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Visit Chassenon: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Chassenon is situated in the Charente department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 53 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Chassenon is 355 km from Paris and 573 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Rochechouart at 5 km from Chassenon
Popular places to visit near Chassenon: these include Rochechouart at 5 km and Brigueuil at 14 km. Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) is a listed 'religious monument' at 11km and Jardin de Liliane is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 17km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Chassenon, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Chassenon and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Chassenon
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de Liliane (17km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (43km) :
- National Monuments: Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (43km) : Chateau de Puyguilhem (48km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Jean-de-Cole (48km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (11km) : Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (18km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (36km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (37km) : Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (41km) : Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (42km) : Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (43km) : Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (44km) : Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (48km) : Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (48km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Limoges (36km) : Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (38km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Confolens (19km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Nontron (37km) :
Map of places to visit near Chassenon & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Chassenon
Canton: Chabanais
Arrondissement: Confolens
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 16150
Distance to Chassenon
from Angouleme: 53 km
from Paris: 355 km
from Calais: 573 km
from Nice: 566 km
from Bordeaux: 154 km
from Strasbourg: 608 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Chassenon (within 6 km): Chabanais : Etagnac : Pressignac : Rochechouart : Saillat-sur-Vienne :
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This page in French: Visitez Chassenon