Plaisance travel guide
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Visit Plaisance: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Plaisance is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 50 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Plaisance is 302 km from Paris and 518 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Verneuil-Moustiers at 20 km from Plaisance
Popular places to visit near Plaisance: these include Verneuil-Moustiers at 20 km and Le-Dorat at 21 km.
Montmorillon is a listed 'town of art and history' at 10km and Eglise de Notre-Dame (Montmorillon) 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 Plaisance, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Plaisance
See France This Way travel guides for Vienne and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Plaisance.
Note that all distances from Plaisance shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Plaisance holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Plaisance (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 Plaisance and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Laverré (43km) :
- National Monuments: Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (42km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Angles-sur-l'Anglin (40km) : Saint-Benoit-du-Sault (42km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre-Dame (Montmorillon) (10km) : Eglise de Saint Gervais et Saint Protais (Civaux) (20km) : Abbaye de Saint Savin sur Gartempe (Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe) (26km) : Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (27km) : Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (29km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chauvigny) (32km) : Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (36km) : Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (37km) : Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (40km) : Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (42km) :
- Heritage Sites: Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe Abbey (32km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Montmorillon (10km) : Confolens (39km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Chauvigny (31km) :
Map of places to visit near Plaisance & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Plaisance
Canton: Montmorillon
Arrondissement: Montmorillon
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86500
Distance to Plaisance
from Poitiers: 50 km
from Paris: 302 km
from Calais: 518 km
from Nice: 581 km
from Bordeaux: 201 km
from Strasbourg: 574 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 2 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Plaisance): Moulismes and Saulge.
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 Plaisance from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Plaisance