Payzac tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Segur-le-Chateau at 8 km from Payzac

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Visit Payzac: highlights and tourist information

Payzac 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 Payzac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Segur-le-Chateau at 8 km and Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche at 13 km.

Payzac, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Segur-le-Chateau

Most Beautiful Village at 8 km (direction east-north-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

Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche

at 13 km (direction east-north-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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Arnac-Pompadour

at 13 km (direction east), in the Correze department

The village of Arnac-Pompadour is centre for a Haras National, and also has an...

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Excideuil

at 15 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Excideuil guide

Lubersac

at 15 km (direction east-north-east), in the Correze department

Lubersac is a small town in Corrèze with a church and a 15th century...

See Lubersac guide

Chateau de Jumilhac

Castle at 16 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Chateau de Jumilhac guide

Saint-Bonnet-la-Rivière

at 16 km (direction east-south-east), in the Correze department

Saint-Bonnet-la-Rivière is a small village with an unusual round church in the Corrèze countryside...

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Chateau de Hautefort

Castle at 16 km (direction south-south-west)

At Chateau de Hautefort you can see a vey imposing castle and also extensive...

See Chateau de Hautefort guide

Saint-Robert

at 17 km (direction south-south-east), in the Correze department

Centred around the 12th century Church of Saint-Robert, Saint-Robert is classed among the 'most...

See Saint-Robert guide

Tourtoirac

at 19 km (direction south-west)

The small village of Tourtoirac has a church and river walk as well as...

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Badefols d'Ans

at 19 km (direction south)

Badefols d'Ans is a small village around a castle and church...

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Thiviers

at 23 km (direction west)

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

See Thiviers guide

Vigeois

at 24 km (direction east), in the Correze department

Vigeois is a village with a pretty medieval bridge on the Vézère river and...

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Uzerche

at 27 km (direction east), in the Correze department

The Vézère Valley below and the numerous historic monuments up the hill together make...

See Uzerche guide

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Reserve excursions near Payzac

Map of places to visit near Payzac

Markets in and near Payzac

• Excideuil: market Thursday (15km)
• Objat: market Sunday (21km)
• Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (23km)
• Thiviers: market Saturday (23km)
• Allassac: market Wednesday & Friday (26km)
• Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare: market Friday (30km)
• Terrasson: market Thursday (31km)
• Thenon: market Tuesday (31km)
• Chalus: market Friday (34km)
• Brive-la-Gaillarde: market Tuesday all day & Thursday all day & Saturday all day (36km)

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Tourist attractions near Payzac, France

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

Heritage sites

• Vezere Valley (39km)
• Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (45km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Segur-le-Chateau (8km)
• Saint-Jean-de-Cole (30km)
• Saint-Amand-de-Coly (37km)
• Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (45km)
• Turenne (48km)
• Collonges-la-Rouge (51km)
• Curemonte (61km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Puyguilhem (36km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (13km)
• Nontron (46km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perigord-Limousin (40km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (23km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (36km)
• Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (37km)
• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (44km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (45km)
• Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (46km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (48km)
• Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (49km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Hautefort (16km)
• Jardins de l'Imaginaire (31km)
• Jardins du château de Losse (42km)
• Jardin de Liliane (46km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gouffre de la Fage (41km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (44km)

Towns of Art and history

• Perigueux (45km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Uzerche (27km)
• Magnac-Bourg (30km)
• Donzenac (31km)
• Pierre-Buffiere (34km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (28km)

Geography and distances

Payzac is in the south-west of France at 46 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Payzac is 394 kilometres from Paris).

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 Payzac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beyssenac, Saint-Cyr-les-Champagnes, Saint-Eloy-les-Tuileries, Saint-Mesmin and Savignac-Ledrier.

This page in French: Visiter Payzac