Saint-Priest-la-Vetre tourism and travel guide

Visit Saint-Priest-la-Vetre: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Priest-la-Vetre is situated in the Loire 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-Priest-la-Vetre in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Olliergues at 20 km and Thiers at 21 km.

Saint-Priest-la-Vetre, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Olliergues

Olliergues

at 20 km (direction south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Olliergues is a small village with an unspoiled historic centre in the Livradois-Forez naturel...

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Thiers

Thiers

at 21 km (direction west-north-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

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

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Courpiere

Courpiere

at 22 km (direction west), 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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Ambert

Ambert

at 29 km (direction south-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The quiet town of Ambert in the Natural Regional Park of Livradois-Forez has a...

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Chateldon

Chateldon

at 30 km (direction west-north-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

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

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Billom

Billom

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

It is the half-timbered houses and medieval gateways that provide the charm in the...

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Sauxillanges

Sauxillanges

at 44 km (direction west-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The principal monuments in Sauxillanges, the monastery and the castle, are not open to...

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Vichy

Vichy

at 47 km (direction north-west), in the Allier department

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

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Usson

Usson

Most Beautiful Village at 48 km (direction west-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

One of the least developed of the 'most beautiful villages in France' (a good...

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Montpeyroux

Montpeyroux

Most Beautiful Village at 51 km (direction west-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Montpeyroux is a small village now listed among the 'most beautiful in France' and...

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Lapalisse

Lapalisse

at 51 km (direction north-north-west), in the Allier department

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

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Issoire

Issoire

at 52 km (direction west-south-west), in the Puy-de-Dome department

Best known for its romanesque church, Issoire is a very pleasant and unspoiled town...

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Auzon

Auzon

at 57 km (direction south-west), in the Haute-Loire department

The cobbled streets of Auzon wind up the hill from the river, passing an...

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Saint-Etienne

Saint-Etienne

at 61 km (direction east-south-east)

Originally an industrial town, regeneration of the Place Jean Jaures, the cathedral and the...

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Markets in and near Saint-Priest-la-Vetre

  • Noiretable: market Saturday (4km)
  • Boen: market Thursday (17km)
  • Saint-Remy-sur-Durolle: market Sunday (19km)
  • Thiers: market Thursday & Saturday (21km)
  • Courpiere: market Tuesday (21km)
  • Ambert: market Thursday (29km)
  • Balbigny: market Monday (29km)
  • Montbrison: market Saturday (30km)
  • Puy-Guillaume: market Wednesday (31km)
  • Le Mayet-de-Montagne: market Monday (32km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Priest-la-Vetre, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

  • Aulteribe Chateau (24km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Regional Natural Parcs

Churches and religious monuments

  • Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) (46km)
  • Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couronne d'Ennezat (Ennezat) (46km)
  • Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (48km)
  • Eglise de Saint Marcel (Iguerande) (49km)
  • Eglise de Saint Austremoine d'Issoire (Issoire) (52km)
  • Eglise de Notre Dame de Mailhat (Lamontgie) (54km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Parc du domaine royal de Randan (43km)
  • Jardins du château d'Hauterive (52km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Col des Pradeaux (31km)
  • Bois Noirs (33km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

 
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Geography and distances

Saint-Priest-la-Vetre is in the eastern-center of France at 61 kilometres from Saint-Etienne, the department capital (general information: Saint-Priest-la-Vetre is 357 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Saint-Priest-la-Vetre

Canton: Noirétable

Arrondissement: Montbrison

Department: Loire

Region: Rhone-Alpes

New region: Auvergne Rhône-Alpes

Postcode: 42440

Distance to Saint-Priest-la-Vetre

from Saint-Etienne (prefecture): 61 km

from Paris: 357 km

from Calais: 590 km

from Nice: 359 km

from Bordeaux: 359 km

from Strasbourg: 429 km

Getting here

For driving distances to Saint-Priest-la-Vetre from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cervieres, Champoly, La Chamba, La Cote-en-Couzan, Les Salles, Noiretable, Saint-Didier-sur-Rochefort, Saint-Jean-la-Vetre, Saint-Julien-la-Vetre and Saint-Thurin.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Priest-la-Vetre

 
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