Bussac tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chateau de Bourdeilles at 6 km from Bussac
Visit Bussac: highlights and tourist information
Bussac is situated in the Dordogne department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Bussac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Bourdeilles at 6 km and Bourdeilles at 6 km.
Bussac, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chateau de Bourdeilles
Castle at 6 km (direction north-north-west)The Chateau de Bourdeilles consists of a medieval defensive castle and a Renaissance castle...
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Bourdeilles
at 6 km (direction north-north-west)Close to Brantome, the Chateau de Bourdeilles is quite modest compared with some in...
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Brantome Abbey
Abbey at 11 km (direction north-north-east)Brantome Abbey is an impressive abbey with troglodyte caves in the beautiful town of...
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Brantome
at 11 km (direction north-north-east)In an idyllic setting on the Isle River and with an imposing abbey, Brantome...
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Perigueux
at 13 km (direction south-east)One of our favourite towns in the Dordogne, Perigueux has an imposing byzantine cathedral...
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Perigueux cathedral
Cathedral at 13 km (direction south-east)The cathedral in Perigueux combines roman and byzantine elements to create a most unusual...
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Saint-Astier
at 15 km (direction south-south-west)Saint Astier is a small town in the Dordogne with an attractive riverside setting....
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Chateau de Puyguilhem
Castle at 20 km (direction north-east)Extensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new lease of...
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Riberac
at 21 km (direction west)Riberac, a quiet and traditional town, is well known for the large market held...
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Le Bouquet
at 21 km (direction east)The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...
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Sorges
at 21 km (direction east)Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...
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Neuvic sur l'Isle
at 22 km (direction south-west)Neuvic is a small town with a chateau, the Chateau de Neuvic which is...
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Mareuil-en-Perigord
at 23 km (direction north-west)The village of Mareuil in Mareuil-en-Perigord was one of the four baronies of the...
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Saint-Jean-de-Cole
Most Beautiful Village at 25 km (direction east-north-east)Saint-Jean-de-Cole is a small but very pretty village with a nice church and beautiful...
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Reserve excursions near Bussac
Map of places to visit near Bussac
Markets in and near Bussac
- Lisle: market Tuesday (5km)
- Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (9km)
- Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (11km)
- Brantome: market Friday (11km)
- Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (13km)
- Saint-Astier: market Thursday (15km)
- Riberac: market Tuesday & Friday (21km)
- Mareuil: market Tuesday (23km)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (26km)
- Vergt: market Friday (29km)
More information about Bussac, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Bussac, France
What to do at Bussac? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Bussac.
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (25km)
- Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (34km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (48km)
- Limeuil (48km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (20km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (49km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (49km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (49km)
- Font-de-Gaume (50km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nontron (29km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (40km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (8km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (9km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (11km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (13km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (20km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (21km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (29km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (45km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (46km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (47km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (48km)
- Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (50km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (51km)
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (54km)
- Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (55km)
- Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (56km)
- Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (56km)
- Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (57km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (59km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Montréal (31km)
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (42km)
- Logis de Forge (49km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (49km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte de Montgaudier (45km)
- Grotte du Grand Roc (49km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (60km)
Geography and distances
Bussac is in the south-west of France at 13 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Bussac is 420 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Bussac
from Perigueux (prefecture): 13 km
from Paris: 420 km
from Calais: 638 km
from Nice: 556 km
from Bordeaux: 105 km
from Strasbourg: 655 km
Getting here
Most visitors fly into the airports at either Bergerac (or Bordeaux). Alternatively to drive from the cross-channel ports takes around 9-11 hours. For driving distances to Bussac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Biras, Bourdeilles, Creyssac, La Chapelle-Gonaguet, Lisle, Mensignac and Sencenac-Puy-de-Fourches.
This page in French: Visiter Bussac