Saint-Pont tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Pont: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Pont is situated in the Allier department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 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-Pont in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Charroux at 11 km and Vichy at 11 km.

Saint-Pont, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Charroux

Most Beautiful Village at 11 km (direction west)

Charroux is a very quiet Auvergne village, unusual in the 'village centre' being a...

See Charroux guide

Vichy

at 11 km (direction east-south-east)

The spa town of Vichy is best known for its bottled water and as...

See Vichy guide

Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule

at 16 km (direction east-south-east)

The quiet town of Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule lacks major monuments but merits a stroll when you...

See Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule guide

Chateldon

at 27 km (direction south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The ancient city of Chateldon still retains an important part of its medieval castle...

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Lapalisse

at 28 km (direction east-north-east)

The renaissance style Chateau de la Palice, its internal decorations and its gardens are...

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Riom

at 33 km (direction south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The quiet regional town of Riom has several monuments of historical importance to see...

See Riom guide

Mozac

at 36 km (direction south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The interesting Abbey of Saint-Pierre in Mozac combines early roman elements and later gothic...

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Volvic

at 38 km (direction south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

One of the most famous bottled waters in the world is from Volvic, which...

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Thiers

at 39 km (direction south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Not always considered a tourist destination, Thouars actually has a facscinating historical centre with...

See Thiers guide

Souvigny

at 42 km (direction north-north-west)

The Priory Church of Saint-Peter and Saint-Paul with the tombes of the Dukes of...

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Moulins

at 45 km (direction north-north-west)

In the historic centre of Moulins it is the cathedral that is the most...

See Moulins guide

Clermont-Ferrand

at 45 km (direction south-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in sombre black lava stone, dominates the historic centre of Clermont-Ferrand...

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Clermont-Ferrand basilica

Church at 45 km (direction south-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Port in Clermont-Ferrand is one of the most important romanesque churches...

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Courpiere

at 49 km (direction south-south-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Once home to Coco Chanel, Courpiere is a village in the Livradois-Forez natural park...

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

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Markets in and near Saint-Pont

• Bellerive-sur-Allier: market Saturday (10km)
• Gannat: market Saturday (11km)
• Vichy: market Every day except Monday (11km)
• Saint-Germain-Des-Fosses: market Friday (12km)
• Cusset: market Saturday (13km)
• Saint-Pourcain-sur-Sioule: market Wednesday & Saturday (16km)
• Saint-Yorre: market Wednesday (17km)
• Ebreuil: market Thursday (17km)
• Bellenaves: market Wednesday (17km)
• Varennes-sur-Allier: market Tuesday (19km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Pont, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Puy de Dome (50km)

Heritage sites

• Clermont-Ferrand église Notre-Dame-du-Port (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (45km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Charroux (11km)

National Monuments

• Chareil-Cintrat Chateau (13km)
• Aulteribe Chateau (46km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Lapalisse (28km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couronne d'Ennezat (Ennezat) (29km)
• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre de Mozac (Mozac) (31km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Clermont-ferrand) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Léger (Royat) (48km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc du domaine royal de Randan (17km)
• Parc du château de Blanzat (41km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Thiers (39km)
• Clermont-Ferrand (46km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt des Colettes (26km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Le PAL (50km)

Towns of Art and history

• Riom (33km)
• Marsat (36km)
• Mozac (36km)
• Moulins (45km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Montmarault (31km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Vichy (11km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc d'Attractions et Animalier (PAL) (46km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Pont is in the south of France at 45 kilometres from Moulins, the department capital (general information: Saint-Pont is 308 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cognat-Lyonne, Escurolles, Espinasse-Vozelle, Le Mayet-d'Ecole, Monteignet-sur-l'Andelot and Vendat.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Pont