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Visit Mons: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Mons is situated in the Charente department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 27 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Mons is 377 km from Paris and 581 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Tusson at 10 km from Mons
Popular places to visit near Mons: these include Tusson at 10 km and Bayers at 20 km.
Jardin monastique médiéval is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 10km and Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) 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 Mons, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Mons
See France This Way travel guides for Charente and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Mons.
Note that all distances from Mons shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Mons holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Mons (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 Mons and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin monastique médiéval (10km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (29km) : Logis de Forge (36km) : Jardin du Chaigne (37km) : Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (41km) :
- National Monuments: Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (45km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre et eglise de Saint Hérie (Matha) (24km) : Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (24km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (24km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (26km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (27km) : Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (27km) : Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (28km) : Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (28km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (30km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Angouleme (27km) : Saintes (49km) :
Map of places to visit near Mons & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Mons
Canton: Rouillac
Arrondissement: Angoulême
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 16140
Distance to Mons
from Angouleme: 27 km
from Paris: 377 km
from Calais: 581 km
from Nice: 623 km
from Bordeaux: 123 km
from Strasbourg: 659 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 10 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Mons): Aigre, Auge-Saint-Medard, Barbezieres, Bonneville, Gourville, La Chapelle, Marcillac-Lanville, Montigne, Oradour and Villejesus.
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 Mons from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Mons