Saint-Pierre-de-Jards tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Pierre-de-Jards: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Pierre-de-Jards is situated in the Indre department and Centre-Loire Valley 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-Pierre-de-Jards in Centre-Loire Valley.

Popular places to visit nearby include Issoudun at 15 km and Mehun-sur-Yevre at 20 km.

Saint-Pierre-de-Jards, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Issoudun

at 15 km (direction south-south-east)

There are few important monuments here in Issoudun, but we enjoyed a stroll around...

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Mehun-sur-Yevre

at 20 km (direction east), in the Cher department

The castle and the 11th century Collegiale Notre-Dame are among several sights of importance...

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Valencay

at 31 km (direction west)

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

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Chateau de Valencay

Castle at 31 km (direction west)

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

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Bourges Palais Jacques-Coeur

at 32 km (direction east), in the Cher department

The Palais Jacques-Coeur is a charming medieval palace with impressive rooms and fireplaces in...

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Bourges

at 33 km (direction east), in the Cher department

Although Bourges is known for its stunning cathedral, it also has a substantial medieval...

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Bourges Cathedral

Cathedral at 33 km (direction east), in the Cher department

The cathedral in Bourges is a 13th century building with remarkable stonework and impressive...

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Chateauroux

at 38 km (direction south-west)

A little remote from the main tourist routes, Chateauroux is quite a sprawling town...

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Saint-Chartier

at 50 km (direction south)

Take a stroll through the grounds of the castle here in the quiet town...

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Aubigny-sur-Nere

at 56 km (direction north-east), in the Cher department

It is the multi-turreted castle and the Scottish connection that explain the popularity of...

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Chateau de Cheverny

Castle at 59 km (direction north-west), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Map of places to visit near Saint-Pierre-de-Jards

Markets in and near Saint-Pierre-de-Jards

• Reuilly: market Friday (6km)
• Gracay: market Thursday (10km)
• Vatan: market Wednesday (12km)
• Vierzon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday (16km)
• Issoudun: market Saturday all day (17km)
• Chatres-sur-Cher: market Tuesday (19km)
• Mehun-sur-Yevre: market Wednesday (20km)
• Mennetou-sur-Cher: market Thursday (21km)
• Langon: market Friday (23km)
• Saint-Florent-sur-Cher: market Friday & (24km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Pierre-de-Jards, France

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

National Monuments

• Bouges-le-Chateau Castle (23km)
• Palace Jacques Coeur (33km)
• Bourges Cathedral (33km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Mehun-sur-Yevre (20km)
• Valencay (31km)

Churches and religious monuments

• St Aignan de Brinay (Brinay) (15km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Plaimpied-Givaudins) (39km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Ineuil) (43km)
• Abbaye de La Celle (La Celle) (52km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de Noirlac et Saint Etienne Prieuré (Bruere-Allichamps) (54km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du château de Bouges (23km)
• Les Prés Fichaux (33km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bourges (33km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Vatan (12km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Issoudun (17km)
• Veuil (33km)
• Chateauroux (38km)
• Aubigny-sur-Nere (56km)
• Saint-Amand-Montrond (58km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Pierre-de-Jards is in the eastern-center of France at 38 kilometres from Chateauroux, the department capital (general information: Saint-Pierre-de-Jards is 198 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into a Paris airport and drive from there or arrive in a cross-channel port with Le Havre and Caen about 3-4 hours distance in the car. For driving distances to Saint-Pierre-de-Jards from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chery, Diou, Giroux, Lucay-le-Libre, Nohant-en-Gracay and Reuilly.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Pierre-de-Jards