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Visit Blou: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Blou is situated in the Maine-et-Loire department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the western-centre of France at 40 km from Angers, the department capital. (General information: Blou is 243 km from Paris and 422 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Chateau de Saumur at 12 km from Blou
Popular places to visit near Blou: these include Chateau de Saumur at 12 km and Saumur at 12 km. Loire-Anjou-Touraine is a listed 'regional natural parc' at 15km and Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) is a listed 'religious monument' at 15km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Blou, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Blou and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Blou
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc de Lathan (19km) : Parc et jardins du château du Lude (35km) : Les jardins de la Chatonnière (40km) : Les jardins du château de Villandry (42km) : Les jardins du château du Rivau (42km) :
- National Monuments: Fontevraud Abbey (21km) : Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (40km) : Chateau d'Angers (41km) : Oiron Chateau (46km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Montsoreau (18km) : Candes-Saint-Martin (19km) : Crissay-sur-Manse (46km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (15km) : Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (15km) : Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (19km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (21km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Aubigne-sur-Layon (36km) : Angers (40km) : Thouars (45km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Chinon (28km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Montreuil-Bellay (27km) : La Fleche (37km) : Loudun (40km) :
Map of places to visit near Blou & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Blou
Canton: Longué-Jumelles
Arrondissement: Saumur
Department: Maine-et-Loire
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 49160
Distance to Blou
from Angers: 40 km
from Paris: 243 km
from Calais: 422 km
from Nice: 699 km
from Bordeaux: 284 km
from Strasbourg: 595 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Blou (within 6 km): Longue-Jumelles : Neuille : Saint-Philbert-du-Peuple : Vivy :
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This page in French: Visitez Blou