Saint-Medard travel guide
Book Hotels
Reserve online, pay at the hotel
'Best price guaranteed' by booking.com
See also: France car hire
Visit Saint-Medard: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Saint-Medard is situated in the Charente department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 27 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Saint-Medard is 417 km from Paris and 622 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Barbezieux at 4 km from Saint-Medard
Popular places to visit near Saint-Medard: these include Barbezieux at 4 km and Saint-Simon at 16 km.
Jardin du Chaigne is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 5km and Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) is a listed 'religious monument' at 16km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
Hover your mouse over photos of Saint-Medard for navigation buttons
Selected places to visit and attractions near Saint-Medard, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Saint-Medard
See France This Way travel guides for Charente and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Saint-Medard.
Note that all distances from Saint-Medard shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Saint-Medard holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Saint-Medard (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 Charente 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-Medard and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du Chaigne (5km) : Logis de Forge (21km) : Parcs et jardins du château de Beaulon (45km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (36km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (16km) : Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (18km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (20km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (21km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (22km) : Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (22km) : Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (24km) : Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (27km) : Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (27km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Angouleme (27km) : Saintes (46km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Jonzac (24km) :
Map of places to visit near Saint-Medard & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Médard
Canton: Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire
Arrondissement: Cognac
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 16300
Distance to Saint-Medard
from Angouleme: 27 km
from Paris: 417 km
from Calais: 622 km
from Nice: 619 km
from Bordeaux: 83 km
from Strasbourg: 688 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 12 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Saint-Medard): Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire, Barret, Birac, Ladiville, Lagarde-sur-le-Ne, Lignieres-Sonneville, Malaville, Nonaville, Saint-Bonnet, Touzac, Vignolles and Viville.
Getting here
Charente is in the west of France. Most visitors to the region come by car with arrive here by car with the ferry ports at Saint Malo taking about 5 hours driving time. For driving distances to Saint-Medard from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Saint-Medard