Ambert travel guide
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Visit Ambert: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Ambert is situated in the Puy-de-Dome department (Auvergne region) in the southern-centre of France at 57 km from Clermont-Ferrand, the department capital. (General information: Ambert is 382 km from Paris and 616 km from the port at Calais).
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Popular places to visit near Ambert: these include Livradois-Forez Regional Park at 19 km and La Chaise-Dieu at 25 km. Col des Pradeaux is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 9km and Livradois-Forez is a listed 'regional natural parc' at 10km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Ambert: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*; 'Recommended detour town' (plus beau détour);
Selected places to visit and attractions near Ambert, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Ambert and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Ambert
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de l’écomusée (24km) : Jardins du château d'Hauterive (38km) :
- National Monuments: Aulteribe Chateau (31km) : Villeneuve-Lembron Chateau (44km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Usson (31km) : Lavaudieu (39km) : Montpeyroux (42km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre Dame de Mailhat (Lamontgie) (33km) : Eglise de Saint Austremoine d'Issoire (Issoire) (38km) : Basilique de Saint Julien (Brioude) (40km) : Abbaye Saint-Andre (Lavaudieu) (43km) : Eglise de Saint Georges (Saint-Paulien) (44km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Galmier (45km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Issoire (38km) :
Map of places to visit near Ambert & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Ambert
Canton: Ambert
Arrondissement: Ambert
Department: Puy-de-Dome
Region: Auvergne
Postcode: 63600
Distance to Ambert
from Clermont-Ferrand: 57 km
from Paris: 382 km
from Calais: 616 km
from Nice: 347 km
from Bordeaux: 347 km
from Strasbourg: 454 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Ambert (within 6 km): Champetieres : La Forie : Le Monestier : Saint-Ferreol-Des-Cotes : Saint-Martin-Des-Olmes : Thiolieres : Valcivieres :
Ambert holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Ambert