Chirac travel guide
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Visit Chirac: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Chirac is situated in the Charente department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 49 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Chirac is 351 km from Paris and 567 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Confolens at 11 km from Chirac
Popular places to visit near Chirac: these include Confolens at 11 km and Brigueuil at 16 km. Confolens is a listed 'town of art and history' at 11km and Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) is a listed 'religious monument' at 14km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Chirac, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Chirac and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Chirac
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de Liliane (28km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (32km) : Jardin monastique médiéval (46km) :
- National Monuments: Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (32km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (14km) : Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (19km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (25km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (31km) : Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (32km) : Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (32km) : Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (33km) : Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (37km) : Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (38km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (40km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Limoges (45km) : Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (49km) : Angouleme (49km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Confolens (11km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Nontron (43km) :
Map of places to visit near Chirac & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Chirac
Canton: Chabanais
Arrondissement: Confolens
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 16150
Distance to Chirac
from Angouleme: 49 km
from Paris: 351 km
from Calais: 567 km
from Nice: 576 km
from Bordeaux: 154 km
from Strasbourg: 612 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Chirac (within 6 km): Chabanais : Exideuil : La Peruse : Manot : Saint-Maurice-Des-Lions :
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This page in French: Visitez Chirac