Payroux travel guide
Book Hotels
Reserve online, pay at the hotel
'Best price guaranteed' by booking.com
See also: France car hire
Visit Payroux: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Payroux is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 43 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Payroux is 325 km from Paris and 536 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Saint-Germain-de-Confolens at 24 km from Payroux
Popular places to visit near Payroux: these include Saint-Germain-de-Confolens at 24 km and Nanteuil-en-Vallee at 27 km.
Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) is a listed 'religious monument' at 5km and Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) is a listed 'religious monument' at 8km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
Hover your mouse over photos of Payroux for navigation buttons
Selected places to visit and attractions near Payroux, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Payroux
See France This Way travel guides for Vienne and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Payroux.
Note that all distances from Payroux shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Payroux holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Payroux (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 Payroux and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (26km) : Laverré (28km) : Jardin monastique médiéval (45km) : Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (48km) :
- National Monuments: Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (10km) : Sanxay (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (5km) : Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (8km) : Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (10km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (16km) : Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (16km) : Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (17km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (18km) : Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (19km) : Eglise de Saint Gervais et Saint Protais (Civaux) (29km) : Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (30km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Confolens (27km) : Montmorillon (38km) : Poitiers (42km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Chauvigny (41km) :
Map of places to visit near Payroux & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Payroux
Canton: Charroux
Arrondissement: Montmorillon
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86350
Distance to Payroux
from Poitiers: 43 km
from Paris: 325 km
from Calais: 536 km
from Nice: 602 km
from Bordeaux: 174 km
from Strasbourg: 607 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 4 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Payroux): Chateau-Garnier, Jousse, Mauprevoir and Saint-Martin-l'Ars.
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 Payroux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Payroux