Nontron tourism and travel guide
Visit Nontron: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: Nontron is a quiet town within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park to the north of the Dordogne
Nontron is situated in the Dordogne department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Nontron. For detailed visitor information see the Nontron travel guide.
Tourist classifications for Nontron include "recommended detour".
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Nontron in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Varaignes at 13 km and Chateau de Puyguilhem at 13 km.
Nontron, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert
at 9 km (direction west-north-west)Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert is a charming village with a church and castle and a lovely riverside...
See Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert guide
Varaignes
at 13 km (direction west-north-west)Varaignes is a pretty village with a castle at its centre. The castle is...
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Chateau de Puyguilhem
Castle at 13 km (direction south-east)Extensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new lease of...
See Chateau de Puyguilhem guide
Saint-Jean-de-Cole
Most Beautiful Village at 18 km (direction east-south-east)Saint-Jean-de-Cole is a small but very pretty village with a nice church and beautiful...
See Saint-Jean-de-Cole guide
Brantome Abbey
Abbey at 18 km (direction south)Brantome Abbey is an impressive abbey with troglodyte caves in the beautiful town of...
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Brantome
at 18 km (direction south)In an idyllic setting on the Isle River and with an imposing abbey, Brantome...
See Brantome guide
Mareuil-en-Perigord
at 19 km (direction west-south-west)The village of Mareuil in Mareuil-en-Perigord was one of the four baronies of the...
See Mareuil-en-Perigord guide
Marthon
at 19 km (direction west-north-west), in the Charente departmentIn Marthon there is no single monument that dominates, but rather several small buildings...
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Bourdeilles
at 24 km (direction south-south-west)Close to Brantome, the Chateau de Bourdeilles is quite modest compared with some in...
See Bourdeilles guide
Thiviers
at 24 km (direction east-south-east)Thiviers is a very typical Dordogne market town, best known for the foie gras...
See Thiviers guide
Chateau de Bourdeilles
Castle at 24 km (direction south-south-west)The Chateau de Bourdeilles consists of a medieval defensive castle and a Renaissance castle...
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Chalus
at 28 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Vienne departmentChâlus is a small market town with two ruined castles in the Monts du...
See Chalus guide
Le Bouquet
at 30 km (direction south-east)The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...
See Le Bouquet guide
Sorges
at 30 km (direction south-east)Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...
See Sorges guide
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Markets in and near Nontron
- Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (11km)
- Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (19km)
- Brantome: market Friday (19km)
- Mareuil: market Tuesday (19km)
- Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (24km)
- Thiviers: market Saturday (24km)
- Chalus: market Friday (29km)
- Lisle: market Tuesday (29km)
- La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (32km)
- Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (33km)
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Tourist attractions near Nontron, France
What to do at Nontron? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Nontron.
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (18km)
- Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (48km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (14km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (42km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (14km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (14km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (18km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (24km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (36km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (36km)
- Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (39km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (39km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (40km)
- Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (42km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (42km)
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (43km)
- Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (44km)
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (45km)
- Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (45km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin de Liliane (35km)
- Logis de Forge (42km)
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (48km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte de Montgaudier (21km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (26km)
- Site Corot (45km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- La Rochefoucauld (32km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (41km)
- Limoges (56km)
Geography and distances
Nontron is in the south-west of France at 39 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Nontron is 391 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Nontron
from Perigueux (prefecture): 39 km
from Paris: 391 km
from Calais: 609 km
from Nice: 561 km
from Bordeaux: 124 km
from Strasbourg: 635 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 Nontron from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne, Saint-Martial-de-Valette, Saint-Martin-le-Pin, Savignac-de-Nontron and Sceau-Saint-Angel.
This page in French: Visiter Nontron