Fontenay-le-Comte travel guide
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Visit Fontenay-le-Comte: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Fontenay-le-Comte is situated in the Vendee department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the west of France at 53 km from La Roche-sur-Yon, the department capital. (General information: Fontenay-le-Comte is 355 km from Paris and 535 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Fontenay-le-Comte (page also includes a photo gallery for Fontenay-le-Comte)
Popular places to visit near Fontenay-le-Comte: these include Nieul-sur-l'Autise at 11 km and Maillezais abbey at 11 km. Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) is a listed 'religious monument' at 10km and Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) is a listed 'religious monument' at 11km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Fontenay-le-Comte: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*; 'Recommended detour town' (plus beau détour); Fontenay-le-Comte has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
Selected places to visit and attractions near Fontenay-le-Comte, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Fontenay-le-Comte and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Fontenay-le-Comte
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du Bâtiment (19km) : Jardins de Chaligny (28km) : La Guyonnière (45km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Vouvant (12km) : Coulon (23km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (10km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (11km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Vouvant) (12km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (14km) : Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (19km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Marans (23km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (47km) :
- Grand Site of France: Marais Poitevin (18km) :
Map of places to visit near Fontenay-le-Comte & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Fontenay-le-Comte
Canton: Fontenay-le-Comte
Arrondissement: Fontenay-le-Comte
Department: Vendee
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 85200
Distance to Fontenay-le-Comte
from La Roche-sur-Yon: 53 km
from Paris: 355 km
from Calais: 535 km
from Nice: 704 km
from Bordeaux: 182 km
from Strasbourg: 683 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Fontenay-le-Comte (within 6 km): Auzay : Chaix : Fontaines : Longeves : Pissotte : Saint-Martin-de-Fraigneau : Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq : Serigne :
Fontenay-le-Comte holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Fontenay-le-Comte