Murat travel guide
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Visit Murat: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Murat is situated in the Cantal department (Auvergne region) in the southern-centre of France at 40 km from Aurillac, the department capital. (General information: Murat is 418 km from Paris and 654 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Saint-Flour at 20 km from Murat
Popular places to visit near Murat: these include Saint-Flour at 20 km and Riom-es-Montagnes at 25 km. Plomb du Cantal is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 10km and Puy Griou is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 13km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Murat, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Murat and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Murat
- 'Remarkable gardens': Verger de Déduit (35km) :
- National Monuments: Villeneuve-Lembron Chateau (48km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Salers (29km) : Tournemire (31km) : Blesle (33km) : Lavaudieu (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Saint Pierre (Blesle) (33km) : Abbaye Saint-Andre (Lavaudieu) (43km) : Basilique de Saint Julien (Brioude) (45km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Salins (38km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Flour (20km) : Riom-es-Montagnes (25km) :
- Grand Site of France: Puy Mary (15km) :
Map of places to visit near Murat & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Murat
Canton: Murat
Arrondissement: Saint-Flour
Department: Cantal
Region: Auvergne
Postcode: 15300
Distance to Murat
from Aurillac: 40 km
from Paris: 418 km
from Calais: 654 km
from Nice: 383 km
from Bordeaux: 272 km
from Strasbourg: 536 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Murat (within 6 km): Albepierre-Bredons : Chalinargues : Chastel-sur-Murat : Chavagnac : La Chapelle-d'Alagnon : Laveissenet : Laveissiere : Ussel : Virargues :
Murat holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Murat