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Visit Ulcot: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Ulcot is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 79 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Ulcot is 289 km from Paris and 466 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Thouars at 15 km from Ulcot
Popular places to visit near Ulcot: these include Thouars at 15 km and Aubigne-sur-Layon at 21 km.
Thouars is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 15km and Aubigne-sur-Layon is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 21km. 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 Ulcot, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Ulcot
See France This Way travel guides for and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Ulcot.
Note that all distances from Ulcot shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Ulcot holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Ulcot (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 Ulcot and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc oriental de Maulévrier (26km) :
- National Monuments: Oiron Chateau (26km) : Fontevraud Abbey (38km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Montsoreau (40km) : Candes-Saint-Martin (41km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (25km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (30km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (31km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (37km) : Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (37km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (38km) : Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (41km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (15km) : Aubigne-sur-Layon (21km) : Cholet (37km) : Angers (49km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (44km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Montreuil-Bellay (22km) : Loudun (37km) :
Map of places to visit near Ulcot & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Ulcot
Canton: Argenton-Château
Arrondissement: Bressuire
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79150
Distance to Ulcot
from Niort: 79 km
from Paris: 289 km
from Calais: 466 km
from Nice: 703 km
from Bordeaux: 244 km
from Strasbourg: 632 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 Ulcot): Argenton-Chateau, Boesse, Bouille-Saint-Paul, Cersay, Genneton, Le Breuil-sous-Argenton and Massais.
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 Ulcot from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Ulcot