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Visit Doix: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Doix is situated in the Vendee department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the west of France at 57 km from La Roche-sur-Yon, the department capital. (General information: Doix is 362 km from Paris and 543 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Maillezais abbey at 6 km from Doix
Popular places to visit near Doix: these include Maillezais abbey at 6 km and Fontenay-le-Comte at 8 km. Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) is a listed 'religious monument' at 6km and Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) is a listed 'religious monument' at 6km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Doix, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Doix and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Doix
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du Bâtiment (24km) : Jardins de Chaligny (32km) : La Guyonnière (48km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Coulon (19km) : Vouvant (20km) : La Flotte-en-Re (46km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (6km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (6km) : Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (10km) : Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (16km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Vouvant) (20km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (47km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Marans (17km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Fontenay-le-Comte (8km) :
- Grand Site of France: Marais Poitevin (13km) :
Map of places to visit near Doix & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Doix
Canton: Maillezais
Arrondissement: Fontenay-le-Comte
Department: Vendee
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 85200
Distance to Doix
from La Roche-sur-Yon: 57 km
from Paris: 362 km
from Calais: 543 km
from Nice: 701 km
from Bordeaux: 174 km
from Strasbourg: 687 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Doix (within 6 km): Auzay : Chaix : Fontaines : Maille : Maillezais : Maillezais abbey : Montreuil : Saint-Martin-de-Fraigneau : Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux : Vix :
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This page in French: Visitez Doix