Massignac travel guide
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Visit Massignac: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Massignac is situated in the Charente department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 42 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Massignac is 365 km from Paris and 582 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Rochechouart at 14 km from Massignac
Popular places to visit near Massignac: these include Rochechouart at 14 km and La Rochefoucauld at 21 km.
Perigord-Limousin is a listed 'regional natural parc' at 22km and Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) is a listed 'religious monument' at 23km. 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 Massignac, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Massignac
See France This Way travel guides for Charente and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Massignac.
Note that all distances from Massignac shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Massignac holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Massignac (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 Massignac and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de Liliane (24km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (41km) : Logis de Forge (48km) : Jardin monastique médiéval (49km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau de Puyguilhem (41km) : Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (45km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Jean-de-Cole (42km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (23km) : Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (27km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (29km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (37km) : Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (41km) : Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (41km) : Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (42km) : Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (44km) : Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (45km) : Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (45km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (42km) : Angouleme (42km) : Limoges (45km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Confolens (26km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Nontron (28km) :
Map of places to visit near Massignac & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Massignac
Canton: Montemboeuf
Arrondissement: Confolens
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 16310
Distance to Massignac
from Angouleme: 42 km
from Paris: 365 km
from Calais: 582 km
from Nice: 571 km
from Bordeaux: 142 km
from Strasbourg: 620 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 5 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Massignac): Le Lindois, Les SalLes Lavauguyon, Mouzon, Sauvagnac and Verneuil.
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 Massignac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Massignac