Chiche travel guide
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Visit Chiche: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Chiche is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 53 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Chiche is 305 km from Paris and 489 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Parthenay at 19 km from Chiche
Popular places to visit near Chiche: these include Parthenay at 19 km and Thouars at 23 km.
Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) is a listed 'religious monument' at 17km and Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) is a listed 'religious monument' at 19km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Chiche: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 1*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Chiche, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Chiche
See France This Way travel guides for and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Chiche.
Note that all distances from Chiche shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Chiche holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Chiche (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 Chiche and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': La Guyonnière (26km) : Jardin du château de La Mothe (31km) : Parc oriental de Maulévrier (38km) :
- National Monuments: Oiron Chateau (28km) : Sanxay (43km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Vouvant (40km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (17km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (19km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (25km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Vouvant) (40km) : Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (48km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (23km) : Aubigne-sur-Layon (47km) : Cholet (49km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (19km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Montreuil-Bellay (40km) : Loudun (41km) :
Map of places to visit near Chiche & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Chiché
Canton: Bressuire
Arrondissement: Bressuire
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79350
Distance to Chiche
from Niort: 53 km
from Paris: 305 km
from Calais: 489 km
from Nice: 689 km
from Bordeaux: 219 km
from Strasbourg: 638 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 3 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Chiche): Amailloux, Boisme and Faye-l'Abbesse.
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 Chiche from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Chiche