Saint-Germier travel guide
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Visit Saint-Germier: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Saint-Germier is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 36 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Saint-Germier is 321 km from Paris and 518 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Parthenay at 26 km from Saint-Germier
Popular places to visit near Saint-Germier: these include Parthenay at 26 km and Melle at 28 km.
Sanxay is a listed 'national monument' at 4km and Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) is a listed 'religious 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-Germier, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Saint-Germier
See France This Way travel guides for and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Saint-Germier.
Note that all distances from Saint-Germier shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Saint-Germier holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Saint-Germier (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-Germier and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': La Guyonnière (20km) : Jardin du château de La Mothe (22km) : Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (28km) : Laverré (29km) :
- National Monuments: Sanxay (4km) : Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (49km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Coulon (45km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (13km) : Eglise de Saint Hilaire (Melle) (28km) : Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (32km) : Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (35km) : Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (36km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (41km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (42km) : Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (43km) : Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (45km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (47km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (26km) : Poitiers (32km) :
Map of places to visit near Saint-Germier & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Germier
Canton: Ménigoute
Arrondissement: Parthenay
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79340
Distance to Saint-Germier
from Niort: 36 km
from Paris: 321 km
from Calais: 518 km
from Nice: 650 km
from Bordeaux: 185 km
from Strasbourg: 630 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-Germier): Fomperron, Menigoute, Sanxay and Soudan.
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-Germier from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Saint-Germier