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Visit Gencay: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Gencay is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 24 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Gencay is 312 km from Paris and 520 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Nouaille-Maupertuis at 15 km from Gencay
Popular places to visit near Gencay: these include Nouaille-Maupertuis at 15 km and Poitiers at 24 km. Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) is a listed 'religious monument' at 1km and Laverré is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 10km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Gencay, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Gencay and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Gencay
- 'Remarkable gardens': Laverré (10km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (39km) : Jardin du château de La Mothe (45km) : Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (45km) :
- National Monuments: Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (25km) : Sanxay (34km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (1km) : Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (14km) : Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (15km) : Eglise de Saint Gervais et Saint Protais (Civaux) (21km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (23km) : Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (23km) : Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (24km) : Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (26km) : Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (26km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (27km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Poitiers (24km) : Montmorillon (36km) : Confolens (45km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Chauvigny (29km) :
Map of places to visit near Gencay & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Gençay
Canton: Gençay
Arrondissement: Montmorillon
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86160
Distance to Gencay
from Poitiers: 24 km
from Paris: 312 km
from Calais: 520 km
from Nice: 615 km
from Bordeaux: 187 km
from Strasbourg: 604 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Gencay (within 6 km): Brion : La Ferriere-Airoux : Magne : Marnay : Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere :
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This page in French: Visitez Gencay