Poitiers travel guide
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Visit Poitiers: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Poitiers is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Vienne department. (General information: Poitiers is 294 km from Paris and 498 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Poitiers (page also includes a photo gallery for Poitiers)
Popular places to visit near Poitiers: these include Nouaille-Maupertuis at 10 km and Chauvigny at 24 km. Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) is a listed 'religious monument' at 1km and Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) is a listed 'religious monument' at 10km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Poitiers: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*; Poitiers has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
Selected places to visit and attractions near Poitiers, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Poitiers and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Poitiers
- 'Remarkable gardens': Laverré (15km) : Jardin du château de La Mothe (27km) : La Guyonnière (43km) :
- National Monuments: Sanxay (27km) : Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (49km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Angles-sur-l'Anglin (44km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (1km) : Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (10km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (24km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chauvigny) (24km) : Eglise de Saint Gervais et Saint Protais (Civaux) (30km) : Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (37km) : Abbaye de Saint Savin sur Gartempe (Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe) (41km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (44km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (45km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (45km) : Montmorillon (45km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Chauvigny (24km) :
Map of places to visit near Poitiers & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Poitiers
Canton: Poitiers
Arrondissement: Poitiers
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86000
Distance to Poitiers
from Poitiers: 0 km
from Paris: 294 km
from Calais: 498 km
from Nice: 631 km
from Bordeaux: 206 km
from Strasbourg: 599 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Poitiers (within 6 km): Biard : Buxerolles : Croutelle : Fontaine-le-Comte : Migne-Auxances : Vouneuil-sous-Biard :
Poitiers holidays and travel
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Holiday rentals: Vienne gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Poitiers