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Visit Clave: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Clave is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 27 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Clave is 325 km from Paris and 518 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Parthenay at 17 km from Clave
Popular places to visit near Clave: these include Parthenay at 17 km and Niort at 26 km.
La Guyonnière is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 9km and Sanxay is a listed 'national monument' 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 Clave, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Clave
See France This Way travel guides for and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Clave.
Note that all distances from Clave shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Clave holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Clave (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 Clave and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': La Guyonnière (9km) : Jardin du château de La Mothe (25km) : Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (31km) : Laverré (43km) :
- National Monuments: Sanxay (16km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Coulon (34km) : Vouvant (43km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (27km) : Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Melle) (31km) : Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (33km) : Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (36km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (37km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (42km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Vouvant) (43km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (44km) : Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (44km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (45km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (17km) : Poitiers (43km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Fontenay-le-Comte (45km) :
- Grand Site of France: Marais Poitevin (39km) :
Map of places to visit near Clave & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Clavé
Canton: Mazières-en-Gâtine
Arrondissement: Parthenay
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79420
Distance to Clave
from Niort: 27 km
from Paris: 325 km
from Calais: 518 km
from Nice: 664 km
from Bordeaux: 186 km
from Strasbourg: 641 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 Clave): Chantecorps, Saint-Georges-de-Noisne, Saint-Lin, Vautebis and Verruyes.
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 Clave from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Clave