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Visit Vitre: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Vitre is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 21 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Vitre is 344 km from Paris and 540 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Melle at 8 km from Vitre
Popular places to visit near Vitre: these include Melle at 8 km and Coulon at 30 km. Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Melle) is a listed 'religious monument' at 8km and Arboretum du chemin de la découverte is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 8km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Vitre, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Vitre and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Vitre
- 'Remarkable gardens': Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (8km) : La Guyonnière (33km) : Jardin monastique médiéval (44km) : Laverré (45km) : Jardin du château de La Mothe (45km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (46km) :
- National Monuments: Sanxay (28km) : Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (49km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Coulon (30km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Melle) (8km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (29km) : Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (30km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (30km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Aulnay) (31km) : Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (33km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (39km) : Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (40km) : Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (41km) : Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (42km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (40km) :
- Grand Site of France: Marais Poitevin (36km) :
Map of places to visit near Vitre & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Vitré
Canton: Celles-sur-Belle
Arrondissement: Niort
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79370
Distance to Vitre
from Niort: 21 km
from Paris: 344 km
from Calais: 540 km
from Nice: 653 km
from Bordeaux: 163 km
from Strasbourg: 650 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Vitre (within 6 km): Aigonnay : Beaussais : Celles-sur-Belle : La Couarde : Prailles : Thorigne :
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This page in French: Visitez Vitre