Thouron tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Lac de Saint-Pardoux at 8 km from Thouron

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Visit Thouron: highlights and tourist information

Thouron is situated in the Haute-Vienne 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 Thouron in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lac de Saint-Pardoux at 8 km and Oradour-sur-Glane at 16 km.

Thouron, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Lac de Saint-Pardoux

at 8 km (direction north-east)

The Lac de Saint-Pardoux s a large leisure lake in the Haute-Vienne department...

See Lac de Saint-Pardoux guide

Oradour-sur-Glane

at 16 km (direction west-south-west)

The village of Oradour-sur-Glane is a memorial town, now maintained in the condition it...

See Oradour-sur-Glane guide

Limoges

at 19 km (direction south-south-east)

Limoges is not usually featured on a list of 'must be visited places' but...

See Limoges guide

Bellac

at 19 km (direction north-west)

The small market town of Bellac has some medieval houses of interest, and a...

See Bellac guide

Montrol-Senard

at 20 km (direction west)

Montrol-Senard is a traditional Limousin village which has been turned into an ecomuseum....

See Montrol-Senard guide

Mortemart

Most Beautiful Village at 21 km (direction west)

Now listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France', Mortemart is a very pleasant...

See Mortemart guide

Aixe-sur-Vienne

at 23 km (direction south-south-west)

The quiet town of Aixe-sur-Vienne has few important monuments, but is a pleasure to...

See Aixe-sur-Vienne guide

Le-Dorat

at 26 km (direction north-north-west)

In the small town of Le Dorat you will enjoy exploring the old town...

See Le-Dorat guide

Saint-Junien

at 28 km (direction west-south-west)

After exploring Saint-Junien and the Collegiale Church of Saint-Junien be sure to also visit...

See Saint-Junien guide

Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat

at 28 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat guide

Brigueuil

at 28 km (direction west), in the Charente department

Here in Brigueuil it is the roman style church that is the most interesting...

See Brigueuil guide

Le Jardin de Liliane

Garden at 32 km (direction south-west)

Le Jardin de Liliane is one of our favourite gardens open to the public...

See Le Jardin de Liliane guide

La Souterraine

at 34 km (direction north-east), in the Creuse department

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

See La Souterraine guide

Pierre-Buffiere

at 36 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Pierre-Buffiere guide

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Markets in and near Thouron

• Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (8km)
• Limoges: market every day (17km)
• Saint-Junien: market Saturday (27km)
• Bourganeuf: market Wednesday (42km)
• Chalus: market Friday (42km)
• Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (59km)

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Tourist attractions near Thouron, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Limousin (19km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (28km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (28km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perigord-Limousin (54km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (27km)
• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (28km)
• Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (34km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de Liliane (32km)
• Jardin-arboretum de La Sédelle (54km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Lac de Saint-Pardoux (7km)
• Site Corot (28km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (42km)

Towns of Art and history

• Limoges (19km)
• Confolens (42km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Bessines-sur-Gartempe (17km)
• Bellac (19km)
• La Souterraine (34km)
• Pierre-Buffiere (36km)
• Magnac-Bourg (45km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (40km)

Geography and distances

Thouron is in the southern-centre of France at 17 kilometres from Limoges, the department capital (general information: Thouron is 329 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Thouron from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Compreignac, Le Buis, Nantiat and Saint-Jouvent.

This page in French: Visiter Thouron