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Visit Basses: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Basses is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 53 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Basses is 262 km from Paris and 453 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Chateau Chinon at 17 km from Basses
Popular places to visit near Basses: these include Chateau Chinon at 17 km and Chateau du Rivau at 17 km. Loudun is a listed 'recommended detour' at 4km and Fontevraud Abbey is a listed 'national monument' at 17km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Basses, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Basses and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Basses
- 'Remarkable gardens': Les jardins du château du Rivau (17km) : Les jardins de la Chatonnière (36km) : Jardin du château de La Mothe (43km) : Les jardins du château de Villandry (45km) : Parc de Lathan (49km) :
- National Monuments: Fontevraud Abbey (17km) : Oiron Chateau (18km) : Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (36km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Candes-Saint-Martin (20km) : Montsoreau (20km) : Crissay-sur-Manse (31km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (17km) : Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (20km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (22km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (26km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (30km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (43km) : Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (43km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (26km) : Aubigne-sur-Layon (48km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Chinon (19km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Loudun (4km) : Montreuil-Bellay (23km) :
Map of places to visit near Basses & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Basses
Canton: Loudun
Arrondissement: Châtellerault
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86200
Distance to Basses
from Poitiers: 53 km
from Paris: 262 km
from Calais: 453 km
from Nice: 670 km
from Bordeaux: 250 km
from Strasbourg: 595 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Basses (within 6 km): Bournand : Loudun : Messeme : Sammarcolles : Vezieres :
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This page in French: Visitez Basses