Saint-Pierre-de-Cole tourism and travel guide

Visit Saint-Pierre-de-Cole: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Pierre-de-Cole 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-Pierre-de-Cole in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Jean-de-Cole at 7 km and Chateau de Puyguilhem at 7 km.

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

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

Saint-Jean-de-Cole

Saint-Jean-de-Cole

Most Beautiful Village at 7 km (direction north-east)

Saint-Jean-de-Cole is a small but very pretty village with a nice church and beautiful...

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Chateau de Puyguilhem

Chateau de Puyguilhem

Castle at 7 km (direction north-west)

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

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Sorges

Sorges

at 10 km (direction south-east)

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

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Le Bouquet

Le Bouquet

at 10 km (direction south-east)

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

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Brantome

Brantome

at 11 km (direction west)

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

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Brantome Abbey

Brantome Abbey

Abbey at 11 km (direction west)

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

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Thiviers

Thiviers

at 12 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Bourdeilles

Bourdeilles

at 16 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

Chateau de Bourdeilles

Castle at 17 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Nontron

Nontron

at 20 km (direction north-west)

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

See Nontron guide
Perigueux

Perigueux

at 20 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Excideuil

Excideuil

at 21 km (direction east)

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

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Perigueux cathedral

Perigueux cathedral

Cathedral at 21 km (direction south-south-west)

The cathedral in Perigueux combines roman and byzantine elements to create a most unusual...

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Tourtoirac

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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Markets in and near Saint-Pierre-de-Cole

  • Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (11km)
  • Brantome: market Friday (11km)
  • Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (12km)
  • Thiviers: market Saturday (12km)
  • Excideuil: market Thursday (21km)
  • Lisle: market Tuesday (21km)
  • Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (21km)
  • Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (26km)
  • Mareuil: market Tuesday (28km)
  • Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (28km)

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

What to do at Saint-Pierre-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-Pierre-de-Cole.

Heritage sites

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

  • Nontron (20km)
  • Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (36km)

Regional Natural Parcs

Churches and religious monuments

  • Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (6km)
  • Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (11km)
  • Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (12km)
  • Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (20km)
  • Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (21km)
  • Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (22km)
  • Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (38km)
  • Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (46km)
  • Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (50km)
  • Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (57km)

Remarkable gardens

Sites of natural beauty

  • Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (39km)
  • Grotte de Montgaudier (41km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (42km)
 
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Geography and distances

Saint-Pierre-de-Cole is in the south-west of France at 21 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Saint-Pierre-de-Cole is 405 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Saint-Pierre-de-Cole

Canton: Thiviers

Arrondissement: Nontron

Department: Dordogne

Region: Aquitaine

New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Postcode: 24800

Distance to Saint-Pierre-de-Cole

from Perigueux (prefecture): 21 km

from Paris: 405 km

from Calais: 625 km

from Nice: 546 km

from Bordeaux: 122 km

from Strasbourg: 637 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 Saint-Pierre-de-Cole from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Eyvirat, La Chapelle-Faucher, Lempzours, Saint-Front-d'Alemps, Saint-Jean-de-Cole, Saint-Romain-et-Saint-Clement and Villars.

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

 
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