Foussignac travel guide
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Visit Foussignac: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Foussignac is situated in the Charente department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 22 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Foussignac is 396 km from Paris and 600 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Jarnac at 5 km from Foussignac
Popular places to visit near Foussignac: these include Jarnac at 5 km and Saint-Simon at 8 km.
Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) is a listed 'religious monument' at 11km and Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) is a listed 'religious monument' at 12km. 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 Foussignac, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to FoussignacSee France This Way travel guides for Charente and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Foussignac.
Note that all distances from Foussignac shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Foussignac holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Foussignac (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 Foussignac and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du Chaigne (18km) : Logis de Forge (26km) : Jardin monastique médiéval (29km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (47km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (11km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (12km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (16km) : Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (20km) : Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (20km) : Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) (21km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (21km) : Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre et eglise de Saint Hérie (Matha) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (24km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Angouleme (22km) : Saintes (39km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Jonzac (38km) :
Map of places to visit near Foussignac & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Foussignac
Canton: Jarnac
Arrondissement: Cognac
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 16200
Distance to Foussignac
from Angouleme: 22 km
from Paris: 396 km
from Calais: 600 km
from Nice: 625 km
from Bordeaux: 104 km
from Strasbourg: 675 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 10 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Foussignac): Bassac, Fleurac, Gondeville, Jarnac, Les Metairies, Merignac, Plaizac, Sigogne, Triac-Lautrait and Vaux-Rouillac.
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 Foussignac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Foussignac

