Paizay-le-Sec travel guide
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Visit Paizay-le-Sec: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Paizay-le-Sec is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 34 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Paizay-le-Sec is 279 km from Paris and 493 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Chauvigny at 10 km from Paizay-le-Sec
Popular places to visit near Paizay-le-Sec: these include Chauvigny at 10 km and Angles-sur-l'Anglin at 16 km.
Abbaye de Saint Savin sur Gartempe (Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe) is a listed 'religious monument' at 7km and Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chauvigny) is a listed 'religious monument' at 10km. 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 Paizay-le-Sec, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Paizay-le-Sec
See France This Way travel guides for Vienne and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Paizay-le-Sec.
Note that all distances from Paizay-le-Sec shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Paizay-le-Sec holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Paizay-le-Sec (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 Paizay-le-Sec and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Laverré (37km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Angles-sur-l'Anglin (16km) : Saint-Benoit-du-Sault (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Saint Savin sur Gartempe (Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe) (7km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chauvigny) (10km) : Eglise de Saint Gervais et Saint Protais (Civaux) (17km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Montmorillon) (18km) : Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (29km) : Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (33km) : Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (36km) : Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (38km) : Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (46km) :
- Heritage Sites: Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe Abbey (39km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Montmorillon (18km) : Poitiers (34km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Chauvigny (10km) :
Map of places to visit near Paizay-le-Sec & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Paizay-le-Sec
Canton: Chauvigny
Arrondissement: Montmorillon
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86300
Distance to Paizay-le-Sec
from Poitiers: 34 km
from Paris: 279 km
from Calais: 493 km
from Nice: 601 km
from Bordeaux: 220 km
from Strasbourg: 568 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 3 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Paizay-le-Sec): Antigny, Fleix and Lauthiers.
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 Paizay-le-Sec from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Paizay-le-Sec