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France This Way comment: Saint-Jean-de-Cole is a small but very pretty village with a nice church and beautiful riverside setting

Saint-Jean-de-Cole is situated in the Dordogne department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Tourist classifications for Saint-Jean-de-Cole include "most beautiful village".

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Saint-Jean-de-Cole in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Puyguilhem at 7 km and Le Bouquet at 13 km.

Saint-Jean-de-Cole, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Thiviers

at 7 km (direction east)

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

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Chateau de Puyguilhem

Castle at 7 km (direction west)

Extensive renovation work at the Chateau de Puyguilhem has brought a new lease of...

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Le Bouquet

at 13 km (direction south-south-east)

The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...

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Sorges

at 13 km (direction south-south-east)

Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...

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Brantome

at 16 km (direction west-south-west)

In an idyllic setting on the Isle River and with an imposing abbey, Brantome...

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Brantome Abbey

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

Brantome Abbey is an impressive abbey with troglodyte caves in the beautiful town of...

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Nontron

at 18 km (direction west-north-west)

Nontron is a quiet town within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park to the north...

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Excideuil

at 19 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Excideuil guide

Chateau de Jumilhac

Castle at 19 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Bourdeilles

at 22 km (direction west-south-west)

Close to Brantome, the Chateau de Bourdeilles is quite modest compared with some in...

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Chateau de Bourdeilles

Castle at 22 km (direction west-south-west)

The Chateau de Bourdeilles consists of a medieval defensive castle and a Renaissance castle...

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Tourtoirac

at 24 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Perigueux

at 27 km (direction south-south-west)

One of our favourite towns in the Dordogne, Perigueux has an imposing byzantine cathedral...

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Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert

at 27 km (direction west-north-west)

Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert is a charming village with a church and castle and a lovely riverside...

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Dordogne

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Markets in and near Saint-Jean-de-Cole

• Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (7km)
• Thiviers: market Saturday (7km)
• Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (16km)
• Brantome: market Friday (16km)
• Excideuil: market Thursday (19km)
• Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (26km)
• Lisle: market Tuesday (28km)
• Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (28km)
• Chalus: market Friday (29km)
• Mareuil: market Tuesday (30km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Jean-de-Cole, France

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

Heritage sites

• Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (28km)
• Vezere Valley (49km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Segur-le-Chateau (37km)
• Saint-Amand-de-Coly (51km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Puyguilhem (6km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Nontron (18km)
• Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (30km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perigord-Limousin (21km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (6km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (7km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (16km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (27km)
• Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (27km)
• Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (28km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (43km)
• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (50km)
• Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (51km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (61km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Hautefort (30km)
• Jardin de Liliane (40km)
• Jardins du château de Losse (49km)
• Jardins de l'Imaginaire (49km)
• Jardins du château de Montréal (54km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (33km)
• Grotte de Montgaudier (40km)

Towns of Art and history

• Perigueux (27km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Rochefoucauld (50km)
• Pierre-Buffiere (51km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (35km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Jean-de-Cole is in the south-west of France at 28 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Saint-Jean-de-Cole is 399 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 Saint-Jean-de-Cole from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Milhac-de-Nontron, Saint-Martin-de-Fressengeas, Saint-Pierre-de-Cole and Saint-Romain-et-Saint-Clement.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Jean-de-Cole