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Visit Pere: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Pere is situated in the Charente-Maritime department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 27 km from La Rochelle, the department capital. (General information: Pere is 389 km from Paris and 575 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Surgeres at 5 km from Pere
Popular places to visit near Pere: these include Surgeres at 5 km and Rochefort at 20 km. Rochefort is a listed 'town of art and history' at 20km and Baie de l'Aiguillon is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 23km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Pere, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Pere and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Pere
- 'Remarkable gardens': La Roche Courbon (30km) : Jardins de la Boirie (41km) : Jardins du phare de Chassiron (44km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Coulon (31km) : La Flotte-en-Re (40km) : Mornac-sur-Seudre (45km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (28km) : Eglise de Saint-Savinien (Fenioux) (28km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (31km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (32km) : Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (34km) : Eglise de Saint Germain (Varaize) (36km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Aulnay) (37km) : Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (38km) : Upper Church et lower Church de Saint Eutrope (Saintes) (41km) : Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (41km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Marans (28km) : Saintes (42km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Rochefort (20km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Fontenay-le-Comte (41km) :
- Grand Site of France: Marais Poitevin (29km) : Brouage Fortifications (33km) :
Map of places to visit near Pere & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Péré
Canton: Surgères
Arrondissement: Rochefort
Department: Charente-Maritime
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 17700
Distance to Pere
from La Rochelle: 27 km
from Paris: 389 km
from Calais: 575 km
from Nice: 690 km
from Bordeaux: 141 km
from Strasbourg: 702 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Pere (within 6 km): Ardillieres : Chambon : Landrais : Puyravault : Saint-Germain-de-Marencennes : Surgeres : Vandre : Vouhe :
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This page in French: Visitez Pere