Argenton-l'Eglise travel guide
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Visit Argenton-l'Eglise: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Argenton-l'Eglise is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 82 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Argenton-l'Eglise is 280 km from Paris and 461 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Thouars at 9 km from Argenton-l'Eglise
Popular places to visit near Argenton-l'Eglise: these include Thouars at 9 km and Aubigne-sur-Layon at 24 km.
Thouars is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 8km and Montreuil-Bellay is a listed 'recommended detour' at 13km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Argenton-l'Eglise, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Argenton-l'Eglise
See France This Way travel guides for and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Argenton-l'Eglise.
Note that all distances from Argenton-l'Eglise shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Argenton-l'Eglise holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Argenton-l'Eglise (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Poitou-Charentes and Deux-Sevres gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Argenton-l'Eglise and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc oriental de Maulévrier (37km) : Les jardins du château du Rivau (45km) : Jardin du château de La Mothe (47km) :
- National Monuments: Oiron Chateau (17km) : Fontevraud Abbey (28km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Candes-Saint-Martin (31km) : Montsoreau (31km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (20km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (24km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (26km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (28km) : Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (31km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (33km) : Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (33km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (8km) : Aubigne-sur-Layon (24km) : Cholet (47km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Chinon (41km) : Parthenay (44km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Montreuil-Bellay (13km) : Loudun (26km) :
Map of places to visit near Argenton-l'Eglise & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Argenton-l'Église
Canton: Argenton-l'Église
Arrondissement: Bressuire
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79290
Distance to Argenton-l'Eglise
from Niort: 82 km
from Paris: 280 km
from Calais: 461 km
from Nice: 695 km
from Bordeaux: 247 km
from Strasbourg: 622 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 7 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Argenton-l'Eglise): Bouille-Loretz, Brion-Pres-Thouet, Louzy, Massais, Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay, Sainte-Radegonde and Sainte-Verge.
Getting here
Deux-Sevres is in the western-centre of France. Most visitors will come by car, as an excursion from the Loire Valley or approximately 4 hours from the channel port at Saint-Malo. For driving distances to Argenton-l'Eglise from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Argenton-l'Eglise