Gizay travel guide
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Visit Gizay: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Gizay is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 17 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Gizay is 305 km from Paris and 512 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Nouaille-Maupertuis at 8 km from Gizay
Popular places to visit near Gizay: these include Nouaille-Maupertuis at 8 km and Poitiers at 17 km.
Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) is a listed 'religious monument' at 7km and Laverré is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 7km. 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 Gizay, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Gizay
See France This Way travel guides for Vienne and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Gizay.
Note that all distances from Gizay shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Gizay holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Gizay (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 Vienne 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 Gizay and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Laverré (7km) : Jardin du château de La Mothe (41km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (47km) :
- National Monuments: Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (33km) : Sanxay (34km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Angles-sur-l'Anglin (45km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (7km) : Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (8km) : Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (17km) : Eglise de Saint Gervais et Saint Protais (Civaux) (18km) : Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (20km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chauvigny) (22km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (23km) : Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (29km) : Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (33km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (34km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Poitiers (17km) : Montmorillon (34km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Chauvigny (22km) :
Map of places to visit near Gizay & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Gizay
Canton: Villedieu-du-Clain
Arrondissement: Poitiers
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86340
Distance to Gizay
from Poitiers: 17 km
from Paris: 305 km
from Calais: 512 km
from Nice: 617 km
from Bordeaux: 195 km
from Strasbourg: 599 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 4 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Gizay): La Villedieu-du-Clain, Nieuil-l'Espoir, Roches-Premarie-Andille and Vernon.
Getting here
Vienne is in the west of France. Most visitors arrive here by car - the ferry ports such as Caen, Saint Malo and Cherbourg are convenient at around 4-5 hours drive. For driving distances to Gizay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Gizay