Coulon travel guide
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Visit Coulon: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Coulon is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 9 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Coulon is 357 km from Paris and 545 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Coulon (page also includes a photo gallery for Coulon)
Popular places to visit near Coulon: these include Marais Poitevin at 3 km and Nieul-sur-l'Autise at 13 km. Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) is a listed 'religious monument' at 5km and Marais Poitevin is a listed 'grand site of france' at 7km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Coulon: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*; One of the 'most beautiful villages in France' (see also beautiful French villages);
Selected places to visit and attractions near Coulon, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Coulon and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Coulon
- 'Remarkable gardens': Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (35km) : La Guyonnière (39km) : Jardins du Bâtiment (42km) :
- National Monuments: Sanxay (48km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Vouvant (31km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (5km) : Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (13km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (13km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (16km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Vouvant) (31km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (31km) : Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Melle) (35km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Aulnay) (38km) : Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (40km) : Eglise de Saint Germain (Varaize) (46km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Marans (32km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (44km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Fontenay-le-Comte (23km) :
- Grand Site of France: Marais Poitevin (7km) :
Map of places to visit near Coulon & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Coulon
Canton: Niort-Ouest
Arrondissement: Niort
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79510
Distance to Coulon
from Niort: 9 km
from Paris: 357 km
from Calais: 545 km
from Nice: 682 km
from Bordeaux: 165 km
from Strasbourg: 674 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Coulon (within 6 km): Benet : Magne : Marais Poitevin : Saint-Georges-de-Rex : Saint-Remy : Sansais :
Coulon holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Coulon