Lhoumois travel guide
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Visit Lhoumois: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Lhoumois is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 50 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Lhoumois is 302 km from Paris and 494 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Parthenay at 12 km from Lhoumois
Popular places to visit near Lhoumois: these include Parthenay at 12 km and Moncontour, Vienne at 21 km.
Jardin du château de La Mothe is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 10km and Parthenay is a listed 'town of art and history' at 12km. 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 Lhoumois, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Lhoumois
See France This Way travel guides for and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Lhoumois.
Note that all distances from Lhoumois shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Lhoumois holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Lhoumois (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 Lhoumois and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de La Mothe (10km) : La Guyonnière (17km) : Laverré (45km) :
- National Monuments: Sanxay (25km) : Oiron Chateau (28km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (14km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (20km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (20km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (35km) : Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (38km) : Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (46km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (31km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (12km) : Poitiers (37km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Loudun (37km) : Montreuil-Bellay (48km) :
Map of places to visit near Lhoumois & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Lhoumois
Canton: Thénezay
Arrondissement: Parthenay
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79390
Distance to Lhoumois
from Niort: 50 km
from Paris: 302 km
from Calais: 494 km
from Nice: 668 km
from Bordeaux: 211 km
from Strasbourg: 625 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 6 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Lhoumois): Aubigny, Gourge, La Ferriere-en-Parthenay, La Peyratte, Oroux and Pressigny.
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 Lhoumois from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Lhoumois