Firminy travel guide
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Visit Firminy: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Firminy is situated in the Loire department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France at 11 km from Saint-Etienne, the department capital. (General information: Firminy is 412 km from Paris and 644 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Saint-Etienne at 10 km from Firminy
Popular places to visit near Firminy: these include Saint-Etienne at 10 km and Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez at 14 km. Saint-Etienne is a listed 'town of art and history' at 11km and Perdrix Crest is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 22km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Firminy: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Firminy, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Firminy and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Firminy
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de l’écomusée (27km) :
- Religious monuments: Prieuré de Saint Julien (Saint-Julien-Chapteuil) (43km) : Eglise de Saint Georges (Saint-Paulien) (45km) : Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (48km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Galmier (23km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Saint-Etienne (11km) : Vienne (48km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (30km) : Ambert (46km) :
Map of places to visit near Firminy & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Firminy
Canton: Firminy
Arrondissement: Saint-Étienne
Department: Loire
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 42700
Distance to Firminy
from Saint-Etienne: 11 km
from Paris: 412 km
from Calais: 644 km
from Nice: 302 km
from Bordeaux: 386 km
from Strasbourg: 442 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Firminy (within 6 km): Aurec-sur-Loire : Caloire : Fraisses : Le Chambon-Feugerolles : Pont-Salomon : Roche-la-Moliere : Saint-Ferreol-d'Auroure : Saint-Just-Malmont : Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon : Unieux :
Firminy holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Firminy