Bignay travel guide
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Visit Bignay: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Bignay is situated in the Charente-Maritime department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 50 km from La Rochelle, the department capital. (General information: Bignay is 395 km from Paris and 588 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Saintes at 19 km from Bignay
Popular places to visit near Bignay: these include Saintes at 19 km and Surgeres at 23 km. Eglise de Saint-Savinien (Fenioux) is a listed 'religious monument' at 3km and Eglise de Saint Germain (Varaize) is a listed 'religious monument' at 14km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Bignay, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Bignay and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Bignay
- 'Remarkable gardens': La Roche Courbon (18km) : Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (49km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Mornac-sur-Seudre (40km) : Coulon (45km) : Talmont (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint-Savinien (Fenioux) (3km) : Eglise de Saint Germain (Varaize) (14km) : Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (Saintes) (19km) : Upper Church et lower Church de Saint Eutrope (Saintes) (19km) : Abbaye de Fontdouce (Saint-Bris-des-Bois) (20km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Aulnay) (22km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (22km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre et eglise de Saint Hérie (Matha) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (23km) : Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (26km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saintes (19km) : Royan (46km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Rochefort (28km) :
- Grand Site of France: Brouage Fortifications (37km) : Marais Poitevin (47km) :
Map of places to visit near Bignay & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Bignay
Canton: Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Arrondissement: Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Department: Charente-Maritime
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 17400
Distance to Bignay
from La Rochelle: 50 km
from Paris: 395 km
from Calais: 588 km
from Nice: 668 km
from Bordeaux: 120 km
from Strasbourg: 696 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Bignay (within 6 km): Fenioux : Grandjean : La Frediere : La Vergne : Les Nouillers : Mazeray : Saint-Savinien : Taillant : Ternant : Torxe : Voissay :
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This page in French: Visitez Bignay