Chauve travel guide
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Visit Chauve: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Chauve is situated in the Loire-Atlantique department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the north-west of France at 29 km from Nantes, the department capital. (General information: Chauve is 374 km from Paris and 506 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Pornic at 9 km from Chauve
Popular places to visit near Chauve: these include Pornic at 9 km and Jade Coast at 13 km.
Loire Estuaire is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 19km and Pointe Sainte-Gildas is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 20km. 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 Chauve, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Chauve
See France This Way travel guides for Loire-Atlantique and Pays-de-la-Loire (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Chauve.
Note that all distances from Chauve shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Chauve holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Chauve (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 France and Loire-Atlantique 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 Chauve and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin des plantes (34km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Nantes (29km) : Pornichet (30km) : La Baule (34km) : Notre-Dame-de-Monts (37km) : Saint-Jean-de-Monts (40km) : Carquefou (41km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Guerande (39km) :
Map of places to visit near Chauve & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Chauvé
Canton: Saint-Père-en-Retz
Arrondissement: Saint-Nazaire
Department: Loire-Atlantique
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 44320
Distance to Chauve
from Nantes: 29 km
from Paris: 374 km
from Calais: 506 km
from Nice: 817 km
from Bordeaux: 279 km
from Strasbourg: 743 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 2 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Chauve): Arthon-en-Retz and Chemere.
Getting here
Loire-Atlantique is in the north-west of France. Most visitors arrive by car via one of the ferry ports such as Saint-Malo or Cherbourg. Allow around 3 hours for the trip in France. For driving distances to Chauve from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Chauve