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Visit Ballon: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Ballon is situated in the Charente-Maritime department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 19 km from La Rochelle, the department capital. (General information: Ballon is 398 km from Paris and 582 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Rochefort at 13 km from Ballon
Popular places to visit near Ballon: these include Rochefort at 13 km and Surgeres at 16 km. Rochefort is a listed 'town of art and history' at 13km and Brouage Fortifications is a listed 'grand site of france' at 25km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Ballon, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Ballon and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Ballon
- 'Remarkable gardens': La Roche Courbon (29km) : Jardins de la Boirie (30km) : Jardins du phare de Chassiron (33km) :
- Beautiful Villages: La Flotte-en-Re (32km) : Mornac-sur-Seudre (39km) : Coulon (41km) : Ars-en-Re (46km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint-Savinien (Fenioux) (33km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (34km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (39km) : Upper Church et lower Church de Saint Eutrope (Saintes) (42km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (42km) : Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (Saintes) (43km) : Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (43km) : Eglise de Saint Germain (Varaize) (43km) : Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (46km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Aulnay) (46km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Marans (28km) : Saintes (43km) : Royan (48km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Rochefort (13km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Fontenay-le-Comte (47km) :
- Grand Site of France: Brouage Fortifications (25km) : Marais Poitevin (38km) :
Map of places to visit near Ballon & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Ballon
Canton: Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis
Arrondissement: Rochefort
Department: Charente-Maritime
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 17290
Distance to Ballon
from La Rochelle: 19 km
from Paris: 398 km
from Calais: 582 km
from Nice: 698 km
from Bordeaux: 139 km
from Strasbourg: 713 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Ballon (within 6 km): Ardillieres : Cire-d'Aunis : Croix-Chapeau : Forges : Le Thou : Thaire :
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This page in French: Visitez Ballon