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Visit Dirac: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Dirac is situated in the Charente department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 10 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Dirac is 395 km from Paris and 606 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Torsac at 5 km from Dirac
Popular places to visit near Dirac: these include Torsac at 5 km and Angouleme at 11 km.
Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) is a listed 'religious monument' at 5km and Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) is a listed 'religious monument' at 9km. 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 Dirac, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Dirac
See France This Way travel guides for Charente and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Dirac.
Note that all distances from Dirac shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Dirac holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Dirac (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 Charente 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 Dirac and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Logis de Forge (11km) : Jardin du Chaigne (32km) : Jardin monastique médiéval (39km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (48km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau de Puyguilhem (45km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (37km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (5km) : Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (9km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (11km) : Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (12km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (14km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (15km) : Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (16km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (39km) : Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (40km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Angouleme (10km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Nontron (33km) :
Map of places to visit near Dirac & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Dirac
Canton: Soyaux
Arrondissement: Angoulême
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 16410
Distance to Dirac
from Angouleme: 10 km
from Paris: 395 km
from Calais: 606 km
from Nice: 594 km
from Bordeaux: 107 km
from Strasbourg: 657 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 7 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Dirac): Bouex, Dignac, Garat, Puymoyen, Sers, Soyaux and Torsac.
Getting here
Charente is in the west of France. Most visitors to the region come by car with arrive here by car with the ferry ports at Saint Malo taking about 5 hours driving time. For driving distances to Dirac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Dirac