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Visit Ranton: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Ranton is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 54 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Ranton is 272 km from Paris and 460 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Moncontour, Vienne at 13 km from Ranton
Popular places to visit near Ranton: these include Moncontour, Vienne at 13 km and Thouars at 14 km. Oiron Chateau is a listed 'national monument' at 6km and Loudun is a listed 'recommended detour' at 9km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Ranton, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Ranton and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Ranton
- 'Remarkable gardens': Les jardins du château du Rivau (29km) : Jardin du château de La Mothe (38km) : Les jardins de la Chatonnière (48km) : La Guyonnière (49km) :
- National Monuments: Oiron Chateau (6km) : Fontevraud Abbey (21km) : Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (47km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Candes-Saint-Martin (25km) : Montsoreau (25km) : Crissay-sur-Manse (43km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (13km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (15km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (21km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (21km) : Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (25km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (41km) : Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (41km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (14km) : Aubigne-sur-Layon (40km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Chinon (29km) : Parthenay (43km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Loudun (9km) : Montreuil-Bellay (18km) :
Map of places to visit near Ranton & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Ranton
Canton: Trois-Moutiers
Arrondissement: Châtellerault
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86200
Distance to Ranton
from Poitiers: 54 km
from Paris: 272 km
from Calais: 460 km
from Nice: 677 km
from Bordeaux: 244 km
from Strasbourg: 607 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Ranton (within 6 km): Arcay : Curcay-sur-Dive : Glenouze : Mouterre-Silly : Oiron : Pas-de-Jeu : Saint-Laon : Ternay :
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This page in French: Visitez Ranton