Sainte-Helene tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Mende at 8 km from Sainte-Helene

Visit Sainte-Helene: highlights and tourist information

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

Popular places to visit nearby include Mende at 8 km and Cevennes National Park at 17 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Sainte-Helene, France: places to visit and attractions

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

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...

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...

See Cevennes National Park 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...

See Le Pont de Montvert guide

Florac

at 21 km (direction south)

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

See Florac guide

Montbrun

at 22 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Montbrun guide

Castelbouc

at 23 km (direction south-west)

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

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...

See Sainte-Enimie 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...

See La Garde-Guerin guide

Marvejols

at 25 km (direction west)

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

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...

See Saint-Chely-du-Tarn guide

Aumont Aubrac

at 34 km (direction west-north-west)

Not perhaps a major destination but Aumont-Aubrac is pleasant to explore when...

See Aumont Aubrac guide

Pradelles

Most Beautiful Village at 36 km (direction north-east), in the Haute-Loire department

Both the picturesque historic village centre and the lovely viwes make Pradelles...

See Pradelles guide

Gorges du Tarn

Scenery at 37 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Gorges du Tarn guide

Les loups du Gevaudan

at 39 km (direction west-south-west)

The Loups de Gevaudan park is a chance to see wolves living...

See Les loups du Gevaudan guide

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

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)

Hotels near Sainte-Helene

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