Chourgnac tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Tourtoirac at 4 km from Chourgnac
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
at 4 km (direction )The small village of Tourtoirac has a church and river walk as well as...
See Tourtoirac guide
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...
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Badefols d'Ans
at 11 km (direction east)Badefols d'Ans is a small village around a castle and church...
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Excideuil
at 11 km (direction east)The town of Excideuil in the northern Dordogne has a lively market every Thursday...
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Sorges
at 17 km (direction west-north-west)Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...
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Le Bouquet
at 17 km (direction west-north-west)The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...
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Saint-Robert
at 18 km (direction east), in the Correze departmentCentred around the 12th century Church of Saint-Robert, Saint-Robert is classed among the 'most...
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Fanlac
at 19 km (direction south-south-east)Fanlac is a charming village and was the location for the film and tv...
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Montignac
at 20 km (direction south-south-east)Best known for being close to Lascaux caves, the small town of Montignac is...
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Grotte de Rouffignac
Cave at 22 km (direction south-south-west)The Grotte de Rouffignac contains engravings and drawings of more than 100 mammoths...
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Lascaux caves
Cave at 22 km (direction south-south-east)The Lascaux Caves are famous worldwide because of the large number of prehistoric cave...
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Plazac
at 22 km (direction south)The village of Plazac is very small but well worth exploring, and well placed...
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Terrasson
at 22 km (direction east-south-east)The quiet town of Terrasson in the north of the department is best known...
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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...
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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Dordogne
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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)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (24km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (25km)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (27km)
- Segur-le-Chateau (29km)
- Limeuil (41km)
- Beynac (45km)
- Turenne (46km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (31km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (34km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (34km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (34km)
- Font-de-Gaume (34km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (33km)
- Nontron (45km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (46km)
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
- Grotte du Grand Roc (34km)
- Gouffre de la Fage (39km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Bergerac (62km)
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).
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