Arthenac travel guide
Book Hotels
Reserve online, pay at the hotel
'Best price guaranteed' by booking.com
See also: France car hire
Visit Arthenac: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Arthenac is situated in the Charente-Maritime department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 97 km from La Rochelle, the department capital. (General information: Arthenac is 423 km from Paris and 625 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Jonzac at 12 km from Arthenac
Popular places to visit near Arthenac: these include Jonzac at 12 km and Barbezieux at 13 km.
Jonzac is a listed 'recommended detour' at 12km and Jardin du Chaigne is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 13km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Arthenac: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*;
Photos taken within 10 km
Hover your mouse over photos of Arthenac for navigation buttons
Selected places to visit and attractions near Arthenac, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Arthenac
See France This Way travel guides for Charente-Maritime and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Arthenac.
Note that all distances from Arthenac shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Arthenac holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Arthenac (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 Charente-Maritime 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 Arthenac and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du Chaigne (13km) : Parcs et jardins du château de Beaulon (32km) : Logis de Forge (34km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (46km) : Talmont (46km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) (14km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (16km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (20km) : Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (29km) : Abbaye de Fontdouce (Saint-Bris-des-Bois) (31km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (32km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (34km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (34km) : Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (Saintes) (35km) : Upper Church et lower Church de Saint Eutrope (Saintes) (36km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saintes (35km) : Angouleme (39km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Jonzac (12km) :
Map of places to visit near Arthenac & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Arthenac
Canton: Archiac
Arrondissement: Jonzac
Department: Charente-Maritime
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 17520
Distance to Arthenac
from La Rochelle: 97 km
from Paris: 423 km
from Calais: 625 km
from Nice: 633 km
from Bordeaux: 78 km
from Strasbourg: 699 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 11 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Arthenac): Allas-Champagne, Archiac, Brie-sous-Archiac, Cierzac, Guimps, Lachaise, Moings, Reaux, Saint-Eugene, Saint-Palais-du-Ne and Sainte-Lheurine.
Getting here
Charente-Maritime is in the west of France. Most visitors will arrive by car typically from a channel ferry ports such as Saint Malo, Caen or Cherbourg, a drive af about 4-5 hours. For driving distances to Arthenac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Arthenac