Chourgnac tourism and travel guide

Visit Chourgnac: highlights and tourist information

Chourgnac 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 Chourgnac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Tourtoirac at 4 km and Chateau de Hautefort at 7 km.

Chourgnac, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Tourtoirac

Tourtoirac

at 4 km (direction )

The small village of Tourtoirac has a church and river walk as well as...

See Tourtoirac guide
Chateau de Hautefort

Chateau de Hautefort

Castle at 7 km (direction east-north-east)

At Chateau de Hautefort you can see a vey imposing castle and also extensive...

See Chateau de Hautefort guide
Badefols d'Ans

Badefols d'Ans

at 11 km (direction east)

Badefols d'Ans is a small village around a castle and church...

See Badefols d'Ans guide
Excideuil

Excideuil

at 11 km (direction east)

The town of Excideuil in the northern Dordogne has a lively market every Thursday...

See Excideuil guide
 
 
Sorges

Sorges

at 17 km (direction west-north-west)

Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...

See Sorges guide
Le Bouquet

Le Bouquet

at 17 km (direction west-north-west)

The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...

See Le Bouquet guide
Saint-Robert

Saint-Robert

at 18 km (direction east), in the Correze department

Centred around the 12th century Church of Saint-Robert, Saint-Robert is classed among the 'most...

See Saint-Robert guide
Fanlac

Fanlac

at 19 km (direction south-south-east)

Fanlac is a charming village and was the location for the film and tv...

See Fanlac guide
 
 
Montignac

Montignac

at 20 km (direction south-south-east)

Best known for being close to Lascaux caves, the small town of Montignac is...

See Montignac guide
Grotte de Rouffignac

Grotte de Rouffignac

Cave at 22 km (direction south-south-west)

The Grotte de Rouffignac contains engravings and drawings of more than 100 mammoths...

See Grotte de Rouffignac guide
Lascaux caves

Lascaux caves

Cave at 22 km (direction south-south-east)

The Lascaux Caves are famous worldwide because of the large number of prehistoric cave...

See Lascaux caves guide
Plazac

Plazac

at 22 km (direction south)

The village of Plazac is very small but well worth exploring, and well placed...

See Plazac guide
 
 
Terrasson

Terrasson

at 22 km (direction east-south-east)

The quiet town of Terrasson in the north of the department is best known...

See Terrasson guide
Les Jardins de l'Imaginaire

Les Jardins de l'Imaginaire

Garden at 23 km (direction east-south-east)

The Jardins de l'Imaginaire is a lovely contemporary garden in the Dordogne town of...

See Les Jardins de l'Imaginaire guide

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Reserve excursions near Chourgnac

Map of places to visit near Chourgnac

 
 

Markets in and near Chourgnac

  • Thenon: market Tuesday (11km)
  • Excideuil: market Thursday (11km)
  • Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare: market Friday (18km)
  • Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (20km)
  • Montignac: market Wednesday & Saturday (21km)
  • Terrasson: market Thursday (22km)
  • Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (23km)
  • Thiviers: market Saturday (23km)
  • Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (27km)
  • Objat: market Sunday (27km)

More information about Chourgnac, Aquitaine

Tourist attractions near Chourgnac, France

What to do at Chourgnac? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Chourgnac.

Heritage sites

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

  • Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (33km)
  • Nontron (45km)

Regional Natural Parcs

Churches and religious monuments

  • Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (23km)
  • Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (24km)
  • Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (25km)
  • Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (28km)
  • Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (31km)
  • Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (31km)
  • Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (32km)
  • Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (35km)
  • Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (40km)
  • Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (40km)
  • Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (41km)
  • Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (44km)
  • Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (50km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardins du château de Hautefort (7km)
  • Jardins de l'Imaginaire (23km)
  • Jardins du château de Losse (24km)
  • Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (36km)
  • Jardin de Planbuisson (45km)

Sites of natural beauty

Towns of Art and history

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

 
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Geography and distances

Chourgnac is in the south-west of France at 27 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Chourgnac is 414 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Chourgnac

Canton: Hautefort

Arrondissement: Périgueux

Department: Dordogne

Region: Aquitaine

New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Postcode: 24640

Distance to Chourgnac

from Perigueux (prefecture): 27 km

from Paris: 414 km

from Calais: 638 km

from Nice: 521 km

from Bordeaux: 136 km

from Strasbourg: 629 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 Chourgnac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Brouchaud, Gabillou, Granges-d'Ans, Saint-Pantaly-d'Ans, Sainte-Eulalie-d'Ans, Sainte-Orse, Temple-Laguyon and Tourtoirac.

This page in French: Visiter Chourgnac

 
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