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Visit Diou: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Diou is situated in the Indre department (Centre region) in the eastern-center of France at 37 km from Chateauroux, the department capital. (General information: Diou is 203 km from Paris and 434 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Mehun-sur-Yevre at 18 km from Diou
Popular places to visit near Diou: these include Mehun-sur-Yevre at 18 km and Bourges at 28 km. Issoudun is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 11km and St Aignan de Brinay (Brinay) is a listed 'religious monument' at 17km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Diou: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Diou, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Diou and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Diou
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de Bouges (27km) : Les Prés Fichaux (28km) : Jardin du domaine de George Sand (46km) : Jardins du prieuré Notre-Dame-d'Orsan (47km) :
- National Monuments: Bouges-le-Chateau Castle (27km) : Palace Jacques Coeur (28km) : Bourges Cathedral (29km) : George Sand House (47km) :
- Religious monuments: St Aignan de Brinay (Brinay) (17km) : Cathédrale Saint Etienne (Bourges) (29km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Plaimpied-Givaudins) (33km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Ineuil) (36km) : Abbaye de La Celle (La Celle) (44km) : Collegiale Saint Etienne (Dun-sur-Auron) (45km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Noirlac et Saint Etienne Prieuré (Bruere-Allichamps) (47km) : Eglise de Saint André (Jussy-Champagne) (47km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Issoudun (11km) : Chateauroux (37km) : Veuil (39km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Bourges (28km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Mehun-sur-Yevre (18km) : Valencay (37km) :
Map of places to visit near Diou & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Diou
Canton: Issoudun-Nord
Arrondissement: Issoudun
Department: Indre
Region: Centre
Postcode: 36260
Distance to Diou
from Chateauroux: 37 km
from Paris: 203 km
from Calais: 434 km
from Nice: 553 km
from Bordeaux: 318 km
from Strasbourg: 460 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Diou (within 6 km): Lazenay : Migny : Poisieux : Reuilly : Saint-Georges-sur-Arnon : Saint-Pierre-de-Jards : Sainte-Lizaigne :
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This page in French: Visitez Diou