Maillezais travel guide
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Visit Maillezais: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Maillezais is situated in the Vendee department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the west of France at 63 km from La Roche-sur-Yon, the department capital. (General information: Maillezais is 360 km from Paris and 543 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Nieul-sur-l'Autise at 7 km from Maillezais
Popular places to visit near Maillezais: these include Nieul-sur-l'Autise at 7 km and Fontenay-le-Comte at 12 km. Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) is a listed 'religious monument' at 5km and Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) is a listed 'religious monument' at 7km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Maillezais, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Maillezais and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Maillezais
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du Bâtiment (29km) : Jardins de Chaligny (37km) : La Guyonnière (45km) : Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (49km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Coulon (13km) : Vouvant (22km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (5km) : Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (7km) : Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (10km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Vouvant) (22km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (42km) : Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Melle) (48km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Aulnay) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Marans (21km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (48km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Fontenay-le-Comte (12km) :
- Grand Site of France: Marais Poitevin (7km) :
Map of places to visit near Maillezais & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Maillezais
Canton: Maillezais
Arrondissement: Fontenay-le-Comte
Department: Vendee
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 85420
Distance to Maillezais
from La Roche-sur-Yon: 63 km
from Paris: 360 km
from Calais: 543 km
from Nice: 695 km
from Bordeaux: 171 km
from Strasbourg: 683 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Maillezais (within 6 km): Bouille-Courdault : Doix : Le Mazeau : Liez : Maille : Maillezais abbey : Nieul-sur-l'Autise : Oulmes : Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux : Saint-Sigismond :
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This page in French: Visitez Maillezais