Sainte-Marie-de-Chignac tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Perigueux cathedral at 10 km from Sainte-Marie-de-Chignac
Visit Sainte-Marie-de-Chignac: highlights and tourist information
Sainte-Marie-de-Chignac 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 Sainte-Marie-de-Chignac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Perigueux cathedral at 10 km and Perigueux at 11 km.
Sainte-Marie-de-Chignac, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Perigueux cathedral
Cathedral at 10 km (direction west-north-west)The cathedral in Perigueux combines roman and byzantine elements to create a most unusual...
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Perigueux
at 11 km (direction west-north-west)One of our favourite towns in the Dordogne, Perigueux has an imposing byzantine cathedral...
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Grotte de Rouffignac
Cave at 14 km (direction east-south-east)The Grotte de Rouffignac contains engravings and drawings of more than 100 mammoths...
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Plazac
at 20 km (direction east-south-east)The village of Plazac is very small but well worth exploring, and well placed...
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Sorges
at 20 km (direction north-north-east)Sorges is a village in the Dordogne renowned for its truffles and has an...
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Le Bouquet
at 20 km (direction north-north-east)The Jardin du Bouquet is a large park containing 50 different gardens of clipped...
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Fanlac
at 22 km (direction east-south-east)Fanlac is a charming village and was the location for the film and tv...
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Saint-Astier
at 24 km (direction west)Saint Astier is a small town in the Dordogne with an attractive riverside setting....
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Tourtoirac
at 24 km (direction east-north-east)The small village of Tourtoirac has a church and river walk as well as...
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Laugerie-Basse
Cave at 24 km (direction south-east)Laugerie Basse is a prehistoric shelter in the Vezere Valley in the Dordogne...
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The Grotte du Grand Roc
Cave at 24 km (direction south-east)The Grotte du Grand Roc is a beautiful natural cave system in the Dordogne....
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La-Roque-Saint-Christophe
Cave at 24 km (direction east-south-east)The prehistoric dwellings built in the cliffs at La Roque-Saint-Christophe are one of the...
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Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere
Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction east-south-east)In the heart of the UNESCO listed Vézère Valley, the village of Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère is...
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Le Bugue
at 25 km (direction south-south-east)The town of Le Bugue, on the Dordogne river banks, is very well situated...
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Map of places to visit near Sainte-Marie-de-Chignac
Markets in and near Sainte-Marie-de-Chignac
- Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac: market Saturday (2km)
- Perigueux: market Wednesday all day & Saturday all day (10km)
- Vergt: market Friday (14km)
- Thenon: market Tuesday (19km)
- Saint-Astier: market Thursday (24km)
- Le Bugue: market Tuesday (25km)
- Les Eyzies: market Monday all day - seasonal market only (26km)
- Montignac: market Wednesday & Saturday (27km)
- Lisle: market Tuesday (28km)
- Excideuil: market Thursday (29km)
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Tourist attractions near Sainte-Marie-de-Chignac, France
What to do at Sainte-Marie-de-Chignac? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Sainte-Marie-de-Chignac.
Heritage sites
- Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (10km)
- Vezere Valley (29km)
- Le-Buisson-de-Cadouin eglise abbatiale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (36km)
- Saint-Avit Eglise (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (40km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere (24km)
- Limeuil (28km)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (32km)
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly (34km)
- Beynac (41km)
- Belves (42km)
- La Roque-Gageac (44km)
- Domme (47km)
- Segur-le-Chateau (50km)
National Monuments
- Abri of Laugerie-Haute (26km)
- Decorated caves of the Vezere Valley (26km)
- Abri de Cap Blanc (26km)
- Font-de-Gaume (27km)
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (33km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (11km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (15km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (16km)
- Eglise de Saint Léonce (Saint-Leon-sur-Vezere) (24km)
- Abbaye de Saint Martial (Paunat) (25km)
- Eglise de Saint-Hilaire et Eglise de Saint-Nicholas (Tremolat) (28km)
- Eglise de saint-Pierre (Audrix) (29km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (30km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (32km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (33km)
- Abbaye de Saint Amand de Coly (Saint-Amand-de-Coly) (34km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (41km)
- Cathédrale Saint-Sardos (Sarlat) (41km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Belves) (42km)
- Eglise Sainte-Croix (Beaumont-du-Perigord) (43km)
- Eglise notre-Dame de Nativité (Cenac-et-Saint-Julien) (47km)
- Notre Dame des Cordeliers (Gourdon) (56km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Losse (26km)
- Jardins du château de Hautefort (29km)
- Jardins du château de Montréal (32km)
- Jardin de Planbuisson (32km)
- Jardins de la Bourlie (37km)
- Jardins de l'Imaginaire (37km)
- Jardin de Conty (40km)
- Jardins du Manoir d'Eyrignac (42km)
- Jardins de Marqueyssac (43km)
- Jardins de l'Albarède (47km)
- Jardins du château de Caudon (47km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte du Grand Roc (26km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Bergerac (41km)
Geography and distances
Sainte-Marie-de-Chignac is in the south-west of France at 11 kilometres from Perigueux, the department capital (general information: Sainte-Marie-de-Chignac is 430 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Sainte-Marie-de-Chignac
from Perigueux (prefecture): 11 km
from Paris: 430 km
from Calais: 651 km
from Nice: 535 km
from Bordeaux: 115 km
from Strasbourg: 651 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 Sainte-Marie-de-Chignac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Boulazac, Eyliac, Marsaneix, Saint-Crepin-d'Auberoche, Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire and Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac.
This page in French: Visiter Sainte-Marie-de-Chignac