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Visit Parent: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Parent is situated in the Puy-de-Dome department (Auvergne region) in the southern-centre of France at 20 km from Clermont-Ferrand, the department capital. (General information: Parent is 365 km from Paris and 601 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Montpeyroux at 2 km from Parent
Popular places to visit near Parent: these include Montpeyroux at 2 km and Issoire at 9 km. Montpeyroux is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 2km and Jardins du château d'Hauterive is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 9km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Parent, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Parent and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Parent
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du château d'Hauterive (9km) : Jardins du château de la Batisse (13km) : Jardins du château d'Opme (15km) : Parc du château de Blanzat (26km) : Jardins de Cordès (31km) : Parc du domaine royal de Randan (45km) :
- National Monuments: Villeneuve-Lembron Chateau (17km) : Aulteribe Chateau (27km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Montpeyroux (2km) : Saint-Saturnin (11km) : Usson (14km) : Blesle (34km) : Lavaudieu (44km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Austremoine d'Issoire (Issoire) (9km) : Eglise Notre Dame (Saint-Saturnin) (12km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Saint-Nectaire) (20km) : Basilique Notre Dame du Port (Clermont-Ferrand) (21km) : Eglise de Saint Léger (Royat) (21km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Clermont-ferrand) (21km) : Eglise de Notre Dame de Mailhat (Lamontgie) (21km) : Collégiale Saint-Victor et Sainte-Couronne d'Ennezat (Ennezat) (31km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Orcival) (31km) : Abbatial church de Saint Pierre de Mozac (Mozac) (33km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Issoire (9km) : Marsat (30km) : Mozac (30km) : Riom (31km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Ambert (41km) :
- Grand Site of France: Puy de Dome (26km) :
Map of places to visit near Parent & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Parent
Canton: Vic-le-Comte
Arrondissement: Clermont-Ferrand
Department: Puy-de-Dome
Region: Auvergne
Postcode: 63270
Distance to Parent
from Clermont-Ferrand: 20 km
from Paris: 365 km
from Calais: 601 km
from Nice: 384 km
from Bordeaux: 311 km
from Strasbourg: 475 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Parent (within 6 km): Authezat : Chadeleuf : Corent : Coudes : Flat : La Sauvetat : Laps : Montpeyroux : Neschers : Pignols : Saint-Babel : Saint-Maurice : Saint-Yvoine : Sauvagnat-Sainte-Marthe : Veyre-Monton : Vic-le-Comte : Yronde-et-Buron :
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This page in French: Visitez Parent