Sommieres-du-Clain tourism and travel guide
Visit Sommieres-du-Clain: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsSommieres-du-Clain is situated in the Vienne department and Poitou-Charentes region (now part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the west of France at 34 kilometres from Poitiers, the department capital (general information: Sommieres-du-Clain is 323 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby 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.
Sommieres-du-Clain, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Sommieres-du-Clain in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Note that all distances below 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
Markets in and near Sommieres-du-Clain
- 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)
More information about Sommieres-du-Clain, Poitou-Charentes
Tourist attractions near Sommieres-du-Clain, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Sommieres-du-Clain.
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 and 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)
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 as being close (less than 6 kilometres from Sommieres-du-Clain): Champagne-Saint-Hilaire, Chateau-Garnier, La Ferriere-Airoux and Romagne.
This page in French: Visitez Sommieres-du-Clain