Saint-Vincent-de-Salers tourism and travel guide

Visit Saint-Vincent-de-Salers: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Vincent-de-Salers is situated in the Cantal 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-Vincent-de-Salers in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Popular places to visit nearby include Salers at 8 km and Fontanges at 10 km.

Saint-Vincent-de-Salers, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Salers

Salers

Most Beautiful Village at 8 km (direction south-south-west)

Salers, listed as a 'most beautiful village in France' is very lovely - and...

See Salers guide
Fontanges

Fontanges

at 10 km (direction south-south-west)

Fontanges is a small village in the Monts du Cantal region at the foot...

See Fontanges guide
Riom-es-Montagnes

Riom-es-Montagnes

at 13 km (direction east-north-east)

After exploring the town and church in Riom-es-Montagnes be sure to follow one or...

See Riom-es-Montagnes guide
Saint-Chamant

Saint-Chamant

at 14 km (direction south-west)

Saint-Chamant is a small Auvergne village with a castle in the Monts du Cantal...

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Mauriac

Mauriac

at 16 km (direction west)

The religious monuments such as the basilica and the monastery are the highlights in...

See Mauriac guide
Tournemire

Tournemire

Most Beautiful Village at 17 km (direction south-south-west)

The very picturesque village of Tournemire is overlooked by the Chateau de Anjony...

See Tournemire guide
Chateau de Val

Chateau de Val

Castle at 27 km (direction south-south-west)

The Chateau de Val is an impressive medieval castle on the edge of a...

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Parc des Volcans

Parc des Volcans

Scenery at 29 km (direction east-north-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

The Natural Regional Park of the Volcanoes is a beautiful region of forested volcanic...

See Parc des Volcans guide
 
 
Aurillac

Aurillac

at 32 km (direction south-south-west)

Close to the scenic Route des Cretes', Aurillac lacks major monuments but is a...

See Aurillac guide
Laroquebrou

Laroquebrou

at 37 km (direction west-south-west)

In Laroquebrou you can see the Cere river below the village and a ruined...

See Laroquebrou guide
Chateau de Laroque

Chateau de Laroque

Castle at 38 km (direction west-south-west)

Chateau de Laroque is a 13th century fortified castle on a hill above the...

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Tours de Merle

Tours de Merle

Castle at 39 km (direction west-south-west), in the Correze department

The Tours de Merle is a group of medieval castles in ruins in a...

See Tours de Merle guide
 
 
Saint-Angel

Saint-Angel

at 41 km (direction north-west), in the Correze department

Saint-Angel is a very small village but also a pleasant diversion when you are...

See Saint-Angel guide
La Bourboule

La Bourboule

at 46 km (direction north-north-east), in the Puy-de-Dome department

La Bourboule is one of the most impressive of the belle-epoque spa towns in...

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Markets in and near Saint-Vincent-de-Salers

  • Mauriac: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (15km)
  • Bort-les-Orgues: market Tuesday & Saturday (22km)
  • Marcenat: market Friday - seasonal market only (26km)
  • Aurillac: market Wednesday & Saturday (33km)
  • Valuejols: market Tuesday (36km)
  • Laroquebrou: market Friday - seasonal market only (38km)
  • Mur-de-Barrez: market Thursday (42km)
  • Ussel: market Saturday (42km)
  • La Bourboule: market Saturday (46km)
  • Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise: market Monday (46km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Vincent-de-Salers, France

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

Grand sites of France

  • Puy Mary (15km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Regional Natural Parcs

Churches and religious monuments

  • Eglise de Notre Dame (Saint-Nectaire) (56km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Verger de Déduit (7km)
  • Parc-arboretum de Neuvic d'Ussel (28km)
  • Jardin de la Ganille (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Cascade de Liadouze (18km)
  • Puy Griou (19km)
  • Plomb du Cantal (24km)
  • Signal du Luguet (38km)
  • Puy de Sancy (42km)
  • Lac Pavin (43km)

Towns of Art and history

  • Salins (11km)
 
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Geography and distances

Saint-Vincent-de-Salers is in the southern-centre of France at 32 kilometres from Aurillac, the department capital (general information: Saint-Vincent-de-Salers is 406 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Saint-Vincent-de-Salers

Canton: Salers

Arrondissement: Mauriac

Department: Cantal

Region: Auvergne

New region: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Postcode: 15380

Distance to Saint-Vincent-de-Salers

from Aurillac (prefecture): 32 km

from Paris: 406 km

from Calais: 641 km

from Nice: 411 km

from Bordeaux: 248 km

from Strasbourg: 546 km

Getting here

For driving distances to Saint-Vincent-de-Salers from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Le Vaulmier, Moussages and Trizac.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Vincent-de-Salers

 
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