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Visit Barro: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Barro is situated in the Charente department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 39 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Barro is 356 km from Paris and 563 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Verteuil-sur-Charente at 2 km from Barro
Popular places to visit near Barro: these include Verteuil-sur-Charente at 2 km and Ruffec at 4 km. Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) is a listed 'religious monument' at 4km and Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 5km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Barro: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 1*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Barro, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Barro and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Barro
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (5km) : Jardin monastique médiéval (14km) : Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (38km) :
- National Monuments: Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (21km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (4km) : Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (15km) : Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (17km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (17km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (18km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (21km) : Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (21km) : Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (33km) : Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Melle) (38km) : Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (39km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Angouleme (39km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Confolens (35km) :
Map of places to visit near Barro & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Barro
Canton: Ruffec
Arrondissement: Angoulême
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 16700
Distance to Barro
from Angouleme: 39 km
from Paris: 356 km
from Calais: 563 km
from Nice: 611 km
from Bordeaux: 144 km
from Strasbourg: 636 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Barro (within 6 km): Bernac : Bioussac : Chenon : Condac : Poursac : Ruffec : Saint-Georges : Salles-de-Villefagnan : Tuzie : Verteuil-sur-Charente : Villegats :
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This page in French: Visitez Barro