Moncontour travel guide
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Visit Moncontour: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Moncontour is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 43 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Moncontour is 282 km from Paris and 473 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Moncontour
Popular places to visit near Moncontour: these include Thouars at 18 km and Parthenay at 31 km.
Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) is a listed 'religious monument' at 2km and Oiron Chateau is a listed 'national monument' at 9km. 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 Moncontour, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Moncontour
See France This Way travel guides for Vienne and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Moncontour.
Note that all distances from Moncontour shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Moncontour holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Moncontour (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 Moncontour and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de La Mothe (24km) : Les jardins du château du Rivau (35km) : La Guyonnière (37km) :
- National Monuments: Oiron Chateau (9km) : Fontevraud Abbey (34km) : Sanxay (43km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Montsoreau (38km) : Candes-Saint-Martin (38km) : Crissay-sur-Manse (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (2km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (9km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (11km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (34km) : Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (37km) : Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (43km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (18km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (31km) : Chinon (40km) : Poitiers (43km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Loudun (17km) : Montreuil-Bellay (30km) :
Map of places to visit near Moncontour & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Moncontour
Canton: Moncontour
Arrondissement: Châtellerault
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86330
Distance to Moncontour
from Poitiers: 43 km
from Paris: 282 km
from Calais: 473 km
from Nice: 670 km
from Bordeaux: 231 km
from Strasbourg: 611 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 5 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Moncontour): Brie, Irais, Marnes, Martaize and Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes.
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 Moncontour from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Moncontour