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Visit Genac: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Genac is situated in the Charente department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 19 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Genac is 382 km from Paris and 588 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Tusson at 16 km from Genac
Popular places to visit near Genac: these include Tusson at 16 km and Angouleme at 17 km.
Jardin monastique médiéval is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 16km and Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) is a listed 'religious monument' at 18km. 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 Genac, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Genac
See France This Way travel guides for Charente and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Genac.
Note that all distances from Genac shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Genac holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Genac (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 Genac and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin monastique médiéval (16km) : Logis de Forge (28km) : Jardin du Chaigne (31km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (32km) : Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (49km) :
- National Monuments: Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (48km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (18km) : Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (18km) : Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (19km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (20km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (22km) : Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (24km) : Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (24km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (25km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (27km) : Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (28km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Angouleme (19km) :
Map of places to visit near Genac & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Genac
Canton: Rouillac
Arrondissement: Angoulême
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 16170
Distance to Genac
from Angouleme: 19 km
from Paris: 382 km
from Calais: 588 km
from Nice: 617 km
from Bordeaux: 117 km
from Strasbourg: 660 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 Genac): Bignac, Bonneville, Coulonges, Gourville, La Chapelle, Marcillac-Lanville, Saint-Amant-de-Nouere, Saint-Cybardeaux, Saint-Genis-d'Hiersac and Vouharte.
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 Genac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Genac