Saint-Gence tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Oradour-sur-Glane at 8 km from Saint-Gence

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Visit Saint-Gence: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Gence 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 Saint-Gence in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Oradour-sur-Glane at 8 km and Limoges at 14 km.

Saint-Gence, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Oradour-sur-Glane

at 8 km (direction west)

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

See Oradour-sur-Glane guide

Limoges

at 14 km (direction south-east)

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

See Limoges guide

Aixe-sur-Vienne

at 14 km (direction south)

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

See Aixe-sur-Vienne guide

Montrol-Senard

at 18 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Montrol-Senard guide

Lac de Saint-Pardoux

at 19 km (direction north-east)

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

See Lac de Saint-Pardoux guide

Saint-Junien

at 19 km (direction west)

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

See Saint-Junien guide

Mortemart

Most Beautiful Village at 19 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Mortemart guide

Brigueuil

at 22 km (direction west), in the Charente department

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

See Brigueuil guide

Le Jardin de Liliane

Garden at 22 km (direction south-west)

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

See Le Jardin de Liliane guide

Bellac

at 23 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Bellac guide

Rochechouart

at 27 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Rochechouart guide

Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat

at 29 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

Pierre-Buffiere

at 31 km (direction south-east)

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

See Pierre-Buffiere guide

Chalus

at 32 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Chalus guide

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Markets in and near Saint-Gence

• Limoges: market every day (11km)
• Saint-Junien: market Saturday (18km)
• Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (19km)
• Chalus: market Friday (32km)
• Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (48km)

More information about Saint-Gence, Limousin

Tourist attractions near Saint-Gence, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Limousin (14km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (29km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (29km)
• Nontron (57km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perigord-Limousin (44km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (19km)
• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (21km)
• Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (29km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de Liliane (22km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Lac de Saint-Pardoux (17km)
• Site Corot (19km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (32km)

Towns of Art and history

• Limoges (14km)
• Confolens (37km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Bellac (23km)
• Bessines-sur-Gartempe (27km)
• Pierre-Buffiere (31km)
• Magnac-Bourg (41km)
• La Souterraine (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (31km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Gence is in the southern-centre of France at 12 kilometres from Limoges, the department capital (general information: Saint-Gence is 339 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Saint-Gence from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Nieul, Peyrilhac, Saint-Jouvent and Veyrac.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Gence