Sommieres-du-Clain tourism, attractions and travel guide
Visit Sommieres-du-Clain: Highlights and Tourist Information
Sommieres-du-Clain is situated in the Vienne (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 34 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Sommieres-du-Clain is 323 km from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Ruffec at 30 km and Nanteuil-en-Vallee at 31 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Sommieres-du-Clain, France: places to visit, tourism and attractions
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend when sightseeing close to Sommieres-du-Clain. Note that all distances shown are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater.
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Vienne
Map of places to visit near Sommieres-du-Clain and location information
More information about Sommieres-du-Clain & region
Markets in and near Sommieres-du-Clain
Local markets
- Civray: market Tuesday & Friday (15km)
- Chaunay: market Monday (17km)
- Vivonne: market Saturday (18km)
- Sauze-Vaussais: market Thursday (25km)
- Lezay: market Tuesday (28km)
- Rouille: market Friday (29km)
- Ruffec: market Wednesday & Saturday (31km)
- Poitiers: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday all day & Friday (34km)
- La Mothe-Saint-Heray: market Thursday (37km)
- Chef-Boutonne: market Saturday (38km)
Tourist attractions to visit near Sommieres-du-Clain, France
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Sommieres-du-Clain and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the map below.
Heritage sites Poitiers église Saint-Hilaire le Grand (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (33km); Melle église St Hilaire (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (40km)
National Monuments Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (15km); Sanxay (37km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour) Chauvigny (39km)
Churches or other religious monuments Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (12km); Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (13km); Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (15km); Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (15km); Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (16km); Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (17km); Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (19km); Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (24km); Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (25km); Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (26km); Eglise de Saint Gervais et Saint Protais (Civaux) (30km); Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (30km); Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chauvigny) (39km); Eglise de Notre-Dame (Montmorillon) (42km); Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (44km); Abbaye de Saint Savin sur Gartempe (Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe) (50km); Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (60km)
Remarkable gardens Laverré (19km); Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (28km); Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (39km); Touffou (42km); Jardin monastique médiéval (44km); Jardin du château de La Mothe (51km)
Sites of natural beauty Site Corot (59km)
Amusement park / theme park Futuroscope (43km)
Towns of Art and history Poitiers (34km); Confolens (38km); Montmorillon (42km)
Listed as villages d'etape - (recommended place to break a long journey) Vivonne (18km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park Vallée des singes (monkeys) (7km)
Geography and distances
Geographical Information
Commune: Sommieres-du-Clain
Canton: Gençay
Arrondissement: Montmorillon
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86160
Distance to Sommieres-du-Clain
from Poitiers (prefecture): 34 km
from Paris: 323 km
from Calais: 531 km
from Nice: 614 km
from Bordeaux: 176 km
from Strasbourg: 612 km
Getting here
Sommieres-du-Clain 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 Sommieres-du-Clain from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 4 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Sommieres-du-Clain): Champagne-Saint-Hilaire, Chateau-Garnier, La Ferriere-Airoux and Romagne.
This page in French: Visitez Sommieres-du-Clain
