Marans travel guide
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Visit Marans: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Marans is situated in the Charente-Maritime department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 21 km from La Rochelle, the department capital. (General information: Marans is 378 km from Paris and 557 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Marans (page also includes a photo gallery for Marans)
Popular places to visit near Marans: these include Maillezais abbey at 21 km and La Rochelle at 21 km. Baie de l'Aiguillon is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 13km and Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) is a listed 'religious monument' at 16km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Marans: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 4*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Marans, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Marans and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Marans
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du Bâtiment (27km) : Jardins de Chaligny (30km) : Jardins du phare de Chassiron (43km) : Jardins de la Boirie (47km) :
- National Monuments: Georges Clemenceau house (44km) :
- Beautiful Villages: La Flotte-en-Re (29km) : Coulon (31km) : Vouvant (34km) : Ars-en-Re (42km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (16km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (21km) : Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (27km) : Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (30km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Vouvant) (34km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Rochefort (41km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Fontenay-le-Comte (23km) :
- Grand Site of France: Marais Poitevin (25km) :
Map of places to visit near Marans & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Marans
Canton: Marans
Arrondissement: Rochelle
Department: Charente-Maritime
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 17230
Distance to Marans
from La Rochelle: 21 km
from Paris: 378 km
from Calais: 557 km
from Nice: 711 km
from Bordeaux: 167 km
from Strasbourg: 704 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
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Marans holidays and travel
Hotels: book now, pay at the hotel, 'best price promise': Marans Hotels
Family fun: Holiday villages in Poitou-Charentes
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Holiday rentals: Charente-Maritime gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Marans