Gouex travel guide
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Visit Gouex: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Gouex is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 37 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Gouex is 304 km from Paris and 517 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Chauvigny at 23 km from Gouex
Popular places to visit near Gouex: these include Chauvigny at 23 km and Nouaille-Maupertuis at 26 km.
Eglise de Saint Gervais et Saint Protais (Civaux) is a listed 'religious monument' at 9km and Montmorillon is a listed 'town of art and history' at 15km. 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 Gouex, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Gouex
See France This Way travel guides for Vienne and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Gouex.
Note that all distances from Gouex shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Gouex holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Gouex (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 Gouex and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Laverré (29km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (49km) :
- National Monuments: Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (33km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Angles-sur-l'Anglin (40km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Gervais et Saint Protais (Civaux) (9km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Montmorillon) (15km) : Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (16km) : Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (21km) : Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (22km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chauvigny) (23km) : Abbaye de Saint Savin sur Gartempe (Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe) (26km) : Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (27km) : Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (33km) : Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (36km) :
- Heritage Sites: Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe Abbey (44km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Montmorillon (15km) : Poitiers (36km) : Confolens (39km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Chauvigny (23km) :
Map of places to visit near Gouex & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Gouex
Canton: Lussac-les-Châteaux
Arrondissement: Montmorillon
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86320
Distance to Gouex
from Poitiers: 37 km
from Paris: 304 km
from Calais: 517 km
from Nice: 595 km
from Bordeaux: 196 km
from Strasbourg: 585 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 Gouex): Lussac-les-Chateaux, Mazerolles, Persac and Queaux.
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 Gouex from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Gouex