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Visit Bouin: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Bouin is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 43 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Bouin is 356 km from Paris and 558 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Tusson at 18 km from Bouin
Popular places to visit near Bouin: these include Tusson at 18 km and Melle at 18 km.
Arboretum du chemin de la découverte is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 18km and Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Melle) is a listed 'religious monument' at 18km. 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 Bouin, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Bouin
See France This Way travel guides for and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Bouin.
Note that all distances from Bouin shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Bouin holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Bouin (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 Bouin and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (18km) : Jardin monastique médiéval (18km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (23km) : Laverré (48km) :
- National Monuments: Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (33km) : Sanxay (46km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Melle) (18km) : Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (18km) : Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (25km) : Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (27km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Aulnay) (27km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (31km) : Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (32km) : Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (33km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Angouleme (48km) :
Map of places to visit near Bouin & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Bouin
Canton: Chef-Boutonne
Arrondissement: Niort
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79110
Distance to Bouin
from Niort: 43 km
from Paris: 356 km
from Calais: 558 km
from Nice: 632 km
from Bordeaux: 146 km
from Strasbourg: 647 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 9 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Bouin): Ardilleux, Chef-Boutonne, Hanc, La Chapelle-Pouilloux, Loubigne, Loubille, Melleran, Pioussay and Theil-Rabier.
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 Bouin from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Bouin