Varennes travel guide
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Visit Varennes: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Varennes is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 22 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Varennes is 283 km from Paris and 481 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Moncontour, Vienne at 21 km from Varennes
Popular places to visit near Varennes: these include Moncontour, Vienne at 21 km and Poitiers at 22 km. Jardin du château de La Mothe is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 19km and Poitiers is a listed 'town of art and history' at 22km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Varennes, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Varennes and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Varennes
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de La Mothe (19km) : Laverré (36km) : Les jardins du château du Rivau (38km) : La Guyonnière (39km) :
- National Monuments: Oiron Chateau (30km) : Sanxay (33km) : Fontevraud Abbey (49km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Crissay-sur-Manse (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (22km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (23km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (27km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (29km) : Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (32km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (36km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chauvigny) (40km) : Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (45km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (48km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (40km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Poitiers (22km) : Parthenay (36km) : Chinon (48km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Loudun (29km) : Chauvigny (40km) : Montreuil-Bellay (49km) :
Map of places to visit near Varennes & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Varennes
Canton: Mirebeau
Arrondissement: Poitiers
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86110
Distance to Varennes
from Poitiers: 22 km
from Paris: 283 km
from Calais: 481 km
from Nice: 649 km
from Bordeaux: 222 km
from Strasbourg: 600 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Varennes (within 6 km): Amberre : Blaslay : Chabournay : Champigny-le-Sec : Chouppes : Le Rochereau : Mirebeau : Thurageau :
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This page in French: Visitez Varennes