Brives-sur-Charente travel guide
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Visit Brives-sur-Charente: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Brives-sur-Charente is situated in the Charente-Maritime department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 76 km from La Rochelle, the department capital. (General information: Brives-sur-Charente is 413 km from Paris and 611 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Cognac at 11 km from Brives-sur-Charente
Popular places to visit near Brives-sur-Charente: these include Cognac at 11 km and Saintes at 16 km. Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) is a listed 'religious monument' at 8km and Abbaye de Fontdouce (Saint-Bris-des-Bois) is a listed 'religious monument' at 11km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Brives-sur-Charente, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Brives-sur-Charente and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Brives-sur-Charente
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du Chaigne (27km) : La Roche Courbon (30km) : Parcs et jardins du château de Beaulon (33km) : Logis de Forge (47km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Talmont (38km) : Mornac-sur-Seudre (44km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) (8km) : Abbaye de Fontdouce (Saint-Bris-des-Bois) (11km) : Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (Saintes) (15km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (16km) : Upper Church et lower Church de Saint Eutrope (Saintes) (16km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (16km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre et eglise de Saint Hérie (Matha) (24km) : Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (27km) : Eglise de Saint-Savinien (Fenioux) (27km) : Eglise de Saint Germain (Varaize) (28km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saintes (15km) : Royan (44km) : Angouleme (47km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Rochefort (49km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Jonzac (25km) :
Map of places to visit near Brives-sur-Charente & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Brives-sur-Charente
Canton: Pons
Arrondissement: Saintes
Department: Charente-Maritime
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 17800
Distance to Brives-sur-Charente
from La Rochelle: 76 km
from Paris: 413 km
from Calais: 611 km
from Nice: 649 km
from Bordeaux: 93 km
from Strasbourg: 700 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Brives-sur-Charente (within 6 km): Ars : Cherac : Dompierre-sur-Charente : Louzac-Saint-Andre : Montils : Perignac : Rouffiac : Saint-Laurent-de-Cognac : Saint-Seurin-de-Palenne : Saint-Sever-de-Saintonge : Salignac-sur-Charente :
Brives-sur-Charente holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Brives-sur-Charente