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Visit Fors: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Fors is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 10 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Fors is 358 km from Paris and 550 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Marais Poitevin at 16 km from Fors
Popular places to visit near Fors: these include Marais Poitevin at 16 km and Coulon at 17 km. Coulon is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 17km and Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) is a listed 'religious monument' at 19km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Fors, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Fors and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Fors
- 'Remarkable gardens': Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (21km) : La Guyonnière (40km) :
- National Monuments: Sanxay (43km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Coulon (17km) : Vouvant (47km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (19km) : Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Melle) (20km) : Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (21km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Aulnay) (24km) : Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (25km) : Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (30km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (30km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (32km) : Eglise de Saint Germain (Varaize) (34km) : Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (39km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Marans (46km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (47km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Fontenay-le-Comte (40km) :
- Grand Site of France: Marais Poitevin (23km) :
Map of places to visit near Fors & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Fors
Canton: Prahecq
Arrondissement: Niort
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79230
Distance to Fors
from Niort: 10 km
from Paris: 358 km
from Calais: 550 km
from Nice: 666 km
from Bordeaux: 156 km
from Strasbourg: 667 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Fors (within 6 km): Juscorps : Marigny : Prahecq : Saint-Martin-de-Bernegoue : Saint-Romans-Des-Champs :
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This page in French: Visitez Fors