Saint-Gelais travel guide
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Visit Saint-Gelais: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Saint-Gelais is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 9 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Saint-Gelais is 343 km from Paris and 534 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Coulon at 16 km from Saint-Gelais
Popular places to visit near Saint-Gelais: these include Coulon at 16 km and Marais Poitevin at 19 km. Coulon is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 16km and Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) is a listed 'religious monument' at 17km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Saint-Gelais, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Saint-Gelais and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Saint-Gelais
- 'Remarkable gardens': La Guyonnière (25km) : Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (26km) : Jardin du château de La Mothe (43km) :
- National Monuments: Sanxay (32km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Coulon (16km) : Vouvant (36km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (17km) : Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Melle) (25km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (27km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (31km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (35km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Vouvant) (36km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Aulnay) (40km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (40km) : Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (40km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Marans (47km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (31km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Fontenay-le-Comte (34km) :
- Grand Site of France: Marais Poitevin (22km) :
Map of places to visit near Saint-Gelais & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Gelais
Canton: Niort-Nord
Arrondissement: Niort
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79410
Distance to Saint-Gelais
from Niort: 9 km
from Paris: 343 km
from Calais: 534 km
from Nice: 671 km
from Bordeaux: 172 km
from Strasbourg: 658 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Saint-Gelais (within 6 km): Chauray : Cherveux : Echire : Francois :
Saint-Gelais holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Saint-Gelais