Hiesse travel guide
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Visit Hiesse: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Hiesse is situated in the Charente department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 57 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Hiesse is 338 km from Paris and 552 km from the port at Calais).
Popular places to visit near Hiesse: these include Saint-Germain-de-Confolens at 7 km and Confolens at 8 km. Confolens is a listed 'town of art and history' at 8km and Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) is a listed 'religious monument' at 13km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Comment by Stephen Airzee:
HISTORY WW2: Just after the demarkation of France a group of RAF Blenhiem bombers departed Tangmere Aerodrome in England. On the 18 June 1940 they became lost and scattered in stormy weather. One particular aircraft over flew Alloue and was damaged by German Army ground fire. In an effort to regain control it over flew Pressac heading towards Hiesse. With the loss of power the aircraft went into a shallow dive and crashed in the woods north of the village killing all 3 crew members. They're bodies were buried in the cemetary in the village.
During the occupation of WW2 the countryside north of commune was used as a parachute drop zone for the delivery of equipment for the Resistance fighters of this area. In 1944 there was heavy fighting between the Resistance and the German forces in the area during the SS reprisals.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Hiesse, France
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Things to see in Hiesse and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Hiesse
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (25km) : Jardin de Liliane (42km) : Jardin monastique médiéval (43km) : Laverré (48km) :
- National Monuments: Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (18km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (13km) : Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (15km) : Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (16km) : Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (17km) : Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (21km) : Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (25km) : Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (25km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (27km) : Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (30km) : Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (30km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Confolens (8km) : Montmorillon (46km) :
Map of places to visit near Hiesse & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Hiesse
Canton: Confolens-Nord
Arrondissement: Confolens
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 16490
Distance to Hiesse
from Angouleme: 57 km
from Paris: 338 km
from Calais: 552 km
from Nice: 587 km
from Bordeaux: 163 km
from Strasbourg: 608 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Hiesse (within 6 km): Alloue : Confolens : Epenede :
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This page in French: Visitez Hiesse