Thouars travel guide
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Visit Thouars: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Thouars is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 76 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Thouars is 283 km from Paris and 467 km from the port at Calais).
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Popular places to visit near Thouars: these include Moncontour, Vienne at 19 km and Aubigne-sur-Layon at 32 km. Oiron Chateau is a listed 'national monument' at 11km and Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) is a listed 'religious monument' at 12km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Thouars: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 4*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Thouars, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Thouars and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Thouars
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de La Mothe (39km) : Parc oriental de Maulévrier (40km) : Les jardins du château du Rivau (43km) : La Guyonnière (45km) :
- National Monuments: Oiron Chateau (11km) : Fontevraud Abbey (30km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Montsoreau (33km) : Candes-Saint-Martin (34km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (12km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (16km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (18km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (30km) : Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (34km) : Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (40km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (40km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Aubigne-sur-Layon (32km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (37km) : Chinon (42km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Montreuil-Bellay (18km) : Loudun (23km) :
Map of places to visit near Thouars & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Thouars
Canton: Thouars
Arrondissement: Bressuire
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79100
Distance to Thouars
from Niort: 76 km
from Paris: 283 km
from Calais: 467 km
from Nice: 689 km
from Bordeaux: 240 km
from Strasbourg: 621 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Thouars (within 6 km): Louzy : Mauze-Thouarsais : Misse : Saint-Jacques-de-Thouars : Saint-Jean-de-Thouars : Sainte-Radegonde : Sainte-Verge :
Thouars holidays and travel
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Family fun: Holiday villages in Poitou-Charentes
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Holiday rentals: Deux-Sevres gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Thouars