Anais tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Angouleme at 12 km from Anais
Visit Anais: highlights and tourist information
Anais is situated in the Charente department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Anais in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Angouleme at 12 km and Chateau de La Rochefoucauld at 14 km.
Anais, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Angouleme
at 12 km (direction south-south-west)Angouleme is one of our favourite Charente towns, with several interesting historic monuments to...
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Chateau de La Rochefoucauld
Castle at 14 km (direction east)The Chateau de La Rochefoucauld is the most important castle in Charente, with both...
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La Rochefoucauld
at 14 km (direction east)After exploring the Chateau de Rochefoucauld be sure to stroll around the rest of...
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Bayers
at 17 km (direction east)The Chateau de Bayers is the principal monument here, and thers are several other...
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Tusson
at 21 km (direction north-west)Tusson is a very typical town of the Charente and has several impressive Renaissance...
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Verteuil-sur-Charente
at 23 km (direction north-west)At Verteuil-sur-Charente you will enjoy a stroll along the banks of the Charente River...
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Torsac
at 23 km (direction south)Torsac is one of several small but interesting villages to stroll around in Charente...
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Mouthiers-sur-Boeme
at 25 km (direction south-south-west)The 12th century church in roman style is the principal monument here in Mouthiers-sur-Boeme...
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Marthon
at 26 km (direction south-east)In Marthon there is no single monument that dominates, but rather several small buildings...
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Saint-Simon
at 26 km (direction west-south-west)In the Charente town of Saint-Simon you will enjoy a stroll along the river,...
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Nanteuil-en-Vallee
at 27 km (direction north-north-east)Here at Nanteuil-en-Vallee it is the Nanteuil Abbey and Treasury that is of most...
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Ruffec
at 28 km (direction north-north-east)The highlight in the quiet town of Ruffec is the facade of the 12th...
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Chateau de la Mercerie
Castle at 30 km (direction south)The Chateau de la Mercerie is a manor house with a substantial wing added...
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Charmant
at 31 km (direction south)Charmant is another pleasant Charente town, with a small castle and a church as...
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Markets in and near Anais
- Ruelle-sur-Touvre: market Thursday & Sunday & (11km)
- Angouleme: market every day except Monday (14km)
- La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (14km)
- La Couronne: market Saturday (20km)
- Ruffec: market Wednesday & Saturday (28km)
- Jarnac: market every day except Monday (31km)
- Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (40km)
- Mareuil: market Tuesday (41km)
- Sauze-Vaussais: market Thursday (41km)
- Matha: market Tuesday, Friday and Saturday (42km)
More information about Anais, Poitou-Charentes
Tourist attractions near Anais, France
What to do at Anais? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Anais.
Heritage sites
- Aulnay église St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (52km)
National Monuments
- Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (44km)
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (58km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nontron (44km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (7km)
- Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (15km)
- Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (17km)
- Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (18km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (19km)
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (20km)
- Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (24km)
- Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (25km)
- Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (28km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (30km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (37km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (37km)
- Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (38km)
- Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (38km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (42km)
- Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (42km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre et eglise de Saint Hérie (Matha) (42km)
- Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (42km)
- Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (44km)
- Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) (48km)
- Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (48km)
- Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (51km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (58km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin monastique médiéval (21km)
- Logis de Forge (25km)
- Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (29km)
- Jardin du Chaigne (38km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte de Montgaudier (23km)
- Château de Richemont (Charente) (45km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- La Rochefoucauld (14km)
Geography and distances
Anais is in the west of France at 14 kilometres from Angouleme, the department capital (general information: Anais is 379 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Anais
Canton: Saint-Amant-de-Boixe
Arrondissement: Angoulême
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Postcode: 16560
Distance to Anais
from Angouleme (prefecture): 14 km
from Paris: 379 km
from Calais: 588 km
from Nice: 603 km
from Bordeaux: 121 km
from Strasbourg: 649 km
Getting here
Most visitors to the region come by car with arrive here by car with the ferry ports at Saint Malo taking about 5 hours driving time. For driving distances to Anais from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aussac-Vadalle, Brie, Jauldes, Saint-Amant-de-Boixe, Tourriers and Villejoubert.
This page in French: Visiter Anais