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Visit Francois: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Francois is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 12 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Francois is 341 km from Paris and 533 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Niort at 11 km from Francois
Popular places to visit near Francois: these include Niort at 11 km and Coulon at 20 km.
Coulon is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 20km and Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) is a listed 'religious monument' at 21km. 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 Francois, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Francois
See France This Way travel guides for and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Francois.
Note that all distances from Francois shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Francois holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Francois (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 Francois and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': La Guyonnière (23km) : Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (23km) : Jardin du château de La Mothe (40km) :
- National Monuments: Sanxay (28km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Coulon (20km) : Vouvant (39km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (21km) : Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Melle) (23km) : Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (26km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (31km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (35km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (36km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (36km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Vouvant) (39km) : Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (40km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Aulnay) (40km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (30km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Fontenay-le-Comte (37km) :
- Grand Site of France: Marais Poitevin (26km) :
Map of places to visit near Francois & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: François
Canton: Saint-Maixent-l'École 1er Canton
Arrondissement: Niort
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79260
Distance to Francois
from Niort: 12 km
from Paris: 341 km
from Calais: 533 km
from Nice: 668 km
from Bordeaux: 173 km
from Strasbourg: 655 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 Francois): Chauray, Cherveux, Echire, La Creche and Saint-Gelais.
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 Francois from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Francois