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Visit Chalais: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Chalais is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 47 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Chalais is 269 km from Paris and 461 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Moncontour, Vienne at 13 km from Chalais
Popular places to visit near Chalais: these include Moncontour, Vienne at 13 km and Thouars at 23 km.
Loudun is a listed 'recommended detour' at 4km and Oiron Chateau is a listed 'national monument' 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 Chalais, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Chalais
See France This Way travel guides for Vienne and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Chalais.
Note that all distances from Chalais shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Chalais holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Chalais (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 Chalais and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Les jardins du château du Rivau (23km) : Jardin du château de La Mothe (35km) : Les jardins de la Chatonnière (43km) :
- National Monuments: Oiron Chateau (13km) : Fontevraud Abbey (24km) : Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (43km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Candes-Saint-Martin (27km) : Montsoreau (27km) : Crissay-sur-Manse (36km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (15km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (20km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (24km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (24km) : Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (27km) : Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (47km) : Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (47km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (47km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (23km) : Aubigne-sur-Layon (49km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Chinon (27km) : Parthenay (44km) : Poitiers (47km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Loudun (4km) : Montreuil-Bellay (25km) :
Map of places to visit near Chalais & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Chalais
Canton: Loudun
Arrondissement: Châtellerault
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86200
Distance to Chalais
from Poitiers: 47 km
from Paris: 269 km
from Calais: 461 km
from Nice: 668 km
from Bordeaux: 243 km
from Strasbourg: 600 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 4 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Chalais): Angliers, Arcay, Loudun and Mouterre-Silly.
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 Chalais from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Chalais