Massognes travel guide
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Visit Massognes: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Massognes is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 27 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Massognes is 291 km from Paris and 486 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Moncontour, Vienne at 17 km from Massognes
Popular places to visit near Massognes: these include Moncontour, Vienne at 17 km and Parthenay at 26 km.
Jardin du château de La Mothe is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 10km and Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) is a listed 'religious monument' at 18km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Massognes, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Massognes
See France This Way travel guides for Vienne and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Massognes.
Note that all distances from Massognes shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Massognes holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Massognes (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 Massognes and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de La Mothe (10km) : La Guyonnière (29km) : Laverré (39km) : Les jardins du château du Rivau (43km) :
- National Monuments: Oiron Chateau (26km) : Sanxay (28km) : Fontevraud Abbey (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (18km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (18km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (22km) : Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (28km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (34km) : Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (37km) : Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (48km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chauvigny) (49km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (34km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (26km) : Poitiers (27km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Loudun (30km) : Montreuil-Bellay (46km) : Chauvigny (49km) :
Map of places to visit near Massognes & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Massognes
Canton: Mirebeau
Arrondissement: Poitiers
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86170
Distance to Massognes
from Poitiers: 27 km
from Paris: 291 km
from Calais: 486 km
from Nice: 657 km
from Bordeaux: 217 km
from Strasbourg: 611 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 7 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Massognes): Cherves, Craon, Cuhon, Doux, Maisonneuve, Mazeuil and Vouzailles.
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 Massognes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Massognes