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Visit Ussel: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Ussel is situated in the Lot department (Midi-Pyrenees region) in the south of France at 17 km from Cahors, the department capital. (General information: Ussel is 478 km from Paris and 707 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Cahors at 17 km from Ussel
Popular places to visit near Ussel: these include Cahors at 17 km and Saint-Cirq-Lapopie at 20 km. Causses du Quercy is a listed 'regional natural parc' at 15km and Jardins secrets de Cahors is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 17km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Ussel, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Ussel and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Ussel
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins secrets de Cahors (17km) : Jardin de la Daille (24km) : Jardins du château de Caudon (32km) : Jardins de l'Albarède (34km) : Jardins de Marqueyssac (37km) : Jardin de Conty (43km) : Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (45km) : Jardin du Pèlerin (47km) :
- National Monuments: Assier Chateau (31km) : Chateau Montal (41km) : Castelnau-Bretenoux Chateau (43km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Cirq-Lapopie (20km) : Domme (32km) : La Roque-Gageac (36km) : Autoire (38km) : Beynac (39km) : Loubressac (39km) : Carennac (41km) : Belves (44km) : Lauzerte (47km) : Monpazier (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Cathédrale de Saint-Étienne (Cahors) (17km) : Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (33km) : Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (33km) : Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (40km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Carennac) (41km) : Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (44km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Cahors (17km) : Cayriech (43km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Sarlat (40km) : Figeac (43km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Gourdon (27km) :
- Grand Site of France: Rocamadour (25km) :
Map of places to visit near Ussel & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Ussel
Canton: Saint-Germain-du-Bel-Air
Arrondissement: Gourdon
Department: Lot
Region: Midi-Pyrenees
Postcode: 46240
Distance to Ussel
from Cahors: 17 km
from Paris: 478 km
from Calais: 707 km
from Nice: 471 km
from Bordeaux: 166 km
from Strasbourg: 651 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Ussel (within 6 km): Cras : Francoules : Gigouzac : Labastide-Murat : Lamothe-Cassel : Mechmont : Montamel : Nadillac : Saint-Germain-du-Bel-Air : Saint-Martin-de-Vers : Saint-Sauveur-la-Vallee :
Ussel holidays and travel
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Holiday rentals: Lot gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Ussel