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Visit Pons: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Pons is situated in the Charente-Maritime department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 80 km from La Rochelle, the department capital. (General information: Pons is 425 km from Paris and 623 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Jonzac at 17 km from Pons
Popular places to visit near Pons: these include Jonzac at 17 km and Saintes at 20 km.
Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) is a listed 'religious monument' at 15km and Jonzac is a listed 'recommended detour' at 17km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Pons: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Pons, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Pons
See France This Way travel guides for Charente-Maritime and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Pons.
Note that all distances from Pons shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Pons holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Pons (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 Charente-Maritime 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 Pons and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parcs et jardins du château de Beaulon (21km) : Jardin du Chaigne (31km) : La Roche Courbon (33km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Talmont (29km) : Mornac-sur-Seudre (40km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) (15km) : Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (Saintes) (19km) : Upper Church et lower Church de Saint Eutrope (Saintes) (20km) : Abbaye de Fontdouce (Saint-Bris-des-Bois) (22km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (24km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (26km) : Eglise de Saint-Savinien (Fenioux) (35km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre et eglise de Saint Hérie (Matha) (36km) : Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (39km) : Eglise de Saint Germain (Varaize) (39km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saintes (19km) : Royan (37km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Jonzac (17km) :
Map of places to visit near Pons & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Pons
Canton: Pons
Arrondissement: Saintes
Department: Charente-Maritime
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 17800
Distance to Pons
from La Rochelle: 80 km
from Paris: 425 km
from Calais: 623 km
from Nice: 652 km
from Bordeaux: 83 km
from Strasbourg: 711 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 11 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Pons): Avy, Belluire, Biron, Bougneau, Fleac-sur-Seugne, Jazennes, Mazerolles, Saint-Leger, Saint-Quantin-de-Rancanne, Saint-Seurin-de-Palenne and Villars-en-Pons.
Getting here
Charente-Maritime is in the west of France. Most visitors will arrive by car typically from a channel ferry ports such as Saint Malo, Caen or Cherbourg, a drive af about 4-5 hours. For driving distances to Pons from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Pons