Ruffec travel guide
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Visit Ruffec: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Ruffec is situated in the Charente department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 42 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Ruffec is 354 km from Paris and 561 km from the port at Calais).
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Popular places to visit near Ruffec: these include Verteuil-sur-Charente at 6 km and Nanteuil-en-Vallee at 10 km. Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 6km and Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) is a listed 'religious monument' at 14km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Ruffec: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Ruffec, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Ruffec and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Ruffec
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (6km) : Jardin monastique médiéval (14km) : Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (34km) : Laverré (47km) :
- National Monuments: Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (21km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (14km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (15km) : Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (15km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (19km) : Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (20km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (25km) : Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (33km) : Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Melle) (34km) : Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (38km) : Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (39km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Angouleme (42km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Confolens (37km) :
Map of places to visit near Ruffec & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Ruffec
Canton: Ruffec
Arrondissement: Angoulême
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 16700
Distance to Ruffec
from Angouleme: 42 km
from Paris: 354 km
from Calais: 561 km
from Nice: 614 km
from Bordeaux: 146 km
from Strasbourg: 636 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Ruffec (within 6 km): Barro : Bernac : Condac : Courcome : La Chevrerie : La Faye : Les Adjots : Saint-Martin-du-Clocher : Taize-Aizie : Tuzie : Verteuil-sur-Charente : Villegats :
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This page in French: Visitez Ruffec