Taize travel guide
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Visit Taize: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Taize is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 72 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Taize is 283 km from Paris and 470 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Thouars at 9 km from Taize
Popular places to visit near Taize: these include Thouars at 9 km and Moncontour, Vienne at 9 km.
Oiron Chateau is a listed 'national monument' at 4km and Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) is a listed 'religious monument' at 5km. 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 Taize, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Taize
See France This Way travel guides for and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Taize.
Note that all distances from Taize shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Taize holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Taize (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 Deux-Sevres 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 Taize and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de La Mothe (31km) : Les jardins du château du Rivau (38km) : La Guyonnière (40km) : Parc oriental de Maulévrier (49km) :
- National Monuments: Oiron Chateau (4km) : Fontevraud Abbey (31km) : Sanxay (48km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Montsoreau (35km) : Candes-Saint-Martin (35km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (5km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (7km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (11km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (31km) : Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (35km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (47km) : Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (47km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (10km) : Aubigne-sur-Layon (41km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (33km) : Chinon (40km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Loudun (18km) : Montreuil-Bellay (23km) :
Map of places to visit near Taize & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Taizé
Canton: Thouars 1er Canton
Arrondissement: Bressuire
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79100
Distance to Taize
from Niort: 72 km
from Paris: 283 km
from Calais: 470 km
from Nice: 679 km
from Bordeaux: 235 km
from Strasbourg: 616 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 Taize): Brie, Irais, Misse, Oiron, Pas-de-Jeu, Saint-Generoux and Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes.
Getting here
Deux-Sevres is in the western-centre of France. Most visitors will come by car, as an excursion from the Loire Valley or approximately 4 hours from the channel port at Saint-Malo. For driving distances to Taize from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Taize