Sommières-du-Clain tourism, attractions and travel guide
Photo of Nouaille-Maupertuis at 26 km from Sommières-du-Clain
Visit Sommières-du-Clain: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Sommières-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: Sommières-du-Clain is 323 km from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby: these include Nouaille-Maupertuis at 26 km and Ruffec at 30 km . For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Sommières-du-Clain tourism: selected places to visit and attractions
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Sommières-du-Clain. Note that all distances shown are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater.
Map of places to visit near Sommières-du-Clain and location information
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More information about Sommières-du-Clain & region
Markets in and near Sommières-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)
- Melle: market Friday (39km)
- Montmorillon: market Wednesday (42km)
- Saint-Savin: market Friday (50km)
Tourist attractions to visit near Sommières-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 Sommières-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)
Remarkable gardens Laverré (19km); Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (28km); Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (39km); Touffou (42km); Jardin monastique médiéval (44km)
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 or wildlife park Vallée des singes (monkeys) (7km)
Geography and distances
Geographical Information
Commune: Sommières-du-Clain
Canton: Gençay
Arrondissement: Montmorillon
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86160
Distance to Sommières-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
Close by
We have 4 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Sommieres-du-Clain): Champagne-Saint-Hilaire, Chateau-Garnier, La Ferriere-Airoux and Romagne.
Getting here
Sommières-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 Sommières-du-Clain from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Sommières-du-Clain
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