Glenay travel guide
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Visit Glenay: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Glenay is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 62 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Glenay is 295 km from Paris and 480 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Thouars at 13 km from Glenay
Popular places to visit near Glenay: these include Thouars at 13 km and Moncontour, Vienne at 18 km.
Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) is a listed 'religious monument' at 9km and Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) is a listed 'religious monument' at 9km. 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 Glenay, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Glenay
See France This Way travel guides for and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Glenay.
Note that all distances from Glenay shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Glenay holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Glenay (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 Glenay and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de La Mothe (29km) : La Guyonnière (32km) : Parc oriental de Maulévrier (41km) :
- National Monuments: Oiron Chateau (17km) : Fontevraud Abbey (43km) : Sanxay (45km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Montsoreau (46km) : Candes-Saint-Martin (46km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (9km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (9km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (15km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (43km) : Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (46km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (14km) : Aubigne-sur-Layon (42km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (24km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Loudun (31km) : Montreuil-Bellay (31km) :
Map of places to visit near Glenay & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Glénay
Canton: Saint-Varent
Arrondissement: Bressuire
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79330
Distance to Glenay
from Niort: 62 km
from Paris: 295 km
from Calais: 480 km
from Nice: 685 km
from Bordeaux: 226 km
from Strasbourg: 628 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 6 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Glenay): Boussais, Geay, Pierrefitte, Saint-Varent, Sainte-Gemme and Tessonniere.
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 Glenay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Glenay