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Visit Arcais: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Arcais is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 18 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Arcais is 365 km from Paris and 550 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Marais Poitevin at 7 km from Arcais
Popular places to visit near Arcais: these include Marais Poitevin at 7 km and Coulon at 9 km. Marais Poitevin is a listed 'grand site of france' at 4km and Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) is a listed 'religious monument' at 9km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Arcais, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Arcais and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Arcais
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du Bâtiment (38km) : Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (43km) : Jardins de Chaligny (45km) : La Guyonnière (47km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Coulon (9km) : Vouvant (31km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (9km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (9km) : Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (10km) : Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (14km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Vouvant) (31km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (33km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Aulnay) (40km) : Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Melle) (42km) : Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (43km) : Eglise de Saint-Savinien (Fenioux) (46km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Marans (23km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Rochefort (45km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Fontenay-le-Comte (21km) :
- Grand Site of France: Marais Poitevin (4km) :
Map of places to visit near Arcais & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Arçais
Canton: Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan
Arrondissement: Niort
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79210
Distance to Arcais
from Niort: 18 km
from Paris: 365 km
from Calais: 550 km
from Nice: 689 km
from Bordeaux: 163 km
from Strasbourg: 683 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Arcais (within 6 km): Amure : Damvix : La Greve-sur-Mignon : Le Mazeau : Saint-Georges-de-Rex : Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud : Saint-Sigismond :
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This page in French: Visitez Arcais