Coursac tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Saint-Astier at 9 km from Coursac
Visit Coursac: highlights and tourist information
Coursac 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 Coursac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Astier at 9 km and Perigueux cathedral at 9 km.
Coursac, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Saint-Astier
at 9 km (direction west)Saint Astier is a small town in the Dordogne with an attractive riverside setting....
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Perigueux cathedral
Cathedral at 9 km (direction north-east)The cathedral in Perigueux combines roman and byzantine elements to create a most unusual...
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Perigueux
at 10 km (direction north-east)One of our favourite towns in the Dordogne, Perigueux has an imposing byzantine cathedral...
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Neuvic sur l'Isle
at 14 km (direction west)Neuvic is a small town with a chateau, the Chateau de Neuvic which is...
See Neuvic sur l'Isle guide
Villamblard
at 14 km (direction south-west)North of Bergerac, Villamblard is a pleasant town to discover and surrounded by attractive...
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Issac
at 19 km (direction west-south-west)Issac is a pretty village with a 15th century tower and a Romanesque church....
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Chateau de Bourdeilles
Castle at 22 km (direction north-north-west)The Chateau de Bourdeilles consists of a medieval defensive castle and a Renaissance castle...
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Bourdeilles
at 22 km (direction north-north-west)Close to Brantome, the Chateau de Bourdeilles is quite modest compared with some in...
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Mussidan
at 24 km (direction west-south-west)Mussidan is a small town on the confluence of the rivers Isle and Crempse...
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Brantome
at 26 km (direction west-south-west)In an idyllic setting on the Isle River and with an imposing abbey, Brantome...
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Brantome Abbey
Abbey at 26 km (direction west-south-west)Brantome Abbey is an impressive abbey with troglodyte caves in the beautiful town of...
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Riberac
at 27 km (direction west-north-west)Riberac, a quiet and traditional town, is well known for the large market held...
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Le Bouquet
at 27 km (direction north-east)The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...
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Sorges
at 27 km (direction north-east)Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...
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Reserve excursions near Coursac
Map of places to visit near Coursac
Markets in and near Coursac
- Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (9km)
- Saint-Astier: market Thursday (9km)
- Vergt: market Friday (13km)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (17km)
- Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (18km)
- Lisle: market Tuesday (18km)
- Mussidan: market Saturday (24km)
- Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (26km)
- Brantome: market Friday (26km)
- Riberac: market Tuesday & Friday (27km)
More information about Coursac, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Coursac, France
What to do at Coursac? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Coursac.
Heritage sites
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (9km)
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (40km)
- Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (42km)
- Vezere Valley (43km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Limeuil (33km)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (36km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (38km)
- Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (40km)
- Belves (49km)
- Beynac (51km)
- La Roque-Gageac (54km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (34km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (37km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (37km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (37km)
- Font-de-Gaume (37km)
- Montcaret Archaeological site (54km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nontron (45km)
- Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (62km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (8km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (9km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (9km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (26km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (27km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (30km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (32km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (34km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (37km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (38km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (39km)
- Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (46km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (48km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (58km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (59km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Montréal (19km)
- Jardin de Planbuisson (38km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (40km)
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (43km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (43km)
- Jardin de Conty (48km)
- Jardins du Sardy (51km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (53km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (56km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (37km)
Towns of Art and history
- Perigueux (10km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Bergerac (33km)
Geography and distances
Coursac is in the south-west of France at 9 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Coursac is 434 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Coursac
from Perigueux (prefecture): 9 km
from Paris: 434 km
from Calais: 654 km
from Nice: 550 km
from Bordeaux: 101 km
from Strasbourg: 663 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 Coursac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Annesse-et-Beaulieu, Chalagnac, Creyssensac-et-Pissot, Manzac-sur-Vern, Montrem, Notre-Dame-de-Sanilhac, Razac-sur-l'Isle and Saint-Paul-de-Serre.
This page in French: Visiter Coursac