Lavaudieu travel guide
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Visit Lavaudieu: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Lavaudieu is situated in the Haute-Loire department (Auvergne region) in the southern-centre of France at 42 km from Le Puy-en-Velay, the department capital. (General information: Lavaudieu is 408 km from Paris and 643 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Lavaudieu (page also includes a photo gallery for Lavaudieu)
Popular places to visit near Lavaudieu: these include Brioude at 6 km and Allier gorges at 19 km. Basilique de Saint Julien (Brioude) is a listed 'religious monument' at 6km and Abbaye Saint-Andre (Lavaudieu) is a listed 'religious monument' at 7km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Lavaudieu: One of the 'most beautiful villages in France' (see also beautiful French villages);
Selected places to visit and attractions near Lavaudieu, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Lavaudieu and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Lavaudieu
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du château d'Hauterive (35km) : Jardin de l’écomusée (41km) :
- National Monuments: Villeneuve-Lembron Chateau (32km) : Le Puy en Velay Cathedral (42km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Blesle (23km) : Usson (31km) : Montpeyroux (45km) :
- Religious monuments: Basilique de Saint Julien (Brioude) (6km) : Abbaye Saint-Andre (Lavaudieu) (7km) : Eglise de Notre Dame de Mailhat (Lamontgie) (22km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre (Blesle) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Georges (Saint-Paulien) (31km) : Eglise de Saint Austremoine d'Issoire (Issoire) (35km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame et church de Saint-Michel (Le Puy-en-Velay) (40km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Issoire (35km) : Le Puy en Velay (42km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Flour (38km) : Ambert (39km) : Le Puy-en-Velay (42km) :
Map of places to visit near Lavaudieu & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Lavaudieu
Canton: Brioude-Sud
Arrondissement: Brioude
Department: Haute-Loire
Region: Auvergne
Postcode: 43100
Distance to Lavaudieu
from Le Puy-en-Velay: 42 km
from Paris: 408 km
from Calais: 643 km
from Nice: 349 km
from Bordeaux: 320 km
from Strasbourg: 492 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Lavaudieu (within 6 km): Brioude : Chaniat : Domeyrat : Fontannes : Frugieres-le-Pin : Javaugues : La Chomette : Lamothe : Vals-le-Chastel : Vieille-Brioude :
Lavaudieu holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Lavaudieu