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Visit Avon: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Avon is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 36 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Avon is 327 km from Paris and 526 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Melle at 21 km from Avon
Popular places to visit near Avon: these include Melle at 21 km and Poitiers at 34 km. Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) is a listed 'religious monument' at 11km and Sanxay is a listed 'national monument' at 12km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Avon, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Avon and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Avon
- 'Remarkable gardens': Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (21km) : Laverré (27km) : La Guyonnière (28km) : Jardin du château de La Mothe (31km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (45km) :
- National Monuments: Sanxay (12km) : Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (41km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Coulon (45km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (11km) : Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Melle) (21km) : Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (32km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (33km) : Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (35km) : Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (35km) : Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (35km) : Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (40km) : Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (41km) : Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (43km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Poitiers (34km) : Parthenay (35km) :
Map of places to visit near Avon & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Avon
Canton: Mothe-Saint-Héray
Arrondissement: Niort
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79800
Distance to Avon
from Niort: 36 km
from Paris: 327 km
from Calais: 526 km
from Nice: 644 km
from Bordeaux: 178 km
from Strasbourg: 632 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Avon (within 6 km): Bougon : Exoudun : Pamproux : Rouille : Saint-Sauvant :
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This page in French: Visitez Avon