Cormatin tourism and travel guide
Visit Cormatin: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: The beautifully decorated and furnished Cormatin Chateau, from the 17th century, is the highlight of your visit
Cormatin is situated in the Saone-et-Loire department and Burgundy-Franche-Comté region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Cormatin. For detailed visitor information see the Cormatin travel guide.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Cormatin in Burgundy-Franche-Comté.
Popular places to visit nearby include Cluny at 12 km and Tournus at 17 km.
Cormatin, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Brancion
at 9 km (direction east)Quiet now, in the 15th century Brancion was an important regional centre - hence...
See Brancion guide
Cluny
at 12 km (direction south-south-west)As well as one of the most visited abbeys in France Cluny also has...
See Cluny guide
Tournus
at 17 km (direction east)The Abbey of Saint-Philibert is the highlight in Tournus, but you will also discover...
See Tournus guide
Tournus abbey
Abbey at 17 km (direction east)The abbey at Tournus is a 12th century abbey in roman style with a...
See Tournus abbey guide
Solutre-Pouilly
at 28 km (direction south)Solutré-Pouilly would perhaps go unnoticed except for the great rock-cliff behind the village that...
See Solutre-Pouilly guide
Macon
at 29 km (direction south-south-east)After exploring the pleasant town of Macon we suggest a visit to nearby Lamartine's...
See Macon guide
Chalon-sur-Saone
at 29 km (direction north-east)The pedestrianised town centre and cathedral will form the centre of your visit to...
See Chalon-sur-Saone guide
Paray-le-Monial basilica
Church at 45 km (direction west)Paray-le-Monial basilica is an impressive 12th century church in the romanesque style...
See Paray-le-Monial basilica guide
Paray-le-Monial
at 45 km (direction west)The 12th century abbey and other buildings and the pretty setting make the Basilica...
See Paray-le-Monial guide
Belleville
at 49 km (direction south), in the Rhone departmentNot an important tourist town, Belleville does have a couple of sites of interest...
See Belleville guide
Autun
at 54 km (direction north-west)After exploring Autun with its old town, cathedral and roman ruins you can visit...
See Autun guide
Anzy-le-Duc
at 54 km (direction west-south-west)Much the most visited site in this pretty village is the Priory of Anzy-le-Duc...
See Anzy-le-Duc guide
Semur-en-Brionnais
Most Beautiful Village at 55 km (direction west-south-west)As well as the pretty village itself, you can also visit the Chateau de...
See Semur-en-Brionnais guide
Bourg-en-Bresse
at 56 km (direction east-south-east), in the Ain departmentAs well as exploring the cathedral and town centre of Bourg-en-Bresse, allow time to...
See Bourg-en-Bresse guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Saone-et-Loire
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Map of places to visit near Cormatin
Markets in and near Cormatin
- Cluny: market Saturday (13km)
- Tournus: market Saturday (17km)
- Sennecey-le-Grand: market Friday (17km)
- Pont-de-Vaux: market Wednesday (23km)
- Givry: market Thursday (27km)
- Charnay-les-Macon: market Friday (27km)
- Montchanin: market Wednesday (27km)
- Montceau-les-Mines: market Tuesday & Saturday (29km)
- Saint-Germain-du-Plain: market Thursday (29km)
- Macon: market Saturday (29km)
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Tourist attractions near Cormatin, France
What to do at Cormatin? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Cormatin.
Grand sites of France
- Roche de Solutre / Roche de Vergisson (27km)
National Monuments
- Brou Royal Monastery (56km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Charlieu (58km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint Martin (Chapaize) (4km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre de Brancion (Martailly-les-Brancion) (8km)
- Eglise de Saint Denis (Massy) (9km)
- Abbaye de Cluny (Cluny) (13km)
- Eglise de Jalogny (Jalogny) (15km)
- Abbatiale eglise de Saint Philibert (Tournus) (17km)
- Eglise de Saint Blaise (Mazille) (18km)
- Eglise de Saint Vincent (Mont-Saint-Vincent) (19km)
- Chapelle aux Moines (Berze-la-Ville) (22km)
- Eglise de Saint Nizier (Baron) (32km)
- Prieuré church de Saint Pierre et Saint Benoit (Perrecy-les-Forges) (37km)
- Eglise de Saint Germain (Saint-Germain-en-Brionnais) (39km)
- Basilique du Sacré-Cœur (Paray-le-Monial) (45km)
- Eglise de Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens (Varenne-l'Arconce) (47km)
- Cathédrale Saint Lazare (Autun) (53km)
- Abbaye Saint-Fortuné de Charlieu (Charlieu) (58km)
- Couvent des Cordeliers (Saint-Nizier-sous-Charlieu) (61km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin du château de Digoine (36km)
- Les Jardins du château de Drée (39km)
- Le jardin de Zéphyr (43km)
- Jardin du château de Chaumont (45km)
- Les jardins Romans de Varenne-l'Arconce (46km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Cluny (13km)
- Tournus (17km)
- Chalon-sur-Saone (30km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Confluence - la Seille (20km)
- Seille (Saône) (20km)
- Roche de Solutré (27km)
Towns of Art and history
- Paray-le-Monial (45km)
- Autun (54km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Charolles (34km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Macon (29km)
- Vonnas (43km)
Geography and distances
Cormatin is in the eastern-center of France at 29 kilometres from Macon, the department capital (general information: Cormatin is 311 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Cormatin
Canton: Saint-Gengoux-le-National
Arrondissement: Mâcon
Department: Saone-et-Loire
Region: Burgundy
New region: Burgundy-Franche-Comté
Postcode: 71460
Distance to Cormatin
from Macon (prefecture): 29 km
from Paris: 311 km
from Calais: 532 km
from Nice: 375 km
from Bordeaux: 451 km
from Strasbourg: 323 km
Getting here
Most visitors fly into one of the Paris airports and hire a car or drive from a channel ferry port - allow about 6 - 7 hours. For driving distances to Cormatin from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ameugny, Bissy-sous-Uxelles, Bonnay, Bray, Bresse-sur-Grosne, Burnand, Champagny-sous-Uxelles, Chapaize, Chissey-les-Macon, Cortevaix, Curtil-sous-Burnand, Flagy, Malay, Saint-Ythaire, Savigny-sur-Grosne and Taize.
This page in French: Visiter Cormatin