Chaleix tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Thiviers at 10 km from Chaleix
Visit Chaleix: highlights and tourist information
Chaleix 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 Chaleix in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Thiviers at 10 km and Chateau de Jumilhac at 11 km.
Chaleix, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Thiviers
at 10 km (direction south)Thiviers is a very typical Dordogne market town, best known for the foie gras...
See Thiviers guide
Chateau de Jumilhac
Castle at 11 km (direction east)The Chateau de Jumilhac is in the northern Dordogn, within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural...
See Chateau de Jumilhac guide
Saint-Jean-de-Cole
Most Beautiful Village at 12 km (direction south-west)Saint-Jean-de-Cole is a small but very pretty village with a nice church and beautiful...
See Saint-Jean-de-Cole guide
Chalus
at 17 km (direction north-north-east), in the Haute-Vienne departmentChâlus is a small market town with two ruined castles in the Monts du...
See Chalus guide
Chateau de Puyguilhem
Castle at 17 km (direction west-south-west)Extensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new lease of...
See Chateau de Puyguilhem guide
Nontron
at 21 km (direction west)Nontron is a quiet town within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park to the north...
See Nontron guide
Excideuil
at 21 km (direction south-east)The town of Excideuil in the northern Dordogne has a lively market every Thursday...
See Excideuil guide
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
at 22 km (direction east), in the Haute-Vienne departmentSaint-Yrieix-la-Perche is a small town with a collegiale church and a small historic centre...
See Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche guide
Le Bouquet
at 23 km (direction south-south-west)The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...
See Le Bouquet guide
Sorges
at 23 km (direction south-south-west)Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...
See Sorges guide
Brantome
at 27 km (direction west-south-west)In an idyllic setting on the Isle River and with an imposing abbey, Brantome...
See Brantome guide
Brantome Abbey
Abbey at 27 km (direction west-south-west)Brantome Abbey is an impressive abbey with troglodyte caves in the beautiful town of...
See Brantome Abbey guide
Tourtoirac
at 28 km (direction south-south-east)The small village of Tourtoirac has a church and river walk as well as...
See Tourtoirac guide
Le Jardin de Liliane
Garden at 29 km (direction south-south-east), in the Haute-Vienne departmentLe Jardin de Liliane is one of our favourite gardens open to the public...
See Le Jardin de Liliane guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Dordogne
Find Thiviers hotels & holiday rentals
Reserve excursions near Chaleix
Map of places to visit near Chaleix
Markets in and near Chaleix
- Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (9km)
- Thiviers: market Saturday (9km)
- Chalus: market Friday (17km)
- Excideuil: market Thursday (21km)
- Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (23km)
- Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (27km)
- Brantome: market Friday (27km)
- Mareuil: market Tuesday (38km)
- Lisle: market Tuesday (39km)
- Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (40km)
More information about Chaleix, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Chaleix, France
What to do at Chaleix? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Chaleix.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Limousin (44km)
Heritage sites
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (39km)
- Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (57km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (12km)
- Segur-le-Chateau (31km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (17km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nontron (21km)
- Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (22km)
- Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (57km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (15km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (10km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (17km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (27km)
- Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (38km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (39km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (39km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (40km)
- Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (42km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin de Liliane (29km)
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (33km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (52km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (23km)
- Grotte de Montgaudier (40km)
- Site Corot (44km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Pierre-Buffiere (39km)
- Magnac-Bourg (41km)
- La Rochefoucauld (49km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (23km)
Geography and distances
Chaleix is in the south-west of France at 39 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Chaleix is 387 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Chaleix
from Perigueux (prefecture): 39 km
from Paris: 387 km
from Calais: 609 km
from Nice: 540 km
from Bordeaux: 140 km
from Strasbourg: 619 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 Chaleix from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): La Coquille, Mialet, Saint-Jory-de-Chalais and Saint-Paul-la-Roche.
This page in French: Visiter Chaleix