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Visit Oiron: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Oiron is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 76 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Oiron is 279 km from Paris and 467 km from the port at Calais).
Popular places to visit near Oiron: these include Moncontour, Vienne at 9 km and Thouars at 10 km.
Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) is a listed 'religious monument' at 8km and Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) is a listed 'religious 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 Oiron, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Oiron
See France This Way travel guides for and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Oiron.
Note that all distances from Oiron shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Oiron holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Oiron (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 Deux-Sevres 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 Oiron and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de La Mothe (33km) : Les jardins du château du Rivau (35km) : La Guyonnière (43km) :
- National Monuments: Fontevraud Abbey (28km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Candes-Saint-Martin (31km) : Montsoreau (31km) : Crissay-sur-Manse (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (8km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (9km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (14km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (28km) : Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (31km) : Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (45km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (45km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (11km) : Aubigne-sur-Layon (41km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (36km) : Chinon (36km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Loudun (14km) : Montreuil-Bellay (21km) :
Map of places to visit near Oiron & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Oiron
Canton: Thouars 1er Canton
Arrondissement: Bressuire
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79100
Distance to Oiron
from Niort: 76 km
from Paris: 279 km
from Calais: 467 km
from Nice: 678 km
from Bordeaux: 238 km
from Strasbourg: 612 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 Oiron): Brie, Glenouze, Pas-de-Jeu, Ranton, Saint-Laon, Saint-Leger-de-Montbrun and Taize.
Getting here
Deux-Sevres is in the western-centre of France. Most visitors will come by car, as an excursion from the Loire Valley or approximately 4 hours from the channel port at Saint-Malo. For driving distances to Oiron from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Oiron