Saint-Medard-en-Forez travel guide
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Visit Saint-Medard-en-Forez: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Saint-Medard-en-Forez is situated in the Loire department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France at 16 km from Saint-Etienne, the department capital. (General information: Saint-Medard-en-Forez is 393 km from Paris and 623 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Saint-Etienne at 18 km from Saint-Medard-en-Forez
Popular places to visit near Saint-Medard-en-Forez: these include Saint-Etienne at 18 km and Pelussin at 32 km. Saint-Galmier is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 3km and Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise is a listed 'recommended detour' at 8km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Saint-Medard-en-Forez: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Saint-Medard-en-Forez, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Saint-Medard-en-Forez and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Saint-Medard-en-Forez
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de l’écomusée (40km) : Parc de Gerland (41km) : Parc de la Tête d'Or (43km) : Jardins du Château de Saint-Bernard (46km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Oingt (43km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (37km) : Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (40km) : Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (41km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Galmier (3km) : Ecully (38km) : Chaponnay (45km) :
- Heritage Sites: Historic Lyon (41km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Saint-Etienne (16km) : Vienne (41km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (8km) : Ambert (48km) :
Map of places to visit near Saint-Medard-en-Forez & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Médard-en-Forez
Canton: Chazelles-sur-Lyon
Arrondissement: Montbrison
Department: Loire
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 42330
Distance to Saint-Medard-en-Forez
from Saint-Etienne: 16 km
from Paris: 393 km
from Calais: 623 km
from Nice: 312 km
from Bordeaux: 396 km
from Strasbourg: 420 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Saint-Medard-en-Forez (within 6 km): Aveizieux : Bellegarde-en-Forez : Chamboeuf : Chazelles-sur-Lyon : Chevrieres : Fontanes : La Gimond : Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules : Saint-Denis-sur-Coise : Saint-Galmier :
Saint-Medard-en-Forez holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Saint-Medard-en-Forez