Cheix-en-Retz travel guide
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Visit Cheix-en-Retz: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Cheix-en-Retz is situated in the Loire-Atlantique department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the north-west of France at 16 km from Nantes, the department capital. (General information: Cheix-en-Retz is 361 km from Paris and 497 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Nantes at 20 km from Cheix-en-Retz
Popular places to visit near Cheix-en-Retz: these include Nantes at 20 km and Pornic at 23 km.
Lac de Grand-Lieu is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 14km and Nantes is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 16km. 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 Cheix-en-Retz, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Cheix-en-Retz
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 Cheix-en-Retz.
Note that all distances from Cheix-en-Retz shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Cheix-en-Retz holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Cheix-en-Retz (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 Cheix-en-Retz and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin des plantes (21km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Nantes (16km) : Carquefou (28km) : Pornichet (41km) : La Baule (45km) : Notre-Dame-de-Monts (46km) : Saint-Jean-de-Monts (47km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Guerande (49km) :
Map of places to visit near Cheix-en-Retz & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Cheix-en-Retz
Canton: Pellerin
Arrondissement: Nantes
Department: Loire-Atlantique
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 44640
Distance to Cheix-en-Retz
from Nantes: 16 km
from Paris: 361 km
from Calais: 497 km
from Nice: 807 km
from Bordeaux: 278 km
from Strasbourg: 730 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 Cheix-en-Retz): Le Pellerin, Port-Saint-Pere, Rouans and Vue.
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 Cheix-en-Retz from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Cheix-en-Retz