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Visit Romans: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Romans is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 19 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Romans is 338 km from Paris and 533 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Melle at 16 km from Romans
Popular places to visit near Romans: these include Melle at 16 km and Niort at 18 km.
Arboretum du chemin de la découverte is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 16km and Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Melle) is a listed 'religious monument' at 16km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Romans, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Romans
See France This Way travel guides for and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Romans.
Note that all distances from Romans shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Romans holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Romans (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 Deux-Sevres 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 Romans and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (16km) : La Guyonnière (24km) : Jardin du château de La Mothe (38km) : Laverré (44km) :
- National Monuments: Sanxay (23km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Coulon (28km) : Vouvant (48km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Melle) (16km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (28km) : Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (29km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (35km) : Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (36km) : Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (38km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (39km) : Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Aulnay) (39km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (43km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (45km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (32km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Fontenay-le-Comte (46km) :
- Grand Site of France: Marais Poitevin (34km) :
Map of places to visit near Romans & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Romans
Canton: Saint-Maixent-l'École 2e Canton
Arrondissement: Niort
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79260
Distance to Romans
from Niort: 19 km
from Paris: 338 km
from Calais: 533 km
from Nice: 659 km
from Bordeaux: 171 km
from Strasbourg: 648 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 10 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Romans): Aigonnay, Fressines, La Couarde, La Creche, Nanteuil, Prailles, Saint-Maixent-l'Ecole, Saint-Martin-de-Saint-Maixent, Sainte-Neomaye and Souvigne.
Getting here
Deux-Sevres is in the western-centre of France. Most visitors will come by car, as an excursion from the Loire Valley or approximately 4 hours from the channel port at Saint-Malo. For driving distances to Romans from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Romans