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Saint-Michel-sur-Rhone tourism and travel guide

Visit Saint-Michel-sur-Rhone: highlights and tourist information

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Saint-Michel-sur-Rhone is situated in the Loire department and Rhone-Alpes region (now part of the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region), in the eastern-center of France at 28 kilometres from Saint-Etienne, the department capital (general information: Saint-Michel-sur-Rhone is 420 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Pelussin at 6 km and Malleval at 7 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Saint-Michel-sur-Rhone, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Saint-Michel-sur-Rhone in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

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

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Loire

Map of places to visit near Saint-Michel-sur-Rhone

Markets in and near Saint-Michel-sur-Rhone

• Condrieu: market Monday - seasonal market only (3km)
• Condrieu: market Friday (3km)
• Roussillon: market Wednesday & Sunday (10km)
• Maclas: market Thursday (10km)
• Vienne: market Saturday (13km)
• Rive-de-Gier: market Tuesday & Friday (14km)
• Serrieres: market Friday (15km)
• La Grand-Croix: market Monday (15km)
• Givors: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (16km)
• Saint-Chamond: market Tuesday & Thursday (18km)

More information about Saint-Michel-sur-Rhone, Rhone-Alpes

Tourist attractions near Saint-Michel-sur-Rhone, France

Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Michel-sur-Rhone.

Aquarium

• Aquarium de Lyon (32km)

Heritage sites

• Historic Lyon (36km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye (48km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (31km)
• Saint-Galmier (37km)
• Cremieu (50km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Pilat (14km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (35km)
• Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (36km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc de Gerland (36km)
• Parc de la Tête d'Or (38km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Lyon (37km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Oeillon Crest (12km)
• Perdrix Crest (15km)
• Laboratoire d’écologie des hydrosystèmes naturels et anthropisés (39km)
• Grand parc de Miribel-Jonage (43km)

Towns of Art and history

• Vienne (14km)
• Saint-Etienne (27km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Chaponnay (25km)
• Ecully (37km)
• Saint-Vulbas (60km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Saint-Martin-la-Plaine (17km)
• Parc animalier de Courzieu (36km)
• Jardin zoologique de la ville de Lyon (38km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

For driving distances to Saint-Michel-sur-Rhone from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ampuis, Auberives-sur-Vareze, Chavanay, Chuyer, Clonas-sur-Vareze, Condrieu, La Chapelle-Villars, Les Roches-de-Condrieu, Pavezin, Pelussin, Saint-Alban-du-Rhone, Saint-Clair-du-Rhone, Saint-Prim, Tupin-et-Semons and Verin.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Michel-sur-Rhone