Chalais travel guide
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Visit Chalais: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Chalais is situated in the Charente department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 43 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Chalais is 435 km from Paris and 645 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Aubeterre-sur-Dronne at 10 km from Chalais
Popular places to visit near Chalais: these include Aubeterre-sur-Dronne at 10 km and Riberac at 24 km. Aubeterre-sur-Dronne is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 10km and Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) is a listed 'religious monument' at 24km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Chalais: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 1*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Chalais, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Chalais and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Chalais
- 'Remarkable gardens': Logis de Forge (32km) : Jardin du Chaigne (35km) : Jardins du château de Montréal (43km) : Jardins du Sardy (46km) : Jardin du Fond de l’or (46km) :
- National Monuments: Montcaret Archaeological site (46km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (10km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (24km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (27km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Petit-Palais-et-Cornemps) (33km) : Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (35km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (38km) : Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (40km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (41km) : Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (42km) : Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (43km) : Collégiale et chapelle de la Trinité (Saint-Emilion) (45km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Angouleme (43km) :
- Heritage Sites: Saint-Emilion (44km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Jonzac (42km) :
Map of places to visit near Chalais & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Chalais
Canton: Chalais
Arrondissement: Angoulême
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 16210
Distance to Chalais
from Angouleme: 43 km
from Paris: 435 km
from Calais: 645 km
from Nice: 599 km
from Bordeaux: 68 km
from Strasbourg: 691 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Chalais (within 6 km): Bardenac : Bazac : Brie-sous-Chalais : Chenaud : Courlac : Curac : La Genetouze : Medillac : Montboyer : Orival : Rioux-Martin : Rouffiac : Saint-Avit : Saint-Quentin-de-Chalais : Yviers :
Chalais holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Chalais