Tessonniere travel guide
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Visit Tessonniere: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Tessonniere is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 58 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Tessonniere is 296 km from Paris and 484 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Moncontour, Vienne at 16 km from Tessonniere
Popular places to visit near Tessonniere: these include Moncontour, Vienne at 16 km and Thouars at 18 km.
Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) is a listed 'religious monument' at 4km and Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) is a listed 'religious monument' at 9km. 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 Tessonniere, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Tessonniere
See France This Way travel guides for and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Tessonniere.
Note that all distances from Tessonniere shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Tessonniere holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Tessonniere (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 Tessonniere and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de La Mothe (22km) : La Guyonnière (26km) : Parc oriental de Maulévrier (47km) :
- National Monuments: Oiron Chateau (18km) : Sanxay (38km) : Fontevraud Abbey (45km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Candes-Saint-Martin (49km) : Montsoreau (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (4km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (9km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (13km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (45km) : Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (48km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (48km) : Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (19km) : Aubigne-sur-Layon (49km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (19km) : Poitiers (48km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Loudun (30km) : Montreuil-Bellay (36km) :
Map of places to visit near Tessonniere & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Tessonnière
Canton: Saint-Loup-Lamairé
Arrondissement: Parthenay
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79600
Distance to Tessonniere
from Niort: 58 km
from Paris: 296 km
from Calais: 484 km
from Nice: 678 km
from Bordeaux: 222 km
from Strasbourg: 626 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 8 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Tessonniere): Airvault, Availles-Thouarsais, Boussais, Glenay, Le Chillou, Louin, Maisontiers and Saint-Loup-Lamaire.
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 Tessonniere from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Tessonniere