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Visit Raix: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Raix is situated in the Charente department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 39 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Raix is 359 km from Paris and 565 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Ruffec at 7 km from Raix
Popular places to visit near Raix: these include Ruffec at 7 km and Tusson at 8 km. Jardin monastique médiéval is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 8km and Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) is a listed 'religious monument' at 8km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Raix, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Raix and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Raix
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin monastique médiéval (8km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (13km) : Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (32km) : Logis de Forge (49km) :
- National Monuments: Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (28km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (8km) : Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (21km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (21km) : Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (22km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (25km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (26km) : Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (28km) : Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (32km) : Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Melle) (32km) : Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (35km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Angouleme (39km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Confolens (43km) :
Map of places to visit near Raix & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Raix
Canton: Villefagnan
Arrondissement: Angoulême
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 16240
Distance to Raix
from Angouleme: 39 km
from Paris: 359 km
from Calais: 565 km
from Nice: 619 km
from Bordeaux: 140 km
from Strasbourg: 643 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Raix (within 6 km): Bernac : Besse : Brettes : Charme : Courcome : Empure : La Chevrerie : La Faye : La Magdeleine : Salles-de-Villefagnan : Souvigne : Theil-Rabier : Tuzie : Villefagnan : Villiers-le-Roux :
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This page in French: Visitez Raix