Saint-Sixte

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Saint-Sixte is a commune in the Loire department in central France. ()

Alternative names: Population: ~600 ppl (2019)Area: 5.93 mi²Coordinates: 45°46'33"N, 3°58'52"E

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Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesFrance

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Saint-Sixte – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Château de Couzan, Château de la Bastie d'Urfé, Musée des Vignerons du Forez, Château de Boën-sur-Lignon.

3.4 miS
Historical place, Ruins, Forts and castles
Château de Couzan, Sail-sous-Couzan
86 min walk • The Château de Couzan is a ruined castle in the commune of Sail-sous-Couzan in the Loire département of France. The castle stands on a rocky outcrop to the west of Sail-sous-Couzan in the Monts du Forez range above the Lignon du Forez river. The châtellenie of Couzan was the most important in the former province of Forez.
5.8 miSE
Forts and castles
Château de la Bastie d'Urfé, Saint-Étienne-le-Molard
147 min walk • The Château de la Bastie d'Urfé is a French château in the town of Saint-Étienne-le-Molard, historically within the province of Forez. In the 16th century it was rebuilt in the Renaissance style by Claude d'Urfé and bought in 1836 by Caroline de Lagrange, daughter of count Joseph Lagrange.
2.3 miSE
45°44'48"N • 4°0'11"E
Musée des Vignerons du Forez, Boën-sur-Lignon
58 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum, Forts and castles
2.3 miSE
Forts and castles
Château de Boën-sur-Lignon, Boën-sur-Lignon
58 min walk • The Chabert castle is now the Château de Boën - Musée des Vignerons du Forez, in Boën-sur-Lignon, in the Loire department of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
2.3 miSE
Memorial
War Memorial, Boën-sur-Lignon
60 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
2.9 miS
Memorial
War Memorial, Sail-sous-Couzan
74 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.