Saumont tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois at 8 km from Saumont

Visit Saumont: highlights and tourist information

Saumont is situated in the Lot-et-Garonne 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 Saumont in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois at 8 km and Nerac at 9 km.

Saumont, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois

at 8 km (direction north-east)

Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois is a fortified village with a church on a hilltop west...

See Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois guide

Nerac

at 9 km (direction west-north-west)

The quiet town of Nerac in the southern Lot-et-Garonne is ideally visited...

See Nerac guide

Barbaste

at 15 km (direction west-north-west)

In the center of Barbaste you can see a 13th century fortified...

See Barbaste guide

Agen

at 16 km (direction east-north-east)

The principal town in Lot-et-Garonne, Agen is pleasant to explore if not...

See Agen guide

Villeneuve de Mezin

at 16 km (direction west-south-west)

This tiny village is just one of several in the northern Gascony...

See Villeneuve de Mezin guide

Mezin

at 17 km (direction west-south-west)

The small town of Mezin has a charming central market square with...

See Mezin guide

Condom

at 19 km (direction south-south-west), in the Gers department

In the town of Condom it is the Cathedral of Saint-Pierre and...

See Condom guide

Condom cathedral

Cathedral at 19 km (direction south-south-west), in the Gers department

The cathedral in Condom includes a rood-screen, 15th century doorways and a...

See Condom cathedral guide

Poudenas

at 21 km (direction west-south-west)

The scenic village of Poudenas has a bridge across the small river...

See Poudenas guide

Caudecoste

at 22 km (direction east)

Caudecoste is just one of the scenic villages along the border between...

See Caudecoste guide

Larressingle

Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction south-west), in the Gers department

Larressingle is a perfect medieval fortified village, with the defensive walls around...

See Larressingle guide

Fources

Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction west-south-west), in the Gers department

Fources, one of the 'most beautiful villages in France' is unusual in...

See Fources guide

Lectoure

at 24 km (direction south-east), in the Gers department

Lectoure is a pleasant town to explore as part of your stay...

See Lectoure guide

Dunes

at 25 km (direction east), in the Tarn-et-Garonne department

Not well known as a tourist destination, we found Dunes to be...

See Dunes guide

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Map of places to visit near Saumont

Markets in and near Saumont

• Nerac: market Saturday (10km)
• Lavardac: market Wednesday (14km)
• Agen: market Wednesday & Sunday & Saturday (16km)
• Layrac: market Friday (16km)
• Astaffort: market Monday (16km)
• Bon-Encontre: market Sunday (17km)
• Mezin: market Sunday (18km)
• Condom: market Wednesday all day (20km)
• Aiguillon: market Tuesday & Friday (22km)
• Lectoure: market Friday (25km)

More information about Saumont, Aquitaine

Tourist attractions near Saumont, France

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

Heritage sites

• La Romieu Collegiale St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (16km)
• Agen cathédrale St Caprais (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (16km)
• Beaumont sur l'Osee pont d'Artigues (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (24km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Larressingle (23km)
• Fources (23km)
• Montreal-du-Gers (28km)
• Pujols (35km)
• Auvillar (36km)

National Monuments

• Gramont Chateau (32km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Lectoure (24km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Sainte Marie (Aubiac) (9km)
• Prieuré de Sainte Marie (Moirax) (12km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Layrac) (16km)
• Eglise de Sainte Livrade (Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot) (33km)
• Abbaye de Saint Maurin (Saint-Maurin) (36km)
• Eglise Notre Dame (Frespech) (36km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lacour) (44km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin et arboretum de Coursiana (16km)
• Ets Latour-Marliac (29km)
• Jardin du cloître Notre-Dame (49km)
• Jardins de Beauchamp (49km)
• Palmeraie du Sarthou (57km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Nerac (10km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grottes de Fontirou (28km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Walibi Aquitaine (8km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Blaziert (21km)

Geography and distances

Saumont is in the south-west of France at 16 kilometres from Agen, the department capital (general information: Saumont is 546 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into the airports at Bordeaux or Bergerac. To drive from the UK allow around 10-11 hours driving time. For driving distances to Saumont from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Calignac, Fieux, Lamontjoie, Laplume, Moncaut, Montagnac-sur-Auvignon, Nomdieu and Saint-Vincent-de-Lamontjoie.

This page in French: Visiter Saumont

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