Biron travel guide
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Visit Biron: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Biron is situated in the Charente-Maritime department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 84 km from La Rochelle, the department capital. (General information: Biron is 423 km from Paris and 623 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Jonzac at 14 km from Biron
Popular places to visit near Biron: these include Jonzac at 14 km and Cognac at 18 km.
Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) is a listed 'religious monument' at 11km and Jonzac is a listed 'recommended detour' at 14km. 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 Biron, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Biron
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 Biron.
Note that all distances from Biron shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Biron holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Biron (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 Biron and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parcs et jardins du château de Beaulon (23km) : Jardin du Chaigne (25km) : La Roche Courbon (37km) : Logis de Forge (47km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Talmont (34km) : Mornac-sur-Seudre (45km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) (11km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (20km) : Abbaye de Fontdouce (Saint-Bris-des-Bois) (22km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (22km) : Upper Church et lower Church de Saint Eutrope (Saintes) (23km) : Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (Saintes) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre et eglise de Saint Hérie (Matha) (35km) : Eglise de Saint-Savinien (Fenioux) (37km) : Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (38km) : Eglise de Saint Germain (Varaize) (40km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saintes (22km) : Royan (43km) : Angouleme (49km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Jonzac (14km) :
Map of places to visit near Biron & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Biron
Canton: Pons
Arrondissement: Saintes
Department: Charente-Maritime
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 17800
Distance to Biron
from La Rochelle: 84 km
from Paris: 423 km
from Calais: 623 km
from Nice: 647 km
from Bordeaux: 82 km
from Strasbourg: 707 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 10 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Biron): Avy, Bougneau, Chadenac, Coulonges, Echebrune, Fleac-sur-Seugne, Jarnac-Champagne, Marignac, Perignac and Pons.
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 Biron from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Biron