Thiers tourism and travel guide

Visit Thiers: highlights and tourist information
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Thiers is situated in the Puy-de-Dome department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Thiers. For detailed visitor information see the Thiers travel guide.
Tourist classifications for Thiers include "secteur sauvegarde".
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateldon at 13 km and Olliergues at 22 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Thiers, 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 Thiers in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Courpiere
at 11 km (direction south)Once home to Coco Chanel, Courpiere is a village in the Livradois-Forez...
See Courpiere guide

Chateldon
at 13 km (direction north-north-west)The ancient city of Chateldon still retains an important part of its...
See Chateldon guide

Olliergues
at 22 km (direction south-south-east)Olliergues is a small village with an unspoiled historic centre in the...
See Olliergues guide

Billom
at 22 km (direction west-south-west)It is the half-timbered houses and medieval gateways that provide the charm...
See Billom guide

Vichy
at 31 km (direction north-north-west), in the Allier departmentThe spa town of Vichy is best known for its bottled water...
See Vichy guide

Riom
at 34 km (direction west)The quiet regional town of Riom has several monuments of historical importance...
See Riom guide

Mozac
at 36 km (direction west)The interesting Abbey of Saint-Pierre in Mozac combines early roman elements and...
See Mozac guide

Clermont-Ferrand basilica
Church at 36 km (direction west)The basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Port in Clermont-Ferrand is one of the most important...
See Clermont-Ferrand basilica guide

Sauxillanges
at 37 km (direction south-south-west)The principal monuments in Sauxillanges, the monastery and the castle, are not...
See Sauxillanges guide

Clermont-Ferrand
at 37 km (direction west)The Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in sombre black lava stone, dominates the historic centre...
See Clermont-Ferrand guide

Montpeyroux
Most Beautiful Village at 37 km (direction west-south-west)Montpeyroux is a small village now listed among the 'most beautiful in...
See Montpeyroux guide

Ambert
at 37 km (direction south-south-east)The quiet town of Ambert in the Natural Regional Park of Livradois-Forez...
See Ambert guide

Volvic
at 39 km (direction west)One of the most famous bottled waters in the world is from...
See Volvic guide

Usson
Most Beautiful Village at 40 km (direction south-south-west)One of the least developed of the 'most beautiful villages in France'...
See Usson guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Puy-de-Dome
Map of places to visit near Thiers
Markets in and near Thiers
Market days in Thiers: weekly market: Thursday & Saturday;
- Thiers: market Thursday & Saturday (0km)
- Saint-Remy-sur-Durolle: market Sunday (5km)
- Courpiere: market Tuesday (11km)
- Puy-Guillaume: market Wednesday (13km)
- Lezoux: market Saturday (13km)
- Noiretable: market Saturday (18km)
- Maringues: market Monday (18km)
- Billom: market Monday (21km)
- Pont-du-Chateau: market Thursday (24km)
- Saint-Yorre: market Wednesday (24km)
Hotels near Thiers
More information about Thiers, Auvergne
Tourist attractions near Thiers, France
What to do at Thiers? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Thiers.
Grand sites of France
- Puy de Dome (46km)
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Montpeyroux (37km)
- Usson (40km)
- Saint-Saturnin (41km)
- Charroux (47km)
National Monuments
- Aulteribe Chateau (10km)
- Villeneuve-Lembron Chateau (51km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Livradois-Forez (34km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couronne d'Ennezat (Ennezat) (25km)
- Abbatial church de Saint Pierre de Mozac (Mozac) (33km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Clermont-ferrand) (34km)
- Eglise de Saint Léger (Royat) (40km)
- Eglise de Saint Austremoine d'Issoire (Issoire) (42km)
- Eglise Notre Dame (Saint-Saturnin) (42km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Saint-Nectaire) (53km)
- Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) (55km)
- Eglise de Saint Marcel (Iguerande) (57km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc du domaine royal de Randan (23km)
- Parc du château de Blanzat (36km)
- Jardins du château d'Opme (37km)
- Jardins du château de la Batisse (39km)
- Jardins du château d'Hauterive (42km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Clermont-Ferrand (37km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Bois Noirs (37km)
- Col des Pradeaux (44km)
- Forêt des Colettes (57km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Vichy (31km)
Geography and distances
Thiers is in the southern-centre of France at 37 kilometres from Clermont-Ferrand, the department capital (general information: Thiers is 345 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Thiers
Canton: Thiers
Arrondissement: Thiers
Department: Puy-de-Dome
Region: Auvergne
New region: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Postcode: 63300
Distance to Thiers
from Clermont-Ferrand (prefecture): 37 km
from Paris: 345 km
from Calais: 580 km
from Nice: 379 km
from Bordeaux: 341 km
from Strasbourg: 439 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Thiers from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Dorat, Escoutoux, La Monnerie-le-Montel, Peschadoires, Saint-Remy-sur-Durolle and Sainte-Agathe.
This page in French: Visiter Thiers