Poitiers travel guide
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Visit Poitiers: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Poitiers is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Vienne department. (General information: Poitiers is 294 km from Paris and 498 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Poitiers (page also includes a photo gallery for Poitiers)
Popular places to visit near Poitiers: these include Nouaille-Maupertuis at 10 km and Chauvigny at 24 km.
Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) is a listed 'religious monument' at 1km and Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) is a listed 'religious monument' at 10km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Poitiers: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*; Poitiers has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Poitiers, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Poitiers
See France This Way travel guides for Vienne and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Poitiers.
Note that all distances from Poitiers shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Poitiers holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Poitiers (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 Poitiers and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Laverré (15km) : Jardin du château de La Mothe (27km) : La Guyonnière (43km) :
- National Monuments: Sanxay (27km) : Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (49km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Angles-sur-l'Anglin (44km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (1km) : Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (10km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (24km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chauvigny) (24km) : Eglise de Saint Gervais et Saint Protais (Civaux) (30km) : Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (37km) : Abbaye de Saint Savin sur Gartempe (Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe) (41km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (44km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (45km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (45km) : Montmorillon (45km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Chauvigny (24km) :
Map of places to visit near Poitiers & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Poitiers
Canton: Poitiers
Arrondissement: Poitiers
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86000
Distance to Poitiers
from Poitiers: 0 km
from Paris: 294 km
from Calais: 498 km
from Nice: 631 km
from Bordeaux: 206 km
from Strasbourg: 599 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 6 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Poitiers): Biard, Buxerolles, Croutelle, Fontaine-le-Comte, Migne-Auxances and Vouneuil-sous-Biard.
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 Poitiers from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Poitiers