Xambes travel guide
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Visit Xambes: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Xambes is situated in the Charente department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 19 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Xambes is 377 km from Paris and 584 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Tusson at 13 km from Xambes
Popular places to visit near Xambes: these include Tusson at 13 km and Bayers at 14 km. Jardin monastique médiéval is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 13km and Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) is a listed 'religious monument' at 14km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Xambes: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Xambes, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Xambes and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Xambes
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin monastique médiéval (13km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (26km) : Logis de Forge (30km) : Jardin du Chaigne (37km) : Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (48km) :
- National Monuments: Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (42km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (14km) : Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (20km) : Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (20km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (21km) : Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (24km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (24km) : Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (24km) : Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (27km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (32km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre et eglise de Saint Hérie (Matha) (33km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Angouleme (19km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Confolens (49km) :
Map of places to visit near Xambes & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Xambes
Canton: Saint-Amant-de-Boixe
Arrondissement: Angoulême
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 16330
Distance to Xambes
from Angouleme: 19 km
from Paris: 377 km
from Calais: 584 km
from Nice: 612 km
from Bordeaux: 122 km
from Strasbourg: 653 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Xambes (within 6 km): Amberac : Bignac : Cellettes : Coulonges : La Chapelle : Mansle : Montignac-Charente : Saint-Amant-de-Boixe : Vervant : Villejoubert : Villognon : Vouharte :
Xambes holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Xambes