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Visit Niort: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Niort is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Deux-Sevres department. (General information: Niort is 352 km from Paris and 542 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Coulon at 9 km from Niort
Popular places to visit near Niort: these include Coulon at 9 km and Marais Poitevin at 11 km. Coulon is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 9km and Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) is a listed 'religious monument' at 12km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Niort: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Niort, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Niort and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Niort
- 'Remarkable gardens': Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (27km) : La Guyonnière (33km) : Jardins du Bâtiment (49km) :
- National Monuments: Sanxay (40km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Coulon (9km) : Vouvant (37km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (12km) : Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (20km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (22km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (25km) : Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Melle) (26km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (29km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Aulnay) (34km) : Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (35km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Vouvant) (37km) : Eglise de Saint Germain (Varaize) (44km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Marans (41km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (40km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Fontenay-le-Comte (31km) :
- Grand Site of France: Marais Poitevin (16km) :
Map of places to visit near Niort & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Niort
Canton: Niort
Arrondissement: Niort
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79000
Distance to Niort
from Niort: 0 km
from Paris: 352 km
from Calais: 542 km
from Nice: 673 km
from Bordeaux: 165 km
from Strasbourg: 666 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Niort (within 6 km): Aiffres : Bessines : Magne : Saint-Remy : Sciecq :
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