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Visit Hanc: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Hanc is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 44 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Hanc is 357 km from Paris and 559 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Ruffec at 17 km from Hanc
Popular places to visit near Hanc: these include Ruffec at 17 km and Tusson at 17 km.
Jardin monastique médiéval is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 17km and Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) 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 Hanc, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Hanc
See France This Way travel guides for and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Hanc.
Note that all distances from Hanc shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Hanc holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Hanc (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 Hanc and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin monastique médiéval (17km) : Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (19km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (23km) : Laverré (49km) :
- National Monuments: Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (33km) : Sanxay (47km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (18km) : Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Melle) (19km) : Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (25km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Aulnay) (27km) : Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (27km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (31km) : Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (31km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre et eglise de Saint Hérie (Matha) (33km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Angouleme (49km) :
Map of places to visit near Hanc & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Hanc
Canton: Chef-Boutonne
Arrondissement: Niort
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79110
Distance to Hanc
from Niort: 44 km
from Paris: 357 km
from Calais: 559 km
from Nice: 631 km
from Bordeaux: 145 km
from Strasbourg: 648 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 11 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Hanc): Ardilleux, Bouin, Chef-Boutonne, Empure, Loubigne, Loubille, Melleran, Paizay-Naudouin-Embourie, Pioussay, Theil-Rabier and Villemain.
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 Hanc from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Hanc