Sainte-Helene tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Mende at 8 km from Sainte-Helene

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Visit Sainte-Helene: highlights and tourist information

Sainte-Helene is situated in the Lozere department and Occitanie region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Sainte-Helene in Occitanie.

Popular places to visit nearby include Mende at 8 km and Cevennes National Park at 17 km.

Sainte-Helene, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Mende

at 8 km (direction west)

On the northern edge of the Cevennes National Park, Mende itself has a cathedral...

See Mende guide

Cevennes National Park

National Parc at 17 km (direction south-south-west), in the Gard department

The varied landscapes of the Cevennes National Park are famous as the setting for...

See Cevennes National Park guide

Ispagnac

at 17 km (direction south-south-west)

Ispagnac is a pretty village with medieval origins and a roman style church...

See Ispagnac guide

Quezac

at 18 km (direction south-south-west)

Quezac is a small village in Lozere with a remarkable medieval bridge...

See Quezac guide

Le Pont de Montvert

at 21 km (direction south-east)

The village of Le Pont-de-Montvert is one of the prettiest villages in the Cevennes...

See Le Pont de Montvert guide

Florac

at 21 km (direction south)

Both the surrounding scenery and the town centre of Florac make it a very...

See Florac guide

Montbrun

at 22 km (direction south-south-west)

The small but very pretty village of Montbrun is at the eastern end of...

See Montbrun guide

Castelbouc

at 23 km (direction south-west)

The tiny village of Castelbouc, in the Gorges du Tarn, is very lovely and...

See Castelbouc guide

Sainte-Enimie

Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction south-west)

Sainte-Enimie is the most extensive, and perhaps the most interesting, of the pretty villages...

See Sainte-Enimie guide

Gorges du Tarn

Scenery at 23 km (direction south-west)

The cliffs and deep wooded slopes of the Gorges du Tarn make it one...

See Gorges du Tarn guide

La Garde-Guerin

Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction east)

The isolated village of La Garde-Guerin is one of the best preserved and unspoiled...

See La Garde-Guerin guide

Marvejols

at 25 km (direction west)

The quiet regional town of Marvejols has several interesting historic monuments to discover...

See Marvejols guide

Saint-Chely-du-Tarn

at 27 km (direction south-west)

Saint-Chely-du-Tarn is in an idyllic spot within the western part of the Gorges du...

See Saint-Chely-du-Tarn guide

La Malène

at 33 km (direction south-west)

La Malène is a pretty village on the Tarn river in the Gorges du...

See La Malène guide

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Reserve excursions near Sainte-Helene

Map of places to visit near Sainte-Helene

Markets in and near Sainte-Helene

• Bagnols-les-Bains: market Thursday (5km)
• Mende: market Saturday all day (8km)
• Ispagnac: market Tuesday & Saturday (17km)
• Le Pont du Montvert: market Wednesday - seasonal market only (21km)
• Sainte-Enimie: market Wednesday & Saturday (23km)
• Marvejols: market Tuesday & Saturday (25km)
• Villefort: market Thursday (28km)
• Langogne: market Saturday (31km)
• Pradelles: market Thursday (36km)
• Landos: market Tuesday (40km)

More information about Sainte-Helene, Languedoc-Roussillon

Tourist attractions near Sainte-Helene, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Gorges du Tarn (23km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sainte-Enimie (23km)
• La Garde-Guerin (24km)
• Pradelles (36km)
• Arlempdes (46km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Marvejols (25km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du Tomple (31km)
• Jardin du mas de l'Abri (32km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Mont Lozère (15km)
• Chaos de Nimes-le-Vieux (36km)
• Aven Armand (grotte) (38km)
• Tanargue (39km)
• Mont Aigoual (44km)
• Cascade du Déroc (44km)
• Abîme de Bramabiau (45km)
• Lac du Bouchet (46km)
• Grotte de la Cocaliere (50km)
• Chaos de Montpellier-le-Vieux (53km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Canourgue (32km)
• Aumont-Aubrac (34km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Ales (58km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de bisons d'Europe de Sainte-Eulalie (33km)
• Parc à loups du Gévaudan (wolves) (39km)
• Maison des vautours (vultures) (46km)

Geography and distances

Sainte-Helene is in the south of France at 8 kilometres from Mende, the department capital (general information: Sainte-Helene is 492 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Sainte-Helene from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Allenc, Badaroux, Bagnols-les-Bains, Brenoux, Chadenet, Lanuejols, Le Born and Pelouse.

This page in French: Visiter Sainte-Helene