Reaux travel guide
Visit Reaux: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Reaux is situated in the Charente-Maritime department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 97 km from La Rochelle, the department capital. (General information: Reaux is 428 km from Paris and 630 km from the port at Calais).
Popular places to visit near Reaux: these include Jonzac at 6 km and Barbezieux at 17 km. Jonzac is a listed recommended detour at 6 km and Pons ancien hopital des pèlerins (monuments on French pilgrim routes) is a listed heritage site at 17 km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
Selected places to visit and attractions near Reaux, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Reaux
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 Reaux.
Note that all distances from Reaux shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Reaux holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see our hotel search (from a leading hotel agent 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
Markets near Reaux
- Jonzac: market every Tuesday & Saturday (6km)
- Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire: market every Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (17km)
- Pons: market every Wednesday and Saturday (18km)
- Montendre: market every Thursday (21km)
- Cognac: market every Tuesday & Friday (25km)
- Jarnac: market every every day except Monday (28km)
- Cozes: market every Wednesday (38km)
- Chalais: market every Monday (40km)
- La Couronne: market every Saturday (40km)
- Blaye: market every Wednesday & Saturday (45km)
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 Reaux and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the Reaux map below.
Heritage Site Pons ancien hopital des pèlerins (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (17km); Saintes basilique St Eutrope (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (36km); Blaye citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (45km); Cussac Fort Paté (Vauban fortifications) (47km)
Recommended Detour Jonzac (6km)
Religious Monument Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) (18km); Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (22km); Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (26km); Abbaye de Fontdouce (Saint-Bris-des-Bois) (33km); Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (35km); Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (35km); Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (Saintes) (36km); Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (38km); Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (39km); Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (39km); Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (40km); Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (42km)
Remarkable Garden Jardin du Chaigne (19km); Parcs et jardins du château de Beaulon (26km); Logis de Forge (40km); La Roche Courbon (50km)
Secteur Sauvegarde Saintes (35km)
Town Of Art And History Saintes (36km)
Ville Fleurie 4* Saintes (35km)
Map of places to visit near Reaux & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Réaux
Canton: Jonzac
Arrondissement: Jonzac
Department: Charente-Maritime
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 17500
Distance to Reaux
from La Rochelle (local prefecture): 97 km
from Paris: 428 km
from Calais: 630 km
from Nice: 636 km
from Bordeaux: 73 km
from Strasbourg: 705 km
* distances are direct not by road!
More information
We have 16 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Reaux): Allas-Champagne, Archiac, Arthenac, Brie-sous-Archiac, Champagnac, Clam, Jonzac, Meux, Moings, Neuillac, Neulles, Saint-Ciers-Champagne, Saint-Germain-de-Vibrac, Saint-Martial-de-Vitaterne, Saint-Maurice-de-Tavernole and Sainte-Lheurine.
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 Reaux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Reaux