Etusson travel guide
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Visit Etusson: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Etusson is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 77 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Etusson is 296 km from Paris and 470 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Aubigne-sur-Layon at 22 km from Etusson
Popular places to visit near Etusson: these include Aubigne-sur-Layon at 22 km and Thouars at 23 km.
Parc oriental de Maulévrier is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 17km and Aubigne-sur-Layon is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 22km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Etusson, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Etusson
See France This Way travel guides for and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Etusson.
Note that all distances from Etusson shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Etusson holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Etusson (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 Etusson and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc oriental de Maulévrier (17km) :
- National Monuments: Oiron Chateau (34km) : Fontevraud Abbey (47km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Montsoreau (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (32km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (35km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (38km) : Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (42km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (42km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (47km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Aubigne-sur-Layon (22km) : Thouars (23km) : Cholet (28km) : Angers (49km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (46km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Montreuil-Bellay (30km) : Loudun (45km) :
Map of places to visit near Etusson & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Étusson
Canton: Argenton-Château
Arrondissement: Bressuire
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79150
Distance to Etusson
from Niort: 77 km
from Paris: 296 km
from Calais: 470 km
from Nice: 710 km
from Bordeaux: 242 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 3 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Etusson): Argenton-Chateau, Boesse and Saint-Maurice-la-Fougereuse.
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 Etusson from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Etusson