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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.
Things to see in Besse and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Besse
- '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) :
- National Monuments: Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (33km) :
- 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) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Angouleme (34km) :
- 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!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Besse (within 6 km): Brettes : Charme : Courcome : Ebreon : Juille : Ligne : Raix : Souvigne : Tusson :
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This page in French: Visitez Besse