Chalais travel guide
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Visit Chalais: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Chalais is situated in the Indre department (Centre region) in the eastern-center of France at 49 km from Chateauroux, the department capital. (General information: Chalais is 272 km from Paris and 493 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe at 10 km from Chalais
Popular places to visit near Chalais: these include Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe at 10 km and Saint-Benoit-du-Sault at 18 km. Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe Abbey is a listed 'heritage site' at 10km and Etangs de la Brenne is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 16km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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': Jardin-arboretum de La Sédelle (36km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Benoit-du-Sault (18km) : Angles-sur-l'Anglin (30km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Saint Savin sur Gartempe (Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe) (26km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Montmorillon) (28km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chauvigny) (42km) : Eglise de Saint Gervais et Saint Protais (Civaux) (42km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Chateauroux (49km) :
- Heritage Sites: Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe Abbey (10km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Montmorillon (28km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Chauvigny (42km) :
Map of places to visit near Chalais & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Chalais
Canton: Bélâbre
Arrondissement: Blanc
Department: Indre
Region: Centre
Postcode: 36370
Distance to Chalais
from Chateauroux: 49 km
from Paris: 272 km
from Calais: 493 km
from Nice: 571 km
from Bordeaux: 234 km
from Strasbourg: 542 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Chalais (within 6 km): Belabre :
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This page in French: Visitez Chalais