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Visit Villefranche-de-Rouergue: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: The 13th century bastide town of Villefranche-de-Rouergue is very much a traditional local town of the region

Villefranche-de-Rouergue is situated in the Aveyron department and Occitanie region.

Tourist classifications for Villefranche-de-Rouergue include "recommended detour" and "town of art and history".

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

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Najac at 16 km and Parisot at 17 km.

Villefranche-de-Rouergue, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Najac

Most Beautiful Village at 15 km (direction south-south-west)

The village of Najac is very pretty, and the castle and ridgetop position mean...

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Chateau de Najac

Castle at 16 km (direction south-south-west)

Najac castle is the impressive ruins of a 13th century castle in Aveyron...

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Parisot

at 17 km (direction west-south-west), in the Tarn-et-Garonne department

The village of Parisot is very small but also very picturesque so visit when...

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Peyrusse-le-Roc

at 18 km (direction north-east)

Peyrusse-le-Roc is most unusual in having the small village to explore, and also the...

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Cajarc

at 21 km (direction north-west), in the Lot department

The medieval centre of Cajarc make it a pleasant place to visit as you...

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Verfeil-sur-Seye

at 22 km (direction south-west), in the Tarn-et-Garonne department

The small bastide town of Verfeil-sur-Seye has a nice centre with a market hall...

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Espinas

at 24 km (direction south-west), in the Tarn-et-Garonne department

Visitors to Espinas usually come here to visit the Chateau de Cas with its...

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Varen

at 24 km (direction south-west), in the Tarn-et-Garonne department

At Varen you can see the Chateau du Doyenné and nice riverside views...

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Chateau de Bournazel

Castle at 24 km (direction east-north-east)

The Chateau de Bournazel is a charming chateau in the renaissance syle, in Aveyron...

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Faycelles

at 24 km (direction north-north-west), in the Lot department

Although quite small, take the time to stroll around Faycelles when you are in...

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Belcastel

Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction east)

The lovely riverside setting, the steep cobbled streets and the castle combine to make...

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Caylus

at 24 km (direction west-south-west), in the Tarn-et-Garonne department

The 14th century House of Wolves is just one of the interesting sights you...

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Capdenac

Most Beautiful Village at 26 km (direction west-south-west), in the Lot department

Capdenac-le-Haut, another of the 'beautiful villages of France' is quite small but very picturesque...

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Sauveterre-de-Rouergue

Most Beautiful Village at 27 km (direction east-south-east)

The highlight in Sauveterre-de-Rouergue is surely the medieval houses and arcades in the central...

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Markets in and near Villefranche-de-Rouergue

Market days in Villefranche-de-Rouergue: weekly market: Thursday;

• Villefranche-de-Rouergue: market Thursday (0km)
• Najac: market Sunday - seasonal market only (15km)
• Rieupeyroux: market Sunday - seasonal market only (17km)
• Limogne-en-Quercy: market Friday - seasonal market only (22km)
• Limogne-en-Quercy: market Sunday & (22km)
• Aubin: market Wednesday & Friday (26km)
• Cransac: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (27km)
• Figeac: market Saturday (29km)
• Decazeville: market Tuesday & Friday (29km)
• Naucelle: market Saturday - seasonal market only (30km)

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Tourist attractions near Villefranche-de-Rouergue, France

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

Heritage sites

• Gréalou dolmen de Pech-Laglaire (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (24km)
• Figeac Hopital St Jacques (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (29km)
• Conques pont sur le Dourdou (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (40km)
• Conques abbatiale Sainte-Foy (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (40km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Belcastel (24km)
• Saint-Cirq-Lapopie (32km)
• Conques (40km)
• Bruniquel (44km)

National Monuments

• Beaulieu en Rouergue Abbey (21km)
• Assier Chateau (38km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Figeac (28km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Causses du Quercy (37km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de Quercy (22km)
• Jardin de Paradis (33km)
• Jardin d'Eden du château du Colombier (39km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gorges de l'Aveyron (13km)
• Tindoul de la Vayssière (44km)
• Gouffre des Vitarelles (48km)

Towns of Art and history

• Najac (15km)
• Sauveterre-de-Rouergue (27km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cayriech (37km)

Geography and distances

Villefranche-de-Rouergue is in the southern-centre of France at 43 kilometres from Rodez, the department capital (general information: Villefranche-de-Rouergue is 501 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

For driving distances to Villefranche-de-Rouergue from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): La Rouquette, Maleville, Morlhon-le-Haut, Saint-Remy, Savignac and Toulonjac.

This page in French: Visiter Villefranche-de-Rouergue