Rivieres travel guide
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Visit Rivieres: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Rivieres is situated in the Charente department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 20 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Rivieres is 376 km from Paris and 588 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in La Rochefoucauld at 2 km from Rivieres
Popular places to visit near Rivieres: these include La Rochefoucauld at 2 km and Marthon at 17 km. Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) is a listed 'religious monument' at 9km and Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) is a listed 'religious monument' at 20km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Rivieres, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Rivieres and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Rivieres
- 'Remarkable gardens': Logis de Forge (29km) : Jardin monastique médiéval (30km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (32km) : Jardin de Liliane (46km) : Jardin du Chaigne (46km) :
- National Monuments: Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (44km) : Chateau de Puyguilhem (48km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (9km) : Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (20km) : Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (21km) : Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (26km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (27km) : Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (31km) : Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (33km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (33km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (36km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Angouleme (20km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Confolens (38km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Nontron (34km) :
Map of places to visit near Rivieres & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Rivières
Canton: Rochefoucauld
Arrondissement: Angoulême
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 16110
Distance to Rivieres
from Angouleme: 20 km
from Paris: 376 km
from Calais: 588 km
from Nice: 591 km
from Bordeaux: 125 km
from Strasbourg: 641 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Rivieres (within 6 km): Agris : Bunzac : Coulgens : La Rochefoucauld : La Rochette : Marillac-le-Franc : Saint-Projet-Saint-Constant : Taponnat-Fleurignac :
Rivieres holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Rivieres