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Visit Charlieu: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Charlieu is situated in the Loire department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France at 80 km from Saint-Etienne, the department capital. (General information: Charlieu is 330 km from Paris and 559 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Semur-en-Brionnais at 13 km from Charlieu
Popular places to visit near Charlieu: these include Semur-en-Brionnais at 13 km and Anzy-le-Duc at 20 km. Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) is a listed 'religious monument' at 4km and Eglise de Saint Marcel (Iguerande) is a listed 'religious monument' at 9km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Charlieu: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*; 'Recommended detour town' (plus beau détour);
Selected places to visit and attractions near Charlieu, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Charlieu and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Charlieu
- 'Remarkable gardens': Le jardin de Zéphyr (17km) : Jardin du château de Chaumont (19km) : Les jardins Romans de Varenne-l'Arconce (20km) : Les Jardins du château de Drée (20km) : Parc du château de Laye (44km) : Jardin du château de Digoine (44km) : Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (46km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Semur-en-Brionnais (13km) : Oingt (39km) :
- Religious monuments: Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) (4km) : Eglise de Saint Marcel (Iguerande) (9km) : Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Semur-en-Brionnais) (13km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens (Varenne-l'Arconce) (20km) : Prieuré d'Anzy-le-Duc (Anzy-le-Duc) (20km) : Eglise de Saint Germain (Saint-Germain-en-Brionnais) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre et Saint Paul (Montceaux-l'Etoile) (24km) : Eglise de Sainte-Marie-Madeleine (Neuilly-en-Donjon) (30km) : Basilique du Sacré-Cœur (Paray-le-Monial) (33km) : Eglise de Saint Nizier (Baron) (38km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Paray-le-Monial (33km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Lapalisse (42km) :
- Grand Site of France: Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (45km) :
Map of places to visit near Charlieu & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Charlieu
Canton: Charlieu
Arrondissement: Roanne
Department: Loire
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 42190
Distance to Charlieu
from Saint-Etienne: 80 km
from Paris: 330 km
from Calais: 559 km
from Nice: 366 km
from Bordeaux: 398 km
from Strasbourg: 381 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Charlieu (within 6 km): Chandon : Fleury-la-Montagne : Jarnosse : Maizilly : Mars : Pouilly-sous-Charlieu : Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne : Saint-Edmond : Saint-Hilaire-sous-Charlieu : Saint-Martin-de-Lixy : Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu : Saint-Pierre-la-Noaille : Villers : Vougy :
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This page in French: Visitez Charlieu