Parthenay travel guide
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Visit Parthenay: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Parthenay is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 40 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Parthenay is 313 km from Paris and 503 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Parthenay
Popular places to visit near Parthenay: these include Moncontour, Vienne at 32 km and Thouars at 37 km. La Guyonnière is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 8km and Jardin du château de La Mothe is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 19km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Parthenay: Parthenay has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
Selected places to visit and attractions near Parthenay, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Parthenay and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Parthenay
- 'Remarkable gardens': La Guyonnière (8km) : Jardin du château de La Mothe (19km) : Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (48km) :
- National Monuments: Sanxay (25km) : Oiron Chateau (36km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Vouvant (41km) : Coulon (44km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (22km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (28km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (30km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (37km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Vouvant) (41km) : Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (41km) : Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (42km) : Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (46km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (48km) : Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Melle) (48km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (37km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Poitiers (45km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Fontenay-le-Comte (47km) : Loudun (48km) :
- Grand Site of France: Marais Poitevin (47km) :
Map of places to visit near Parthenay & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Parthenay
Canton: Parthenay
Arrondissement: Parthenay
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79200
Distance to Parthenay
from Niort: 40 km
from Paris: 313 km
from Calais: 503 km
from Nice: 674 km
from Bordeaux: 203 km
from Strasbourg: 637 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Parthenay (within 6 km): Adilly : Chatillon-sur-Thouet : La Chapelle-Bertrand : Le Tallud : Pompaire : Viennay :
Parthenay holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Parthenay