Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois is situated in the Creuse department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine 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-Yrieix-les-Bois in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Aubusson at 24 km and Lake Vassiviere at 33 km.

Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Aubusson

at 24 km (direction east-south-east)

Aubusson is world famous for the rugs that have been produced here during several...

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Lake Vassiviere

Scenery at 33 km (direction south-south-west), in the Haute-Vienne department

The largest lake in Limousin, Lake Vassiviere is a popular leisure lake with numerous...

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La Souterraine

at 38 km (direction west-north-west)

La Souterraine is one of those 'hard to find' traditional French towns that are...

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Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat

at 45 km (direction west-south-west), in the Haute-Vienne department

Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat, with its medieval houses and collegiale church, is a reminder that the town...

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Gargilesse-Dampierre

Most Beautiful Village at 53 km (direction north-west), in the Indre department

Gargilesse-Dampierre is a very small village, but also very pretty and in a lovely...

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Saint-Benoit-du-Sault

Most Beautiful Village at 56 km (direction west-north-west), in the Indre department

The unspoiled medieval streets in the 'most beautiful village' of Saint-Benoit-de-Sault quickly take you...

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Culan

at 59 km (direction north-east), in the Cher department

The castle at Culan is one of the most interesting in the quiet Cher...

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Pierre-Buffiere

at 64 km (direction south-west), in the Haute-Vienne department

The small village of Pierre-Buffiere is listed as a village d'etape - a village...

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Map of places to visit near Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois

Markets in and near Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois

• Ahun: market Wednesday (9km)
• Gueret: market Thursday all day & Saturday all day (9km)
• Lavaveix-les-Mines: market Thursday (12km)
• Bourganeuf: market Wednesday (21km)
• Aubusson: market Saturday (24km)
• Felletin: market Friday (30km)
• Boussac: market Thursday (35km)
• Auzances: market Tuesday (44km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois, France

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

Heritage sites

• Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (45km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Benoit-du-Sault (56km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Aubusson (24km)
• Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (45km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin-arboretum de La Sédelle (40km)
• Jardins du château d'Ainay-le-Vieil (45km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Pierres Jaumetres (30km)
• Lac de Vassivière (33km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Gouzon (25km)
• La Souterraine (38km)
• Bessines-sur-Gartempe (44km)
• Eguzon-Chantome (47km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois is in the southern-centre of France at 9 kilometres from Gueret, the department capital (general information: Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois is 308 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): La Sauniere, Lepinas, Maisonnisses, Mazeirat, Peyrabout, Saint-Christophe, Saint-Hilaire-la-Plaine, Sainte-Feyre, Savennes and sous-Parsat.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Yrieix-les-Bois