Saint-Clair travel guide
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Visit Saint-Clair: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Saint-Clair is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 39 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Saint-Clair is 278 km from Paris and 471 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Moncontour, Vienne at 6 km from Saint-Clair
Popular places to visit near Saint-Clair: these include Moncontour, Vienne at 6 km and Thouars at 24 km.
Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) is a listed 'religious monument' at 9km and Oiron Chateau is a listed 'national monument' at 13km. 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 Saint-Clair, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Saint-Clair
See France This Way travel guides for Vienne and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Saint-Clair.
Note that all distances from Saint-Clair shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Saint-Clair holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Saint-Clair (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 Saint-Clair and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de La Mothe (25km) : Les jardins du château du Rivau (31km) : La Guyonnière (41km) :
- National Monuments: Oiron Chateau (13km) : Fontevraud Abbey (34km) : Sanxay (43km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Montsoreau (37km) : Candes-Saint-Martin (37km) : Crissay-sur-Manse (44km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (9km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (15km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (16km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (34km) : Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (37km) : Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (39km) : Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (24km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (35km) : Chinon (37km) : Poitiers (39km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Loudun (15km) : Montreuil-Bellay (32km) :
Map of places to visit near Saint-Clair & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Clair
Canton: Moncontour
Arrondissement: Châtellerault
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86330
Distance to Saint-Clair
from Poitiers: 39 km
from Paris: 278 km
from Calais: 471 km
from Nice: 665 km
from Bordeaux: 233 km
from Strasbourg: 605 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 4 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Saint-Clair): Aulnay, La Chaussee, Martaize and Saint-Jean-de-Sauves.
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 Saint-Clair from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Saint-Clair