Puyrenier tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Mareuil-en-Perigord at 3 km from Puyrenier
Visit Puyrenier: highlights and tourist information
Puyrenier 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 Puyrenier in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Mareuil-en-Perigord at 3 km and Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert at 12 km.
Puyrenier, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Mareuil-en-Perigord
at 3 km (direction south-west)The village of Mareuil in Mareuil-en-Perigord was one of the four baronies of the...
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Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert
at 12 km (direction north-east)Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert is a charming village with a church and castle and a lovely riverside...
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Varaignes
at 14 km (direction north-north-east)Varaignes is a pretty village with a castle at its centre. The castle is...
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Villebois-Lavalette
at 15 km (direction west), in the Charente departmentThe village of Villebois-Lavalette is pleasant to explore, and also has a castle to...
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Marthon
at 15 km (direction north-north-west), in the Charente departmentIn Marthon there is no single monument that dominates, but rather several small buildings...
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Nontron
at 16 km (direction east-north-east)Nontron is a quiet town within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park to the north...
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Chateau de la Mercerie
Castle at 18 km (direction west), in the Charente departmentThe Chateau de la Mercerie is a manor house with a substantial wing added...
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Brantome Abbey
Abbey at 19 km (direction east-south-east)Brantome Abbey is an impressive abbey with troglodyte caves in the beautiful town of...
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Brantome
at 19 km (direction east-south-east)In an idyllic setting on the Isle River and with an imposing abbey, Brantome...
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Chateau de Bourdeilles
Castle at 19 km (direction south-east)The Chateau de Bourdeilles consists of a medieval defensive castle and a Renaissance castle...
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Bourdeilles
at 19 km (direction south-east)Close to Brantome, the Chateau de Bourdeilles is quite modest compared with some in...
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Chateau de Puyguilhem
Castle at 22 km (direction east)Extensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new lease of...
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Torsac
at 22 km (direction west-north-west), in the Charente departmentTorsac is one of several small but interesting villages to stroll around in Charente...
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Charmant
at 23 km (direction west), in the Charente departmentCharmant is another pleasant Charente town, with a small castle and a church as...
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Reserve excursions near Puyrenier
Map of places to visit near Puyrenier
Markets in and near Puyrenier
- Mareuil: market Tuesday (4km)
- Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (19km)
- Brantome: market Friday (19km)
- Lisle: market Tuesday (23km)
- Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (23km)
- Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (25km)
- Riberac: market Tuesday & Friday (27km)
- Ruelle-sur-Touvre: market Thursday & Sunday & (30km)
- La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (30km)
- Angouleme: market every day except Monday (32km)
More information about Puyrenier, Aquitaine
Tourist attractions near Puyrenier, France
What to do at Puyrenier? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Puyrenier.
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (29km)
- Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (33km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (23km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nontron (16km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (29km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (19km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (23km)
- Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (27km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (28km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (28km)
- Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (31km)
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (32km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (33km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (34km)
- Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (34km)
- Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (35km)
- Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (35km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (36km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (37km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (38km)
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (40km)
Remarkable gardens
- Logis de Forge (29km)
- Jardin de Liliane (50km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte de Montgaudier (21km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (40km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- La Rochefoucauld (30km)
Geography and distances
Puyrenier is in the south-west of France at 38 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Puyrenier is 401 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Puyrenier
from Perigueux (prefecture): 38 km
from Paris: 401 km
from Calais: 617 km
from Nice: 573 km
from Bordeaux: 109 km
from Strasbourg: 650 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 Puyrenier from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beaussac, Combiers, Connezac, Les Graulges, Mareuil, Rudeau-Ladosse, Saint-Sulpice-de-Mareuil, Sainte-Croix-de-Mareuil and Vieux-Mareuil.
This page in French: Visiter Puyrenier