Doux travel guide
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Visit Doux: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Doux is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 59 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Doux is 293 km from Paris and 487 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Moncontour, Vienne at 16 km from Doux
Popular places to visit near Doux: these include Moncontour, Vienne at 16 km and Parthenay at 23 km.
Jardin du château de La Mothe is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 9km and Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) is a listed 'religious monument' at 15km. 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 Doux, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Doux
See France This Way travel guides for and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Doux.
Note that all distances from Doux shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Doux holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Doux (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 Doux and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de La Mothe (9km) : La Guyonnière (26km) : Laverré (41km) : Les jardins du château du Rivau (45km) :
- National Monuments: Oiron Chateau (25km) : Sanxay (27km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (15km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (17km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (20km) : Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (30km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (35km) : Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (39km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (32km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (23km) : Poitiers (30km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Loudun (31km) : Montreuil-Bellay (46km) :
Map of places to visit near Doux & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Doux
Canton: Thénezay
Arrondissement: Parthenay
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79390
Distance to Doux
from Niort: 59 km
from Paris: 293 km
from Calais: 487 km
from Nice: 660 km
from Bordeaux: 216 km
from Strasbourg: 614 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 8 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Doux): Assais-les-Jumeaux, Cherves, Craon, Maisonneuve, Massognes, Mazeuil, Thenezay and Vouzailles.
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 Doux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Doux