La Coquille tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chateau de Jumilhac at 9 km from La Coquille
Visit La Coquille: highlights and tourist information
La Coquille 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 Coquille in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Jumilhac at 9 km and Chalus at 13 km.
La Coquille, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chateau de Jumilhac
Castle at 9 km (direction east-south-east)The Chateau de Jumilhac is in the northern Dordogn, within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural...
See Chateau de Jumilhac guide
Chalus
at 13 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Vienne departmentChâlus is a small market town with two ruined castles in the Monts du...
See Chalus guide
Thiviers
at 14 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
Most Beautiful Village at 17 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
Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
at 18 km (direction east), in the Haute-Vienne departmentSaint-Yrieix-la-Perche is a small town with a collegiale church and a small historic centre...
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Chateau de Puyguilhem
Castle at 22 km (direction west-south-west)Extensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new lease of...
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Excideuil
at 23 km (direction south-south-east)The town of Excideuil in the northern Dordogne has a lively market every Thursday...
See Excideuil guide
Nontron
at 25 km (direction west)Nontron is a quiet town within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park to the north...
See Nontron guide
Le Jardin de Liliane
Garden at 26 km (direction west), in the Haute-Vienne departmentLe Jardin de Liliane is one of our favourite gardens open to the public...
See Le Jardin de Liliane guide
Le Bouquet
at 27 km (direction south-south-west)The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...
See Le Bouquet guide
Sorges
at 27 km (direction south-south-west)Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...
See Sorges guide
Segur-le-Chateau
Most Beautiful Village at 28 km (direction east-south-east), in the Correze departmentThe part of Segur-le-Chateau with medieval houses next to the river is especially beautiful,...
See Segur-le-Chateau guide
Tourtoirac
at 31 km (direction south-south-east)The small village of Tourtoirac has a church and river walk as well as...
See Tourtoirac guide
Aixe-sur-Vienne
at 31 km (direction north-north-east), in the Haute-Vienne departmentThe quiet town of Aixe-sur-Vienne has few important monuments, but is a pleasure to...
See Aixe-sur-Vienne guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Dordogne
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Reserve excursions near La Coquille
Map of places to visit near La Coquille
Markets in and near La Coquille
- Chalus: market Friday (13km)
- Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (14km)
- Thiviers: market Saturday (14km)
- Excideuil: market Thursday (24km)
- Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (25km)
- Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (32km)
- Brantome: market Friday (32km)
- Limoges: market every day (39km)
- Saint-Junien: market Saturday (39km)
- Mareuil: market Tuesday (42km)
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Tourist attractions near La Coquille, France
What to do at La Coquille? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting La Coquille.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Limousin (39km)
Heritage sites
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (44km)
- Saint-Leonard de Noblat église (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (52km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (17km)
- Segur-le-Chateau (28km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (22km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (18km)
- Nontron (25km)
- Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat (52km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (16km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (15km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (22km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (32km)
- Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (33km)
- Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (39km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (44km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (45km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (45km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin de Liliane (26km)
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (34km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (21km)
- Site Corot (40km)
- Grotte de Montgaudier (42km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Pierre-Buffiere (34km)
- Magnac-Bourg (36km)
- Donzenac (55km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (18km)
Geography and distances
La Coquille is in the south-west of France at 44 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: La Coquille is 383 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to La Coquille
from Perigueux (prefecture): 44 km
from Paris: 383 km
from Calais: 605 km
from Nice: 538 km
from Bordeaux: 145 km
from Strasbourg: 614 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 Coquille from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chaleix, Mialet, Saint-Pierre-de-Frugie and Saint-Priest-les-Fougeres.
This page in French: Visiter La Coquille