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Visit Benon: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Benon is situated in the Charente-Maritime department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 26 km from La Rochelle, the department capital. (General information: Benon is 379 km from Paris and 563 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Surgeres at 13 km from Benon
Popular places to visit near Benon: these include Surgeres at 13 km and Marans at 18 km. Baie de l'Aiguillon is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 10km and Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) is a listed 'religious monument' at 16km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Benon, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Benon and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Benon
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du Bâtiment (42km) : La Roche Courbon (43km) : Jardins de Chaligny (47km) : Jardins du phare de Chassiron (47km) : Jardins de la Boirie (48km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Coulon (22km) : La Flotte-en-Re (39km) : Vouvant (41km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (16km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (20km) : Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (24km) : Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (26km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (35km) : Eglise de Saint-Savinien (Fenioux) (39km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Aulnay) (41km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Vouvant) (41km) : Eglise de Saint Germain (Varaize) (43km) : Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (44km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Marans (18km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Rochefort (31km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Fontenay-le-Comte (29km) :
- Grand Site of France: Marais Poitevin (18km) : Brouage Fortifications (44km) :
Map of places to visit near Benon & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Benon
Canton: Courçon
Arrondissement: Rochelle
Department: Charente-Maritime
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 17170
Distance to Benon
from La Rochelle: 26 km
from Paris: 379 km
from Calais: 563 km
from Nice: 694 km
from Bordeaux: 153 km
from Strasbourg: 696 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Benon (within 6 km): Bouhet : Courcon : Ferrieres : La Greve-sur-Mignon : La Laigne : Le Gue-d'Allere : Saint-Sauveur-d'Aunis :
Benon holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Benon