Royan travel guide
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Visit Royan: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Royan is situated in the Charente-Maritime department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 60 km from La Rochelle, the department capital. (General information: Royan is 440 km from Paris and 629 km from the port at Calais).
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Popular places to visit near Royan: these include Royan at 1 km and Le Verdon-sur-Mer at 9 km. Royan is a listed 'town of art and history' at 1km and Mornac-sur-Seudre is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 10km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Royan: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 4*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Royan, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Royan and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Royan
- 'Remarkable gardens': La Roche Courbon (29km) : Parcs et jardins du château de Beaulon (33km) : Jardins de la Boirie (42km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Mornac-sur-Seudre (10km) : Talmont (13km) :
- Religious monuments: Upper Church et lower Church de Saint Eutrope (Saintes) (33km) : Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (Saintes) (34km) : Eglise de Saint-Savinien (Fenioux) (44km) : Abbaye de Fontdouce (Saint-Bris-des-Bois) (47km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saintes (34km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Royan (1km) : Rochefort (36km) :
- Grand Site of France: Brouage Fortifications (25km) :
Map of places to visit near Royan & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Royan
Canton: Royan
Arrondissement: Rochefort
Department: Charente-Maritime
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 17200
Distance to Royan
from La Rochelle: 60 km
from Paris: 440 km
from Calais: 629 km
from Nice: 689 km
from Bordeaux: 94 km
from Strasbourg: 740 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Royan (within 6 km): Medis : Saint-Augustin : Saint-Georges-de-Didonne : Saint-Palais-sur-Mer : Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan : Vaux-sur-Mer :
Royan holidays and travel
Hotels: book now, pay at the hotel, 'best price promise': Royan Hotels
Family fun: Holiday villages in Poitou-Charentes
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Holiday rentals: Charente-Maritime gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Royan