Montchal travel guide
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Visit Montchal: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Montchal is situated in the Loire department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France at 42 km from Saint-Etienne, the department capital. (General information: Montchal is 368 km from Paris and 598 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Oingt at 25 km from Montchal
Popular places to visit near Montchal: these include Oingt at 25 km and Theize at 27 km. Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise is a listed 'recommended detour' at 24km and Oingt is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 25km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Montchal, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Montchal and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Montchal
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (32km) : Parc du château de Laye (41km) : Parc de Gerland (42km) : Parc de la Tête d'Or (42km) : Le jardin de Zéphyr (46km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Oingt (25km) :
- Religious monuments: Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) (39km) : Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (39km) : Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (41km) : Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (42km) : Eglise de Saint Marcel (Iguerande) (46km) : Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (48km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Galmier (26km) : Ecully (36km) :
- Heritage Sites: Historic Lyon (42km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Saint-Etienne (42km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (24km) : Trevoux (38km) : Charlieu (39km) :
Map of places to visit near Montchal & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Montchal
Canton: Feurs
Arrondissement: Montbrison
Department: Loire
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 42360
Distance to Montchal
from Saint-Etienne: 42 km
from Paris: 368 km
from Calais: 598 km
from Nice: 332 km
from Bordeaux: 398 km
from Strasbourg: 402 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Montchal (within 6 km): Bussieres : Chambost-Longessaigne : Civens : Cottance : Neronde : Panissieres : Rozier-en-Donzy : Sainte-Agathe-en-Donzy : Sainte-Colombe-sur-Gand : Violay :
Montchal holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Montchal

