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Visit Contres: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Contres is situated in the Cher department (Centre region) in the center of France at 25 km from Bourges, the department capital. (General information: Contres is 221 km from Paris and 456 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Bourges at 25 km from Contres
Popular places to visit near Contres: these include Bourges at 25 km and Mehun-sur-Yevre at 37 km. Collegiale Saint Etienne (Dun-sur-Auron) is a listed 'religious monument' at 7km and Abbaye de La Celle (La Celle) is a listed 'religious monument' at 11km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Contres, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Contres and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Contres
- 'Remarkable gardens': Les jardins artistiques de Drulon (25km) : Les Prés Fichaux (25km) : Jardins du prieuré Notre-Dame-d'Orsan (33km) : Parc floral d'Apremont (43km) : Jardin du domaine de George Sand (48km) :
- National Monuments: Bourges Cathedral (25km) : Palace Jacques Coeur (25km) : George Sand House (47km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Apremont-sur-Allier (45km) :
- Religious monuments: Collegiale Saint Etienne (Dun-sur-Auron) (7km) : Abbaye de La Celle (La Celle) (11km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Noirlac et Saint Etienne Prieuré (Bruere-Allichamps) (14km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Plaimpied-Givaudins) (15km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Ineuil) (18km) : Eglise de Saint André (Jussy-Champagne) (18km) : Eglise de Saint Germain (Blet) (19km) : Cathédrale Saint Etienne (Bourges) (25km) : Eglise de Saint-Georges (Saint-Jeanvrin) (36km) : St Aignan de Brinay (Brinay) (44km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Amand-Montrond (16km) : Issoudun (39km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Bourges (25km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Mehun-sur-Yevre (37km) :
Map of places to visit near Contres & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Contres
Canton: Dun-sur-Auron
Arrondissement: Saint-Amand-Montrond
Department: Cher
Region: Centre
Postcode: 18130
Distance to Contres
from Bourges: 25 km
from Paris: 221 km
from Calais: 456 km
from Nice: 513 km
from Bordeaux: 328 km
from Strasbourg: 437 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Contres (within 6 km): Dun-sur-Auron : Saint-Germain-Des-Bois :
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This page in French: Visitez Contres