction west-south-west)One of the most impressive of the Loire castles, the Chateau de Blois is...
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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)
- Montresor (18km)
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)
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