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Visit Saix: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Saix is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 66 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Saix is 259 km from Paris and 445 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Candes-Saint-Martin at 10 km from Saix
Popular places to visit near Saix: these include Candes-Saint-Martin at 10 km and Montsoreau at 10 km.
Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) is a listed 'religious monument' at 6km and Fontevraud Abbey is a listed 'national monument' at 7km. 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 Saix, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Saix
See France This Way travel guides for Vienne and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Saix.
Note that all distances from Saix shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Saix holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Saix (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 Saix and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Les jardins du château du Rivau (26km) : Les jardins de la Chatonnière (38km) : Parc de Lathan (40km) : Les jardins du château de Villandry (45km) :
- National Monuments: Fontevraud Abbey (7km) : Oiron Chateau (21km) : Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (38km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Montsoreau (10km) : Candes-Saint-Martin (10km) : Crissay-sur-Manse (37km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (6km) : Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (10km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (28km) : Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (28km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (29km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (30km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (36km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (24km) : Aubigne-sur-Layon (36km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Chinon (19km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Montreuil-Bellay (11km) : Loudun (15km) :
Map of places to visit near Saix & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Saix
Canton: Trois-Moutiers
Arrondissement: Châtellerault
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86120
Distance to Saix
from Poitiers: 66 km
from Paris: 259 km
from Calais: 445 km
from Nice: 683 km
from Bordeaux: 259 km
from Strasbourg: 600 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 7 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Saix): Bournand, Breze, Epieds, Fontevraud Abbey, Morton, Raslay and Roiffe.
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 Saix from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Saix