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Visit Mainxe: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Mainxe is situated in the Charente department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 26 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Mainxe is 405 km from Paris and 609 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Jarnac at 5 km from Mainxe
Popular places to visit near Mainxe: these include Jarnac at 5 km and Saint-Simon at 9 km.
Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) is a listed 'religious monument' at 5km and Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) is a listed 'religious monument' at 8km. 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 Mainxe, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Mainxe
See France This Way travel guides for Charente and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Mainxe.
Note that all distances from Mainxe shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Mainxe holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Mainxe (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 Charente 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 Mainxe and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du Chaigne (10km) : Logis de Forge (26km) : Jardin monastique médiéval (38km) : Parcs et jardins du château de Beaulon (46km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (5km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (8km) : Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) (14km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (19km) : Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (19km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (23km) : Abbaye de Fontdouce (Saint-Bris-des-Bois) (25km) : Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (26km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre et eglise de Saint Hérie (Matha) (27km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Angouleme (26km) : Saintes (35km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Jonzac (29km) :
Map of places to visit near Mainxe & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Mainxe
Canton: Segonzac
Arrondissement: Cognac
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 16200
Distance to Mainxe
from Angouleme: 26 km
from Paris: 405 km
from Calais: 609 km
from Nice: 628 km
from Bordeaux: 94 km
from Strasbourg: 684 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 10 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Mainxe): Bourg-Charente, Bouteville, Gensac-la-Pallue, Gondeville, Jarnac, Juillac-le-Coq, Saint-Meme-les-Carrieres, Saint-Preuil, Segonzac and Triac-Lautrait.
Getting here
Charente is in the west of France. Most visitors to the region come by car with arrive here by car with the ferry ports at Saint Malo taking about 5 hours driving time. For driving distances to Mainxe from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Mainxe