Saint-Generoux travel guide
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Visit Saint-Generoux: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Saint-Generoux is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 67 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Saint-Generoux is 287 km from Paris and 475 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Moncontour, Vienne at 9 km from Saint-Generoux
Popular places to visit near Saint-Generoux: these include Moncontour, Vienne at 9 km and Thouars at 12 km.
Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) is a listed 'religious monument' at 6km and Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) is a listed 'religious monument' at 6km. 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-Generoux, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Saint-Generoux
See France This Way travel guides for and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Saint-Generoux.
Note that all distances from Saint-Generoux shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Saint-Generoux holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Saint-Generoux (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 Saint-Generoux and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de La Mothe (27km) : La Guyonnière (35km) : Les jardins du château du Rivau (42km) : Parc oriental de Maulévrier (48km) :
- National Monuments: Oiron Chateau (9km) : Fontevraud Abbey (36km) : Sanxay (44km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Candes-Saint-Martin (40km) : Montsoreau (40km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (6km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (6km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (36km) : Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (40km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (12km) : Aubigne-sur-Layon (44km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (28km) : Chinon (44km) : Poitiers (49km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Loudun (22km) : Montreuil-Bellay (28km) :
Map of places to visit near Saint-Generoux & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Généroux
Canton: Airvault
Arrondissement: Parthenay
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79600
Distance to Saint-Generoux
from Niort: 67 km
from Paris: 287 km
from Calais: 475 km
from Nice: 678 km
from Bordeaux: 230 km
from Strasbourg: 619 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-Generoux): Availles-Thouarsais, Irais, Luzay and Taize.
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 Saint-Generoux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Saint-Generoux