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Visit Chalais: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Chalais is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 47 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Chalais is 269 km from Paris and 461 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Moncontour, Vienne at 13 km from Chalais
Popular places to visit near Chalais: these include Moncontour, Vienne at 13 km and Thouars at 23 km. Loudun is a listed 'recommended detour' at 4km and Oiron Chateau is a listed 'national monument' at 13km. 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': Les jardins du château du Rivau (23km) : Jardin du château de La Mothe (35km) : Les jardins de la Chatonnière (43km) :
- National Monuments: Oiron Chateau (13km) : Fontevraud Abbey (24km) : Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (43km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Candes-Saint-Martin (27km) : Montsoreau (27km) : Crissay-sur-Manse (36km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (15km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (20km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (24km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (24km) : Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (27km) : Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (47km) : Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (47km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (47km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (23km) : Aubigne-sur-Layon (49km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Chinon (27km) : Parthenay (44km) : Poitiers (47km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Loudun (4km) : Montreuil-Bellay (25km) :
Map of places to visit near Chalais & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Chalais
Canton: Loudun
Arrondissement: Châtellerault
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86200
Distance to Chalais
from Poitiers: 47 km
from Paris: 269 km
from Calais: 461 km
from Nice: 668 km
from Bordeaux: 243 km
from Strasbourg: 600 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Chalais (within 6 km): Angliers : Arcay : Loudun : Mouterre-Silly :
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This page in French: Visitez Chalais