Vivonne travel guide
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Visit Vivonne: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Vivonne is situated in the Vienne department (Poitou-Charentes region) in the west of France at 18 km from Poitiers, the department capital. (General information: Vivonne is 312 km from Paris and 516 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Nouaille-Maupertuis at 15 km from Vivonne
Popular places to visit near Vivonne: these include Nouaille-Maupertuis at 15 km and Poitiers at 18 km.
Laverré is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 6km and Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) is a listed 'religious monument' at 11km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Vivonne: Listed as a village d'etape - (recommended place to break a long journey);
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Vivonne, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Vivonne
See France This Way travel guides for Vienne and Poitou-Charentes (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Vivonne.
Note that all distances from Vivonne shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Vivonne holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Vivonne (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 Vivonne and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Laverré (6km) : Jardin du château de La Mothe (33km) : Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (38km) : La Guyonnière (41km) : Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (44km) :
- National Monuments: Sanxay (22km) : Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (33km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (11km) : Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (13km) : Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (15km) : Eglise de Notre Dame la Grande (Poitiers) (19km) : Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (26km) : Eglise de Saint Gervais et Saint Protais (Civaux) (31km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (31km) : Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (31km) : Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (33km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chauvigny) (34km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Poitiers (18km) : Parthenay (46km) : Montmorillon (47km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Chauvigny (34km) :
Map of places to visit near Vivonne & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Vivonne
Canton: Vivonne
Arrondissement: Poitiers
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86370
Distance to Vivonne
from Poitiers: 18 km
from Paris: 312 km
from Calais: 516 km
from Nice: 628 km
from Bordeaux: 188 km
from Strasbourg: 611 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 Vivonne): Aslonnes, Celle-Levescault, Chateau-Larcher, Marcay and Marigny-Chemereau.
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 Vivonne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Vivonne