Saulgond travel guide
Visit Saulgond: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Saulgond is situated in the Charente (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 59 km from Angouleme, the department capital. (General information: Saulgond is 344 km from Paris).
Note: The photo above was taken in Brigueuil at 6 km from Saulgond
Popular places to visit nearby: these include Brigueuil at 6 km and Confolens at 11 km . For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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What to do? Selected places to visit and attractions close by
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Saulgond. Note that all distances shown are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater.
See France This Way travel guides for Charente (this department) and Poitou-Charentes (this region) for more travel ideas in the area of Saulgond.
Holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see our hotel search (from a leading hotel agent and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include holiday apartments - we suggest holiday villages in France
Markets near Saulgond
- Saint-Junien: market Saturday (11km)
- Chalus: market Friday (36km)
- Limoges: market every day (37km)
- Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (37km)
- La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (39km)
- Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (40km)
- Civray: market Tuesday & Friday (44km)
Map of places to visit near Saulgond and location information
Tourist attractions to visit
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saulgond and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the map below.
aquarium Aquarium du Limousin (39km)
National Monuments Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (37km)
Regional Natural Parcs Perigord-Limousin (38km)
Churches or other religious monuments Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (7km); Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (11km); Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (30km); Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (33km); Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (36km); Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (39km); Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (42km); Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (42km); Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (44km); Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (44km); Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (46km)
Remarkable gardens Jardin de Liliane (24km); Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (40km)
Sites of natural beauty Site Corot (10km); Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (27km); Grotte de Montgaudier (40km); Lac de Saint-Pardoux (40km)
Towns of Art and history Confolens (11km); Limoges (39km)
Listed as villages d'etape - (recommended place to break a long journey) Bellac (28km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie) Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (44km)
zoo or wildlife park Vallée des singes (monkeys) (50km)
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Geographical Information
Commune: Saulgond
Canton: Chabanais
Arrondissement: Confolens
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 16420
Distance to Saulgond
from Angouleme (local prefecture): 59 km
from Paris: 344 km
from Calais: 562 km
from Nice: 569 km
from Bordeaux: 163 km
from Strasbourg: 601 km
Close by
We have 4 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Saulgond): Brigueuil, Chabrac, Etagnac and Saint-Christophe.
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 Saulgond from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Saulgond
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