Vihiers travel guide
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Visit Vihiers: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Vihiers is situated in the Maine-et-Loire department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the western-centre of France at 34 km from Angers, the department capital. (General information: Vihiers is 287 km from Paris and 457 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Aubigne-sur-Layon at 9 km from Vihiers
Popular places to visit near Vihiers: these include Aubigne-sur-Layon at 9 km and Chateau de Brissac at 24 km.
Aubigne-sur-Layon is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 9km and Parc oriental de Maulévrier is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 22km. 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 Vihiers, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Vihiers
See France This Way travel guides for Maine-et-Loire and Pays-de-la-Loire (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Vihiers.
Note that all distances from Vihiers shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Vihiers holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Vihiers (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 France and Maine-et-Loire 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 Vihiers and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc oriental de Maulévrier (22km) : Jardins du Pin (38km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau d'Angers (36km) : Oiron Chateau (41km) : Fontevraud Abbey (45km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Montsoreau (46km) : Candes-Saint-Martin (47km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (31km) : Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (31km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (42km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (44km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (47km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (47km) : Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (47km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Aubigne-sur-Layon (9km) : Cholet (28km) : Thouars (31km) : Angers (34km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Montreuil-Bellay (29km) : Loudun (49km) :
Map of places to visit near Vihiers & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Vihiers
Canton: Vihiers
Arrondissement: Saumur
Department: Maine-et-Loire
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 49310
Distance to Vihiers
from Angers: 34 km
from Paris: 287 km
from Calais: 457 km
from Nice: 719 km
from Bordeaux: 257 km
from Strasbourg: 638 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 3 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Vihiers): Cernusson, Cerqueux-sous-Passavant and Montilliers.
Getting here
Maine-et-Loire is in the western-centre of France. Most visitors arrive in a car from one of the ferry terminals - Saint Malo and Caen are most practical, allow around 3-4 hours for the journey. For driving distances to Vihiers from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Vihiers