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Visit Vars: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Vars is situated in the Charente department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 12 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Vars is 383 km from Paris and 591 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Angouleme at 10 km from Vars
Popular places to visit near Vars: these include Angouleme at 10 km and Saint-Simon at 20 km. Angouleme is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 12km and Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) is a listed 'religious monument' at 13km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Vars, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Vars and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Vars
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin monastique médiéval (20km) : Logis de Forge (23km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (32km) : Jardin du Chaigne (32km) :
- National Monuments: Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (48km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (13km) : Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (13km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (14km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (15km) : Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (17km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (17km) : Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (21km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (28km) : Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (30km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (31km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Angouleme (12km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Nontron (49km) :
Map of places to visit near Vars & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Vars
Canton: Saint-Amant-de-Boixe
Arrondissement: Angoulême
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 16330
Distance to Vars
from Angouleme: 12 km
from Paris: 383 km
from Calais: 591 km
from Nice: 609 km
from Bordeaux: 116 km
from Strasbourg: 656 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Vars (within 6 km): Balzac : Bignac : Marsac : Montignac-Charente : Saint-Amant-de-Boixe : Tourriers : Villejoubert : Vindelle : Vouharte :
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This page in French: Visitez Vars