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Visit Taize: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Taize is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 72 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Taize is 283 km from Paris and 470 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Thouars at 9 km from Taize
Popular places to visit near Taize: these include Thouars at 9 km and Moncontour, Vienne at 9 km. Oiron Chateau is a listed 'national monument' at 4km and Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) is a listed 'religious monument' at 5km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Taize, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Taize and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Taize
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de La Mothe (31km) : Les jardins du château du Rivau (38km) : La Guyonnière (40km) : Parc oriental de Maulévrier (49km) :
- National Monuments: Oiron Chateau (4km) : Fontevraud Abbey (31km) : Sanxay (48km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Montsoreau (35km) : Candes-Saint-Martin (35km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (5km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (7km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (11km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (31km) : Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (35km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (47km) : Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (47km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (10km) : Aubigne-sur-Layon (41km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (33km) : Chinon (40km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Loudun (18km) : Montreuil-Bellay (23km) :
Map of places to visit near Taize & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Taizé
Canton: Thouars 1er Canton
Arrondissement: Bressuire
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79100
Distance to Taize
from Niort: 72 km
from Paris: 283 km
from Calais: 470 km
from Nice: 679 km
from Bordeaux: 235 km
from Strasbourg: 616 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Taize (within 6 km): Brie : Irais : Misse : Oiron : Pas-de-Jeu : Saint-Generoux : Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes :
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This page in French: Visitez Taize