Vinzelles tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chateldon at 11 km from Vinzelles
Visit Vinzelles: highlights and tourist information
Vinzelles is situated in the Puy-de-Dome department and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Vinzelles in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateldon at 11 km and Thiers at 14 km.
Vinzelles, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chateldon
at 11 km (direction east-north-east)The ancient city of Chateldon still retains an important part of its medieval castle...
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Thiers
at 14 km (direction east-south-east)Not always considered a tourist destination, Thouars actually has a facscinating historical centre with...
See Thiers guide
Courpiere
at 22 km (direction south-east)Once home to Coco Chanel, Courpiere is a village in the Livradois-Forez natural park...
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Riom
at 22 km (direction west)The quiet regional town of Riom has several monuments of historical importance to see...
See Riom guide
Vichy
at 22 km (direction west), in the Allier departmentThe spa town of Vichy is best known for its bottled water and as...
See Vichy guide
Billom
at 23 km (direction south-south-west)It is the half-timbered houses and medieval gateways that provide the charm in the...
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Mozac
at 25 km (direction west)The interesting Abbey of Saint-Pierre in Mozac combines early roman elements and later gothic...
See Mozac guide
Volvic
at 29 km (direction west)One of the most famous bottled waters in the world is from Volvic, which...
See Volvic guide
Clermont-Ferrand basilica
Church at 29 km (direction west-south-west)The basilica of Notre-Dame-du-Port in Clermont-Ferrand is one of the most important romanesque churches...
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Clermont-Ferrand
at 29 km (direction west-south-west)The Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, in sombre black lava stone, dominates the historic centre of Clermont-Ferrand...
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Olliergues
at 33 km (direction south-east)Olliergues is a small village with an unspoiled historic centre in the Livradois-Forez naturel...
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Charroux
Most Beautiful Village at 34 km (direction north-west), in the Allier departmentCharroux is a very quiet Auvergne village, unusual in the 'village centre' being a...
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Montpeyroux
Most Beautiful Village at 37 km (direction south-south-west)Montpeyroux is a small village now listed among the 'most beautiful in France' and...
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Puy de Dome
at 38 km (direction west-south-west)Puy-de-Dome is the most famous, and most accessible of the Auvergne volcanoes and has...
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Markets in and near Vinzelles
- Maringues: market Monday (5km)
- Puy-Guillaume: market Wednesday (7km)
- Lezoux: market Saturday (11km)
- Thiers: market Thursday & Saturday (14km)
- Saint-Remy-sur-Durolle: market Sunday (16km)
- Saint-Yorre: market Wednesday (16km)
- Pont-du-Chateau: market Thursday (18km)
- Bellerive-sur-Allier: market Saturday (21km)
- Courpiere: market Tuesday (22km)
- Riom: market Wednesday & Saturday (22km)
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Tourist attractions near Vinzelles, France
What to do at Vinzelles? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Vinzelles.
Grand sites of France
- Puy de Dome (38km)
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Charroux (34km)
- Montpeyroux (37km)
- Saint-Saturnin (38km)
- Usson (44km)
National Monuments
- Aulteribe Chateau (18km)
- Chareil-Cintrat Chateau (40km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Livradois-Forez (44km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couronne d'Ennezat (Ennezat) (13km)
- Abbatial church de Saint Pierre de Mozac (Mozac) (21km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Clermont-ferrand) (26km)
- Eglise de Saint Léger (Royat) (32km)
- Eglise Notre Dame (Saint-Saturnin) (38km)
- Eglise de Saint Austremoine d'Issoire (Issoire) (44km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Saint-Nectaire) (49km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Orcival) (49km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc du domaine royal de Randan (11km)
- Parc du château de Blanzat (27km)
- Jardins du château d'Opme (32km)
- Jardins du château de la Batisse (35km)
- Jardins du château d'Hauterive (44km)
- Jardins de Cordès (51km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Thiers (14km)
- Clermont-Ferrand (30km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Forêt des Colettes (44km)
- Bois Noirs (48km)
- Col des Pradeaux (56km)
- Lac du Guery (56km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Montmarault (55km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Vichy (23km)
Geography and distances
Vinzelles is in the southern-centre of France at 29 kilometres from Clermont-Ferrand, the department capital (general information: Vinzelles is 335 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Vinzelles
Canton: Lezoux
Arrondissement: Thiers
Department: Puy-de-Dome
Region: Auvergne
New region: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Postcode: 63350
Distance to Vinzelles
from Clermont-Ferrand (prefecture): 29 km
from Paris: 335 km
from Calais: 570 km
from Nice: 393 km
from Bordeaux: 333 km
from Strasbourg: 442 km
Getting here
For driving distances to Vinzelles from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bulhon, Charnat, Crevant-Laveine, Limons, Luzillat, Maringues, Noalhat and Puy-Guillaume.
This page in French: Visiter Vinzelles