Saint-Mesmin tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau de Hautefort at 11 km from Saint-Mesmin

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Visit Saint-Mesmin: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Mesmin 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 Saint-Mesmin in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Hautefort at 11 km and Segur-le-Chateau at 12 km.

Saint-Mesmin, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de Hautefort

Castle at 11 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Chateau de Hautefort guide

Segur-le-Chateau

Most Beautiful Village at 12 km (direction 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

Excideuil

at 12 km (direction west)

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

See Excideuil guide

Saint-Robert

at 13 km (direction 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

Badefols d'Ans

at 14 km (direction south)

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

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Saint-Bonnet-la-Rivière

at 14 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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Tourtoirac

at 15 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Arnac-Pompadour

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

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

See Arnac-Pompadour guide

Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche

at 18 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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Lubersac

at 18 km (direction east-north-east), in the Correze department

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

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Chateau de Jumilhac

Castle at 19 km (direction north-west)

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

See Chateau de Jumilhac guide

Thiviers

at 23 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Thiviers guide

Vigeois

at 25 km (direction east), in the Correze department

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

See Vigeois guide

Terrasson

at 26 km (direction south-south-east)

The quiet town of Terrasson in the north of the department is best known...

See Terrasson guide

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Reserve excursions near Saint-Mesmin

Map of places to visit near Saint-Mesmin

Markets in and near Saint-Mesmin

• Excideuil: market Thursday (12km)
• Objat: market Sunday (19km)
• Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (23km)
• Thiviers: market Saturday (23km)
• Allassac: market Wednesday & Friday (24km)
• Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare: market Friday (25km)
• Thenon: market Tuesday (26km)
• Terrasson: market Thursday (26km)
• Montignac: market Wednesday & Saturday (32km)
• Brive-la-Gaillarde: market Tuesday all day & Thursday all day & Saturday all day (33km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Mesmin, France

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

Heritage sites

• Vezere Valley (34km)
• Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (42km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Segur-le-Chateau (12km)
• Saint-Jean-de-Cole (30km)
• Saint-Amand-de-Coly (32km)
• Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (39km)
• Turenne (44km)
• Collonges-la-Rouge (48km)
• Curemonte (58km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Puyguilhem (36km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (18km)
• Nontron (47km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perigord-Limousin (43km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (23km)
• Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (32km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (36km)
• Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (39km)
• Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (43km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (44km)
• Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (45km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (45km)
• Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Hautefort (11km)
• Jardins de l'Imaginaire (27km)
• Jardins du château de Losse (36km)
• Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (43km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Gouffre de la Fage (37km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (48km)

Towns of Art and history

• Perigueux (42km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Donzenac (29km)
• Uzerche (29km)
• Magnac-Bourg (34km)
• Pierre-Buffiere (40km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (33km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Mesmin is in the south-west of France at 42 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Saint-Mesmin 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-Mesmin from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Genis, Lanouaille, Payzac, Salagnac and Savignac-Ledrier.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Mesmin