Vernoux-en-Gatine travel guide
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Visit Vernoux-en-Gatine: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Vernoux-en-Gatine is situated in the Deux-Sevres department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the western-centre of France at 35 km from Niort, the department capital. (General information: Vernoux-en-Gatine is 327 km from Paris and 510 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Parthenay at 20 km from Vernoux-en-Gatine
Popular places to visit near Vernoux-en-Gatine: these include Parthenay at 20 km and Vouvant at 21 km.
Parthenay is a listed 'town of art and history' at 20km and Vouvant is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 21km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Vernoux-en-Gatine, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Vernoux-en-Gatine
See France This Way travel guides for and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Vernoux-en-Gatine.
Note that all distances from Vernoux-en-Gatine shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Vernoux-en-Gatine holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Vernoux-en-Gatine (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 Vernoux-en-Gatine and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': La Guyonnière (22km) : Jardins du Bâtiment (39km) : Jardin du château de La Mothe (39km) : Parc oriental de Maulévrier (45km) : Jardins de Chaligny (48km) :
- National Monuments: Sanxay (42km) : Oiron Chateau (48km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Vouvant (21km) : Coulon (35km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre-Dame (Vouvant) (21km) : Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (27km) : Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (31km) : Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (34km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (36km) : Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (39km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (40km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (44km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Thouars (45km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Parthenay (20km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Fontenay-le-Comte (29km) :
- Grand Site of France: Marais Poitevin (36km) :
Map of places to visit near Vernoux-en-Gatine & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Vernoux-en-Gâtine
Canton: Secondigny
Arrondissement: Parthenay
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79240
Distance to Vernoux-en-Gatine
from Niort: 35 km
from Paris: 327 km
from Calais: 510 km
from Nice: 691 km
from Bordeaux: 200 km
from Strasbourg: 656 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 Vernoux-en-Gatine): La Chapelle-Saint-Etienne, Le Beugnon, Neuvy-Bouin, Scille and Trayes.
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 Vernoux-en-Gatine from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Vernoux-en-Gatine