La Chapelle-Saint-Jean tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Badefols d'Ans at 5 km from La Chapelle-Saint-Jean
Visit La Chapelle-Saint-Jean: highlights and tourist information
La Chapelle-Saint-Jean 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 La Chapelle-Saint-Jean in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Badefols d'Ans at 5 km and Chateau de Hautefort at 7 km.
La Chapelle-Saint-Jean, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Badefols d'Ans
at 5 km (direction north-east)Badefols d'Ans is a small village around a castle and church...
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Chateau de Hautefort
Castle at 7 km (direction north-north-west)At Chateau de Hautefort you can see a vey imposing castle and also extensive...
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Tourtoirac
at 12 km (direction north-west)The small village of Tourtoirac has a church and river walk as well as...
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Saint-Robert
at 12 km (direction east-north-east), in the Correze departmentCentred around the 12th century Church of Saint-Robert, Saint-Robert is classed among the 'most...
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Terrasson
at 13 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 14 km (direction east-south-east)The Jardins de l'Imaginaire is a lovely contemporary garden in the Dordogne town of...
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Montignac
at 14 km (direction south)Best known for being close to Lascaux caves, the small town of Montignac is...
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Fanlac
at 15 km (direction south-south-west)Fanlac is a charming village and was the location for the film and tv...
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Lascaux caves
Cave at 16 km (direction south)The Lascaux Caves are famous worldwide because of the large number of prehistoric cave...
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Saint-Amand-de-Coly
Most Beautiful Village at 16 km (direction south-south-east)The village of Saint-Amand-de-Coly is one of the prettiest in the Dordogne, and also...
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Excideuil
at 18 km (direction north-west)The town of Excideuil in the northern Dordogne has a lively market every Thursday...
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Château et Jardins de Losse
Castle at 19 km (direction south-south-west)Close to Montignac, the Chateau de Losse is an interesting castle that also has...
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Saint-Bonnet-la-Rivière
at 20 km (direction east-north-east), in the Correze departmentSaint-Bonnet-la-Rivière is a small village with an unusual round church in the Corrèze countryside...
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Plazac
at 20 km (direction south-west)The village of Plazac is very small but well worth exploring, and well placed...
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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Dordogne
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Reserve excursions near La Chapelle-Saint-Jean
Map of places to visit near La Chapelle-Saint-Jean
Markets in and near La Chapelle-Saint-Jean
- Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare: market Friday (9km)
- Thenon: market Tuesday (9km)
- Terrasson: market Thursday (13km)
- Montignac: market Wednesday & Saturday (14km)
- Excideuil: market Thursday (18km)
- Objat: market Sunday (21km)
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (25km)
- Allassac: market Wednesday & Friday (26km)
- Brive-la-Gaillarde: market Tuesday all day & Thursday all day & Saturday all day (29km)
- Les Eyzies: market Monday all day - seasonal market only (31km)
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Tourist attractions near La Chapelle-Saint-Jean, France
What to do at La Chapelle-Saint-Jean? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting La Chapelle-Saint-Jean.
Grand sites of France
- Rocamadour (57km)
Heritage sites
- Vezere Valley (16km)
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (48km)
- Rocamadour basilique Saint-Sauveur (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (57km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (16km)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (22km)
- Segur-le-Chateau (28km)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (36km)
- Turenne (37km)
- Beynac (40km)
- Limeuil (41km)
- La Roque-Gageac (41km)
- Collonges-la-Rouge (42km)
- Domme (44km)
- Carennac (54km)
National Monuments
- Font-de-Gaume (31km)
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (31km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (31km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (31km)
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (40km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (16km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (21km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (31km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (34km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (35km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (39km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (39km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (40km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (40km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (40km)
- Abbaye Sainte Marie (Souillac) (42km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (44km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (44km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (44km)
- Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (45km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Carennac) (54km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (7km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (14km)
- Jardins du château de Losse (19km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (28km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (41km)
- Jardin de Planbuisson (44km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (44km)
- Jardin de Conty (44km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (46km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Gouffre de la Fage (30km)
- Grotte du Grand Roc (31km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Le rocher des aigles (eagles) (57km)
Geography and distances
La Chapelle-Saint-Jean is in the south-west of France at 35 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: La Chapelle-Saint-Jean is 417 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to La Chapelle-Saint-Jean
from Perigueux (prefecture): 35 km
from Paris: 417 km
from Calais: 642 km
from Nice: 512 km
from Bordeaux: 142 km
from Strasbourg: 626 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 La Chapelle-Saint-Jean from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Azerat, Badefols-d'Ans, Beauregard-de-Terrasson, Chatres, Granges-d'Ans, La Bachellerie, Nailhac, Peyrignac, Saint-Rabier and Temple-Laguyon.
This page in French: Visiter La Chapelle-Saint-Jean