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Visit Vernon: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Vernon is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 19 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Vernon is 303 km from Paris and 511 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Nouaille-Maupertuis at 9 km from Vernon
Popular places to visit near Vernon: these include Nouaille-Maupertuis at 9 km and Chauvigny at 19 km.
Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) is a listed 'religious monument' at 9km and Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) 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 Vernon, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Vernon
See France This Way travel guides for Vienne and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Vernon.
Note that all distances from Vernon shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Vernon holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Vernon (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 Vienne 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 Vernon and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Laverré (11km) : Jardin du château de La Mothe (44km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (48km) :
- National Monuments: Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (33km) : Sanxay (37km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Angles-sur-l'Anglin (42km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (9km) : Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (9km) : Eglise de Saint Gervais et Saint Protais (Civaux) (14km) : Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (18km) : Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (19km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chauvigny) (20km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (27km) : Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (28km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame (Montmorillon) (30km) : Abbaye de Saint Savin sur Gartempe (Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe) (33km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Poitiers (19km) : Montmorillon (30km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Chauvigny (19km) :
Map of places to visit near Vernon & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Vernon
Canton: Villedieu-du-Clain
Arrondissement: Poitiers
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86340
Distance to Vernon
from Poitiers: 19 km
from Paris: 303 km
from Calais: 511 km
from Nice: 614 km
from Bordeaux: 196 km
from Strasbourg: 596 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 5 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Vernon): Dienne, Fleure, Gizay, Nieuil-l'Espoir and Saint-Laurent-de-Jourdes.
Getting here
Vienne 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 Vernon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Vernon