Balzac travel guide
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Visit Balzac: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Balzac is situated in the Charente department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 6 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Balzac is 387 km from Paris and 596 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Angouleme at 4 km from Balzac
Popular places to visit near Balzac: these include Angouleme at 4 km and Mouthiers-sur-Boeme at 17 km. Angouleme is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 6km and Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) is a listed 'religious monument' at 7km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Balzac, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Balzac and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Balzac
- 'Remarkable gardens': Logis de Forge (17km) : Jardin monastique médiéval (26km) : Jardin du Chaigne (29km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (37km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (48km) :
- Religious monuments: Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (7km) : Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (8km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (10km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (11km) : Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (11km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (16km) : Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (16km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (22km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (31km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (32km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Angouleme (6km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Nontron (45km) :
Map of places to visit near Balzac & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Balzac
Canton: Gond-Pontouvre
Arrondissement: Angoulême
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 16430
Distance to Balzac
from Angouleme: 6 km
from Paris: 387 km
from Calais: 596 km
from Nice: 605 km
from Bordeaux: 112 km
from Strasbourg: 657 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Balzac (within 6 km): Champniers : Fleac : Gond-Pontouvre : Marsac : Ruelle-sur-Touvre : Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente : Vars : Vindelle :
Balzac holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Balzac