Usson-en-Forez travel guide
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Visit Usson-en-Forez: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Usson-en-Forez is situated in the Loire department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France at 36 km from Saint-Etienne, the department capital. (General information: Usson-en-Forez is 404 km from Paris and 637 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in La Chaise-Dieu at 20 km from Usson-en-Forez
Popular places to visit near Usson-en-Forez: these include La Chaise-Dieu at 20 km and Ambert at 24 km. Col des Pradeaux is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 17km and Ambert is a listed 'recommended detour' at 24km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Usson-en-Forez, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Usson-en-Forez and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Usson-en-Forez
- National Monuments: Le Puy en Velay Cathedral (39km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Lavaudieu (40km) : Usson (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Georges (Saint-Paulien) (27km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame et church de Saint-Michel (Le Puy-en-Velay) (37km) : Prieuré de Saint Julien (Saint-Julien-Chapteuil) (40km) : Basilique de Saint Julien (Brioude) (45km) : Abbaye Saint-Andre (Lavaudieu) (47km) : Eglise de Notre Dame de Mailhat (Lamontgie) (47km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Galmier (37km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Saint-Etienne (36km) : Le Puy en Velay (39km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Ambert (24km) : Le Puy-en-Velay (38km) : Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (49km) :
Map of places to visit near Usson-en-Forez & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Usson-en-Forez
Canton: Saint-Bonnet-le-Château
Arrondissement: Montbrison
Department: Loire
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 42550
Distance to Usson-en-Forez
from Saint-Etienne: 36 km
from Paris: 404 km
from Calais: 637 km
from Nice: 324 km
from Bordeaux: 359 km
from Strasbourg: 458 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Usson-en-Forez (within 6 km): Apinac : Estivareilles : Saint-Pal-de-Chalencon : Sauvessanges : Viverols :
Usson-en-Forez holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Usson-en-Forez