Cornille tourism and travel guide

Visit Cornille: highlights and tourist information

Cornille 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 Cornille in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Perigueux at 8 km and Perigueux cathedral at 9 km.

Cornille, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Perigueux

Perigueux

at 8 km (direction south-west)

One of our favourite towns in the Dordogne, Perigueux has an imposing byzantine cathedral...

See Perigueux guide
Perigueux cathedral

Perigueux cathedral

Cathedral at 9 km (direction south-west)

The cathedral in Perigueux combines roman and byzantine elements to create a most unusual...

See Perigueux cathedral guide
Sorges

Sorges

at 9 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Sorges guide
Le Bouquet

Le Bouquet

at 9 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Le Bouquet guide
 
 
Brantome Abbey

Brantome Abbey

Abbey at 16 km (direction north-west)

Brantome Abbey is an impressive abbey with troglodyte caves in the beautiful town of...

See Brantome Abbey guide
Brantome

Brantome

at 16 km (direction north-west)

In an idyllic setting on the Isle River and with an imposing abbey, Brantome...

See Brantome guide
Bourdeilles

Bourdeilles

at 17 km (direction west-north-west)

Close to Brantome, the Chateau de Bourdeilles is quite modest compared with some in...

See Bourdeilles guide
Chateau de Bourdeilles

Chateau de Bourdeilles

Castle at 17 km (direction west-north-west)

The Chateau de Bourdeilles consists of a medieval defensive castle and a Renaissance castle...

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Saint-Jean-de-Cole

Saint-Jean-de-Cole

Most Beautiful Village at 19 km (direction north-north-east)

Saint-Jean-de-Cole is a small but very pretty village with a nice church and beautiful...

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Chateau de Puyguilhem

Chateau de Puyguilhem

Castle at 20 km (direction north-north-west)

Extensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new lease of...

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Thiviers

Thiviers

at 21 km (direction north-east)

Thiviers is a very typical Dordogne market town, best known for the foie gras...

See Thiviers guide
Tourtoirac

Tourtoirac

at 22 km (direction east)

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

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Excideuil

Excideuil

at 23 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Excideuil guide
Saint-Astier

Saint-Astier

at 23 km (direction west-south-west)

Saint Astier is a small town in the Dordogne with an attractive riverside setting....

See Saint-Astier guide

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Markets in and near Cornille

  • Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (9km)
  • Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (15km)
  • Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (16km)
  • Brantome: market Friday (16km)
  • Lisle: market Tuesday (19km)
  • Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (22km)
  • Thiviers: market Saturday (22km)
  • Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (23km)
  • Excideuil: market Thursday (23km)
  • Saint-Astier: market Thursday (23km)

More information about Cornille, Aquitaine

Tourist attractions near Cornille, France

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

Heritage sites

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

  • Nontron (32km)
  • Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (44km)

Regional Natural Parcs

Churches and religious monuments

  • Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (9km)
  • Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (10km)
  • Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (11km)
  • Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (17km)
  • Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (19km)
  • Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (21km)
  • Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (35km)
  • Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (36km)
  • Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (39km)
  • Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (42km)
  • Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (42km)
  • Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (43km)
  • Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (53km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardins du château de Hautefort (29km)
  • Jardins du château de Losse (37km)
  • Jardins du château de Montréal (37km)
  • Jardins de l'Imaginaire (43km)
  • Jardin de Planbuisson (46km)
  • Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (52km)

Sites of natural beauty

Towns of Art and history

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Bergerac (51km)
  • Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (53km)
 
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Geography and distances

Cornille is in the south-west of France at 9 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Cornille is 418 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Cornille

Canton: Savignac-les-Églises

Arrondissement: Périgueux

Department: Dordogne

Region: Aquitaine

New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Postcode: 24750

Distance to Cornille

from Perigueux (prefecture): 9 km

from Paris: 418 km

from Calais: 639 km

from Nice: 542 km

from Bordeaux: 116 km

from Strasbourg: 645 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 Cornille from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Agonac, Antonne-et-Trigonant, Champcevinel, Escoire and Trelissac.

This page in French: Visiter Cornille

 
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