Saint-Jean-de-Côle
Member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France
Ochre-toned houses, some half-timbered, gather round a square overlooked by the Château de la Marthonie in Saint-Jean-de-Côle, a Périgord village that grew where the road could easily cross the Côle. Beside the castle stand a Romanesque church of Saint John the Baptist and a former priory. Each 8 May a flower fair fills the village, and the Flow Vélo cycle route passes through on an old railway line.
Highlights
- Château de la Marthonie, with machicolated towers and a monumental staircase (FR)
- The Romanesque church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, begun in 1086 or the 12th century
- The former priory, open on European Heritage Days
- The flower fair held every 8 May
- The Flow Vélo greenway, laid on the old Thiviers railway
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Saint-Jean-de-Côle (FR), Saint-Jean-de-Côle (EN), Saint-Jean-de-Côle (IT)), Wikivoyage (Saint-Jean-de-Côle (FR), Saint-Jean-de-Côle (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 354
Things to see
Events through the year
- Floralies de Saint-Jean-de-CôlePlant and flower fair filling the village streets
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Saint-Jean-de-Côle). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Specialities of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Typical of the region rather than of this village.
- Boudin noir with chestnutsCured meat
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Adapted from Wikipedia (Cuisine basque, Cuisine gasconne, Cuisine périgourdine, Cuisine limousine). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
No places to stay are mapped within 3 km.
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- Ségur-le-Château · 36 km
- Saint-Robert · 40 km
- Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère · 50 km
- Saint-Amand-de-Coly · 51 km
- Aubeterre-sur-Dronne · 55 km