14 Sights in Limoges, France (with Map and Images)

The Domaine du Poudrier is a property located in the commune of Limoges (Haute-Vienne), on the banks of the Vienne, mainly composed of an old flour mill built in 1532, repurposed as a powder magazine in the seventeenth century, from which it takes its name, and its outbuildings. A former spinning mill occupied the site; The industrial buildings have now disappeared. The mill became a private residence but open to the public. The estate also includes a Franco-Italian-inspired garden.

Wikipedia: Moulin du Poudrier (FR), Website

The Monument to the memory of the Children of Haute-Vienne who died in defence of the Fatherland in 1870-1871 is a memorial in memory of the French soldiers of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, located in Limoges, in the department of Haute-Vienne, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is one of the few examples of monuments of this magnitude dedicated to this conflict. The monument is set back slightly from Place Jourdan.

Wikipedia: Monument à la mémoire des Enfants de la Haute-Vienne morts pour la défense de la Patrie en 1870-1871 (FR)

The Casseaux kiln is a porcelain kiln located in the commune of Limoges, Haute-Vienne. Its volume of 80 cubic metres was enough to fire 15,000 pieces of porcelain simultaneously. It is the only one, among the five remains of round kilns still present in Limoges, to be classified as a historical monument, under the name of the former G.D.A. porcelain kiln, and accessible to the public.

Wikipedia: Four des Casseaux (FR)

The Musée de l'Évêché, officially called since 2008 Musée des Beaux-Arts de Limoges, Palais de l'Évêché (BAL) is a museum in France. Municipal museum of the city of Limoges (Haute-Vienne), it occupies the former episcopal palace of the eighteenth century, in the old historic district of the Cité in the middle of remarkable French gardens.

Wikipedia: Palais épiscopal de Limoges (FR)

The Gallo-Roman villa of Brachaud, sometimes referred to as the Gallo-Roman remains of Uzurat or Gallo-Roman substructions and remains of the thermal baths of Uzurat, according to the official name of the Ministry of Culture, is a former Gallo-Roman villa located in the French commune of Limoges (Haute-Vienne).

Wikipedia: Vestiges gallo-romains d'Uzurat (FR)

The former Boirlaud sculpture and marble workshop is a former marble building, located in Limoges, in the Haute-Vienne department, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is located at 11, rue de la Fonderie, in the Carnot-Marceau district, near the Limoges-Montjovis train station and the Théâtre de l'Union.

Wikipedia: Atelier de sculpture-marbrerie Boirlaud (FR)

The Château de Beauvais is a castle located in Limoges (Haute-Vienne), near the Landouge district. Listed as a historical monument since 1990, it is one of the many works by Joseph Brousseau carried out in the municipal territory of Limoges at the end of the eighteenth century.

Wikipedia: Château de Beauvais (Limoges) (FR)

The Pavillon du Verdurier is a monument in the city centre of Limoges, located very close to the Gay-Lussac high school. A former refrigerated pavilion built after the First World War, it was then successively a covered market, a bus station and, even today, an exhibition hall.

Wikipedia: Pavillon du Verdurier (FR)

The Champ de Juillet is a park in the city of Limoges, located near the Gare des Bénédictins, in the axis joining the latter to the Place Royale Denis-Dussoubs. It covers 2.7 hectares for the park alone, more than five hectares if we take into account the parking lots.

Wikipedia: Champ de Juillet (FR)

The Musée National Adrien-Dubouché is a French national museum dedicated to Limoges porcelain and the history of ceramics. Founded in 1845 and located in Limoges (Haute-Vienne), it is part of the public institution Cité de la céramique - Sèvres et Limoges.

Wikipedia: Musée national de la porcelaine Adrien-Dubouché (FR), Website

The Lycée Gay-Lussac, commonly nicknamed Gay-Lu, is a general and technological high school, located in the city center of Limoges (Haute-Vienne), between the Boulevard Georges-Périn, the Place Wilson, the Rue du Collège and the Place Saint-Pierre.

Wikipedia: Lycée Gay-Lussac (Limoges) (FR)

Limoges-Bénédictins is the main railway station of Limoges. It is situated on the Orléans–Montauban railway. It was named Bénédictins due to the presence of a Benedictine monastery closed during the French Revolution.

Wikipedia: Limoges-Bénédictins station (EN), Website

Limoges Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in Limoges, France. It is a national monument and the seat of the Bishop of Limoges. The cathedral is in the Gothic, Renaissance and Romanesque architectural styles.

Wikipedia: Limoges Cathedral (EN)

The Hôtel de Maledent de Savignac de Feytiat is a private mansion located in Limoges, France. It is home to one of the three sites of the Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Wikipedia: Hôtel Maledent de Savignac de Feytiat (FR)