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Visit Brives: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Brives is situated in the Indre department (Centre region) in the eastern-center of France at 19 km from Chateauroux, the department capital. (General information: Brives is 226 km from Paris and 457 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Mehun-sur-Yevre at 39 km from Brives
Popular places to visit near Brives: these include Mehun-sur-Yevre at 39 km and Bourges at 43 km. Issoudun is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 12km and Chateauroux is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 19km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Brives, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Brives and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Brives
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du domaine de George Sand (23km) : Jardins du prieuré Notre-Dame-d'Orsan (30km) : Jardin du château de Bouges (30km) : Les jardins artistiques de Drulon (40km) : Les Prés Fichaux (43km) :
- National Monuments: George Sand House (24km) : Bouges-le-Chateau Castle (30km) : Bourges Cathedral (43km) : Palace Jacques Coeur (43km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Martin (Ineuil) (27km) : Eglise de Saint-Georges (Saint-Jeanvrin) (35km) : Abbaye de La Celle (La Celle) (39km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Noirlac et Saint Etienne Prieuré (Bruere-Allichamps) (40km) : St Aignan de Brinay (Brinay) (40km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Plaimpied-Givaudins) (42km) : Cathédrale Saint Etienne (Bourges) (43km) : Collegiale Saint Etienne (Dun-sur-Auron) (48km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Issoudun (12km) : Chateauroux (19km) : Veuil (44km) : Saint-Amand-Montrond (45km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Bourges (43km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: La Chatre (29km) : Mehun-sur-Yevre (39km) : Valencay (46km) :
Map of places to visit near Brives & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Brives
Canton: Issoudun-Sud
Arrondissement: Issoudun
Department: Indre
Region: Centre
Postcode: 36100
Distance to Brives
from Chateauroux: 19 km
from Paris: 226 km
from Calais: 457 km
from Nice: 543 km
from Bordeaux: 297 km
from Strasbourg: 475 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Brives (within 6 km): Bommiers : Conde : Meunet-Planches : Saint-Aubin : Vouillon :
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This page in French: Visitez Brives