Fontcouverte travel guide
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Visit Fontcouverte: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Fontcouverte is situated in the Charente-Maritime department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 61 km from La Rochelle, the department capital. (General information: Fontcouverte is 408 km from Paris and 603 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Saintes at 4 km from Fontcouverte
Popular places to visit near Fontcouverte: these include Saintes at 4 km and Cognac at 22 km. Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (Saintes) is a listed 'religious monument' at 4km and Upper Church et lower Church de Saint Eutrope (Saintes) is a listed 'religious monument' at 4km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Fontcouverte, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Fontcouverte and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Fontcouverte
- 'Remarkable gardens': La Roche Courbon (16km) : Parcs et jardins du château de Beaulon (39km) : Jardin du Chaigne (42km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Mornac-sur-Seudre (34km) : Talmont (36km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (Saintes) (4km) : Upper Church et lower Church de Saint Eutrope (Saintes) (4km) : Abbaye de Fontdouce (Saint-Bris-des-Bois) (10km) : Eglise de Saint-Savinien (Fenioux) (13km) : Eglise de Saint Germain (Varaize) (21km) : Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre et eglise de Saint Hérie (Matha) (24km) : Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (25km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (27km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (30km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saintes (4km) : Royan (37km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Rochefort (35km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Jonzac (38km) :
- Grand Site of France: Brouage Fortifications (38km) :
Map of places to visit near Fontcouverte & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Fontcouverte
Canton: Saintes-Nord
Arrondissement: Saintes
Department: Charente-Maritime
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 17100
Distance to Fontcouverte
from La Rochelle: 61 km
from Paris: 408 km
from Calais: 603 km
from Nice: 662 km
from Bordeaux: 104 km
from Strasbourg: 703 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Fontcouverte (within 6 km): Bussac-sur-Charente : Chaniers : La Chapelle-Des-Pots : Le Douhet : Saint-Vaize : Saintes : Venerand :
Fontcouverte holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Fontcouverte