Besse travel guide

Besse photo, taken in Tusson France

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Visit Besse: Highlights and Tourist Information

Location: Besse is situated in the Charente department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 34 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Besse is 365 km from Paris and 570 km from the port at Calais).

Note: The photo above was taken in Tusson at 2 km from Besse

Popular places to visit near Besse: these include Tusson at 2 km and Verteuil-sur-Charente at 12 km. Jardin monastique médiéval is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 2km and Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) is a listed 'religious monument' at 13km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Selected places to visit and attractions near Besse, France

Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.

photo of Tusson
Tusson 2km
photo of Bayers
Bayers 13km
photo of Ruffec
Ruffec 13km
photo of Melle
Melle 34km
photo of Jarnac
Jarnac 36km
photo of Cognac
Cognac 43km
photo of Torsac
Torsac 45km
photo of Marthon
Marthon 48km

 


Things to see in Besse and nearby

Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Besse

  1. 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin monastique médiéval (2km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (18km) : Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (34km) : Logis de Forge (45km) : Jardin du Chaigne (48km) :
  2. National Monuments: Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (33km) :
  3. Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (13km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (26km) : Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (26km) : Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (27km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (30km) : Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (30km) : Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (31km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre et eglise de Saint Hérie (Matha) (32km) : Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (33km) :
  4. Town / village in bloom 4*: Angouleme (34km) :
  5. Towns of Art and History: Confolens (47km) :


Map of places to visit near Besse & Location Information

Geographical Information

Commune: Bessé

Canton: Aigre

Arrondissement: Angoulême

Department: Charente

Region: Poitou-Charentes

Postcode: 16140

Distance to Besse

from Angouleme: 34 km

from Paris: 365 km

from Calais: 570 km

from Nice: 620 km

from Bordeaux: 134 km

from Strasbourg: 648 km

* distances are direct not by road!

Place with full review on France This Way Other attractions & sights of interest


Other communes near Besse (within 6 km): Brettes : Charme : Courcome : Ebreon : Juille : Ligne : Raix : Souvigne : Tusson :

 

Besse holidays and travel

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Family fun: Holiday villages in Poitou-Charentes

Car hire : great prices, all destinations at France car rentals

Holiday rentals: Charente gites and villas

 


 

This page in French: Visitez Besse