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Visit Biard: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Biard is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 2 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Biard is 296 km from Paris and 499 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Poitiers at 2 km from Biard
Popular places to visit near Biard: these include Poitiers at 2 km and Nouaille-Maupertuis at 11 km.
Poitiers is a listed 'town of art and history' at 2km and Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) is a listed 'religious monument' at 3km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Biard, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Biard
See France This Way travel guides for Vienne and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Biard.
Note that all distances from Biard shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Biard holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Biard (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 Vienne 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 Biard and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Laverré (15km) : Jardin du château de La Mothe (25km) : La Guyonnière (41km) :
- National Monuments: Sanxay (25km) : Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (49km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Angles-sur-l'Anglin (46km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (3km) : Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (11km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (21km) : Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (24km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chauvigny) (26km) : Eglise de Saint Gervais et Saint Protais (Civaux) (31km) : Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (37km) : Abbaye de Saint Savin sur Gartempe (Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe) (43km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (44km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (44km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Poitiers (2km) : Parthenay (43km) : Montmorillon (46km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Chauvigny (26km) :
Map of places to visit near Biard & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Biard
Canton: Poitiers 6e Canton
Arrondissement: Poitiers
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86000
Distance to Biard
from Poitiers: 2 km
from Paris: 296 km
from Calais: 499 km
from Nice: 632 km
from Bordeaux: 205 km
from Strasbourg: 601 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 6 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Biard): Buxerolles, Croutelle, Fontaine-le-Comte, Poitiers, Quincay and Vouneuil-sous-Biard.
Getting here
Vienne is in the west of France. Most visitors arrive here by car - the ferry ports such as Caen, Saint Malo and Cherbourg are convenient at around 4-5 hours drive. For driving distances to Biard from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Biard