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Visit Geay: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Geay is situated in the Charente-Maritime department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 44 km from La Rochelle, the department capital. (General information: Geay is 406 km from Paris and 597 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Saintes at 17 km from Geay
Popular places to visit near Geay: these include Saintes at 17 km and Rochefort at 17 km.
La Roche Courbon is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 6km and Eglise de Saint-Savinien (Fenioux) is a listed 'religious monument' at 13km. 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 Geay, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Geay
See France This Way travel guides for Charente-Maritime and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Geay.
Note that all distances from Geay shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Geay holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Geay (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-Maritime 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 Geay and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': La Roche Courbon (6km) : Jardins de la Boirie (43km) : Parcs et jardins du château de Beaulon (49km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Mornac-sur-Seudre (27km) : Talmont (39km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint-Savinien (Fenioux) (13km) : Upper Church et lower Church de Saint Eutrope (Saintes) (17km) : Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (Saintes) (18km) : Abbaye de Fontdouce (Saint-Bris-des-Bois) (26km) : Eglise de Saint Germain (Varaize) (27km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre et eglise de Saint Hérie (Matha) (34km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (35km) : Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (35km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Aulnay) (36km) : Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) (40km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saintes (18km) : Royan (34km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Rochefort (17km) :
- Grand Site of France: Brouage Fortifications (24km) :
Map of places to visit near Geay & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Geay
Canton: Saint-Porchaire
Arrondissement: Saintes
Department: Charente-Maritime
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 17250
Distance to Geay
from La Rochelle: 44 km
from Paris: 406 km
from Calais: 597 km
from Nice: 678 km
from Bordeaux: 116 km
from Strasbourg: 710 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 9 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Geay): Beurlay, Bords, Champdolent, Crazannes, La Vallee, Le Mung, Plassay, Romegoux and Saint-Porchaire.
Getting here
Charente-Maritime is in the west of France. Most visitors will arrive by car typically from a channel ferry ports such as Saint Malo, Caen or Cherbourg, a drive af about 4-5 hours. For driving distances to Geay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Geay