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Visit Clion: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Clion is situated in the Charente-Maritime department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 91 km from La Rochelle, the department capital. (General information: Clion is 433 km from Paris and 633 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Jonzac at 6 km from Clion
Popular places to visit near Clion: these include Jonzac at 6 km and Barbezieux at 27 km. Jonzac is a listed 'recommended detour' at 6km and Parcs et jardins du château de Beaulon 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 Clion, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Clion and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Clion
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parcs et jardins du château de Beaulon (17km) : Jardin du Chaigne (28km) : La Roche Courbon (44km) : Parc du château Lanessan (44km) : Logis de Forge (49km) :
- National Monuments: Cave Pair-non-Pair (49km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Talmont (32km) : Mornac-sur-Seudre (48km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) (20km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (27km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (30km) : Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (Saintes) (31km) : Abbaye de Fontdouce (Saint-Bris-des-Bois) (32km) : Upper Church et lower Church de Saint Eutrope (Saintes) (32km) : Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (44km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre et eglise de Saint Hérie (Matha) (45km) : Eglise de Saint-Savinien (Fenioux) (46km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (47km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saintes (31km) : Royan (44km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Jonzac (6km) :
Map of places to visit near Clion & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Clion
Canton: Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge
Arrondissement: Jonzac
Department: Charente-Maritime
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 17240
Distance to Clion
from La Rochelle: 91 km
from Paris: 433 km
from Calais: 633 km
from Nice: 646 km
from Bordeaux: 72 km
from Strasbourg: 714 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Clion (within 6 km): Clam : Guitinieres : Jonzac : Lussac : Marignac : Mosnac : Plassac : Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge : Saint-Georges-Antignac : Saint-Germain-de-Lusignan : Saint-Gregoire-d'Ardennes : Saint-Martial-de-Vitaterne : Saint-Sigismond-de-Clermont :
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This page in French: Visitez Clion