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Visit Dirac: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Dirac is situated in the Charente department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 10 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Dirac is 395 km from Paris and 606 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Torsac at 5 km from Dirac
Popular places to visit near Dirac: these include Torsac at 5 km and Angouleme at 11 km. Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) is a listed 'religious monument' at 5km and Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) is a listed 'religious monument' at 9km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Dirac, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Dirac and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Dirac
- 'Remarkable gardens': Logis de Forge (11km) : Jardin du Chaigne (32km) : Jardin monastique médiéval (39km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (48km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau de Puyguilhem (45km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (37km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (5km) : Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (9km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (11km) : Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (12km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (14km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (15km) : Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (16km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (39km) : Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (40km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Angouleme (10km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Nontron (33km) :
Map of places to visit near Dirac & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Dirac
Canton: Soyaux
Arrondissement: Angoulême
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 16410
Distance to Dirac
from Angouleme: 10 km
from Paris: 395 km
from Calais: 606 km
from Nice: 594 km
from Bordeaux: 107 km
from Strasbourg: 657 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Dirac (within 6 km): Bouex : Dignac : Garat : Puymoyen : Sers : Soyaux : Torsac :
Dirac holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Dirac