Angouleme travel guide
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Visit Angouleme: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Angouleme is situated in the Charente department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Charente department. (General information: Angouleme is 393 km from Paris and 602 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Angouleme
Popular places to visit near Angouleme: these include Angouleme at 2 km and Mouthiers-sur-Boeme at 11 km. Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) is a listed 'religious monument' at 1km and Angouleme is a listed 'town of art and history' at 2km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Angouleme: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 4*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Angouleme, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Angouleme and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Angouleme
- 'Remarkable gardens': Logis de Forge (11km) : Jardin du Chaigne (26km) : Jardin monastique médiéval (32km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (43km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (42km) :
- Religious monuments: Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (1km) : Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (3km) : Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (5km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (6km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (7km) : Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (11km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (16km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (21km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (31km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (32km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Angouleme (2km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Nontron (43km) :
Map of places to visit near Angouleme & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Angoulême
Canton: Angoulême
Arrondissement: Angoulême
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 16000
Distance to Angouleme
from Angouleme: 0 km
from Paris: 393 km
from Calais: 602 km
from Nice: 603 km
from Bordeaux: 107 km
from Strasbourg: 661 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Angouleme (within 6 km): Fleac : Gond-Pontouvre : La Couronne : Linars : Puymoyen : Ruelle-sur-Touvre : Saint-Michel : Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente : Soyaux :
Angouleme holidays and travel
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Family fun: Holiday villages in Poitou-Charentes
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This page in French: Visitez Angouleme