Firbeix tourism and travel guide

Visit Firbeix: highlights and tourist information

Firbeix 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 Firbeix in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chalus at 6 km and Chateau de Jumilhac at 14 km.

Firbeix, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chalus

Chalus

at 6 km (direction ), in the Haute-Vienne department

Châlus is a small market town with two ruined castles in the Monts du...

See Chalus guide
Chateau de Jumilhac

Chateau de Jumilhac

Castle at 14 km (direction south-east)

The Chateau de Jumilhac is in the northern Dordogn, within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural...

See Chateau de Jumilhac guide
Le Jardin de Liliane

Le Jardin de Liliane

Garden at 19 km (direction south-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

Le Jardin de Liliane is one of our favourite gardens open to the public...

See Le Jardin de Liliane guide
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche

Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche

at 20 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche is a small town with a collegiale church and a small historic centre...

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Thiviers

Thiviers

at 20 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Thiviers guide
Saint-Jean-de-Cole

Saint-Jean-de-Cole

Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction south-west)

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

See Saint-Jean-de-Cole guide
Aixe-sur-Vienne

Aixe-sur-Vienne

at 25 km (direction north-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

The quiet town of Aixe-sur-Vienne has few important monuments, but is a pleasure to...

See Aixe-sur-Vienne guide
Nontron

Nontron

at 25 km (direction west-south-west)

Nontron is a quiet town within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park to the north...

See Nontron guide
 
 
Chateau de Puyguilhem

Chateau de Puyguilhem

Castle at 26 km (direction south-west)

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

See Chateau de Puyguilhem guide
Rochechouart

Rochechouart

at 28 km (direction north-north-west), in the Haute-Vienne department

On the edge of the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park, Rochechouart has a castle and...

See Rochechouart guide
Excideuil

Excideuil

at 30 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Excideuil guide
Pierre-Buffiere

Pierre-Buffiere

at 32 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

The small village of Pierre-Buffiere is listed as a village d'etape - a village...

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Segur-le-Chateau

Segur-le-Chateau

Most Beautiful Village at 32 km (direction east-south-east), in the Correze department

The part of Segur-le-Chateau with medieval houses next to the river is especially beautiful,...

See Segur-le-Chateau guide
Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert

Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert

at 32 km (direction west)

Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert is a charming village with a church and castle and a lovely riverside...

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Dordogne

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Reserve excursions near Firbeix

Map of places to visit near Firbeix

 
 

Markets in and near Firbeix

  • Chalus: market Friday (6km)
  • Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (20km)
  • Thiviers: market Saturday (20km)
  • Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (23km)
  • Excideuil: market Thursday (30km)
  • Saint-Junien: market Saturday (33km)
  • Limoges: market every day (34km)
  • Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (36km)
  • Brantome: market Friday (36km)
  • Mareuil: market Tuesday (44km)

More information about Firbeix, Aquitaine

Tourist attractions near Firbeix, France

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

Aquarium

  • Aquarium du Limousin (34km)

Heritage sites

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Regional Natural Parcs

Churches and religious monuments

  • Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (21km)
  • Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (26km)
  • Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (29km)
  • Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (33km)
  • Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (36km)
  • Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (50km)
  • Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (50km)

Remarkable gardens

Sites of natural beauty

  • Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (15km)
  • Site Corot (34km)
  • Grotte de Montgaudier (40km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (15km)
 
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Geography and distances

Firbeix is in the south-west of France at 50 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Firbeix is 377 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Firbeix

Canton: Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière

Arrondissement: Nontron

Department: Dordogne

Region: Aquitaine

New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Postcode: 24450

Distance to Firbeix

from Perigueux (prefecture): 50 km

from Paris: 377 km

from Calais: 599 km

from Nice: 541 km

from Bordeaux: 148 km

from Strasbourg: 611 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 Firbeix from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bussiere-Galant, Dournazac, Mialet and Saint-Pierre-de-Frugie.

This page in French: Visiter Firbeix

 
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