Saint-Germain travel guide
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Visit Saint-Germain: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Saint-Germain is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 41 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Saint-Germain is 278 km from Paris and 493 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Angles-sur-l'Anglin at 15 km from Saint-Germain
Popular places to visit near Saint-Germain: these include Angles-sur-l'Anglin at 15 km and Chauvigny at 17 km.
Angles-sur-l'Anglin is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 15km and Montmorillon is a listed 'town of art and history' at 15km. 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-Germain, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Saint-Germain
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-Germain.
Note that all distances from Saint-Germain shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Saint-Germain holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Saint-Germain (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-Germain and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Laverré (43km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Angles-sur-l'Anglin (15km) : Saint-Benoit-du-Sault (42km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre-Dame (Montmorillon) (15km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chauvigny) (17km) : Eglise de Saint Gervais et Saint Protais (Civaux) (21km) : Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (35km) : Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (40km) : Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (41km) : Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (41km) : Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (48km) :
- Heritage Sites: Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe Abbey (32km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Montmorillon (15km) : Poitiers (41km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Chauvigny (17km) :
Map of places to visit near Saint-Germain & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Germain
Canton: Saint-Savin
Arrondissement: Montmorillon
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86310
Distance to Saint-Germain
from Poitiers: 41 km
from Paris: 278 km
from Calais: 493 km
from Nice: 594 km
from Bordeaux: 222 km
from Strasbourg: 562 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-Germain): Antigny, Nalliers, Saint-Savin and Villemort.
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-Germain from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Saint-Germain