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Visit Chatain: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Chatain is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 57 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Chatain is 341 km from Paris and 552 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Nanteuil-en-Vallee at 11 km from Chatain
Popular places to visit near Chatain: these include Nanteuil-en-Vallee at 11 km and Verteuil-sur-Charente at 18 km.
Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) is a listed 'religious monument' at 8km and Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux is a listed 'national monument' at 8km. 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 Chatain, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Chatain
See France This Way travel guides for Vienne and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Chatain.
Note that all distances from Chatain shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Chatain holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Chatain (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 Chatain and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (13km) : Jardin monastique médiéval (32km) : Laverré (42km) : Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (47km) :
- National Monuments: Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (8km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (8km) : Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (8km) : Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (13km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (15km) : Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (16km) : Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (18km) : Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (24km) : Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (28km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (31km) : Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (34km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Confolens (20km) :
Map of places to visit near Chatain & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Chatain
Canton: Charroux
Arrondissement: Montmorillon
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86250
Distance to Chatain
from Poitiers: 57 km
from Paris: 341 km
from Calais: 552 km
from Nice: 599 km
from Bordeaux: 158 km
from Strasbourg: 618 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 5 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Chatain): Asnois, Benest, Le Bouchage, Pleuville and Surin.
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 Chatain from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Chatain