Ansac-sur-Vienne tourism and travel guide

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Visit Ansac-sur-Vienne: highlights and tourist information

Ansac-sur-Vienne 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 Ansac-sur-Vienne in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Confolens at 3 km and Saint-Germain-de-Confolens at 7 km.

Ansac-sur-Vienne, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Confolens

at 3 km (direction north-east)

Confolens has several sites of interest including an ancient bridge and fountain and some...

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Saint-Germain-de-Confolens

at 7 km (direction north-east)

In the village of Saint-Germain-de-Confolens you can see the substantial ruins of an ancient...

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Brigueuil

at 17 km (direction east)

Here in Brigueuil it is the roman style church that is the most interesting...

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Saint-Junien

at 23 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

After exploring Saint-Junien and the Collegiale Church of Saint-Junien be sure to also visit...

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Rochechouart

at 23 km (direction south-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

On the edge of the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park, Rochechouart has a castle and...

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Montrol-Senard

at 25 km (direction east), in the Haute-Vienne department

Montrol-Senard is a traditional Limousin village which has been turned into an ecomuseum....

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Nanteuil-en-Vallee

at 25 km (direction west)

Here at Nanteuil-en-Vallee it is the Nanteuil Abbey and Treasury that is of most...

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Mortemart

Most Beautiful Village at 25 km (direction east), in the Haute-Vienne department

Now listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France', Mortemart is a very pleasant...

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Oradour-sur-Glane

at 31 km (direction east), in the Haute-Vienne department

The village of Oradour-sur-Glane is a memorial town, now maintained in the condition it...

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Verteuil-sur-Charente

at 32 km (direction west)

At Verteuil-sur-Charente you will enjoy a stroll along the banks of the Charente River...

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Bayers

at 33 km (direction west)

The Chateau de Bayers is the principal monument here, and thers are several other...

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Chateau de La Rochefoucauld

Castle at 34 km (direction south-west)

The Chateau de La Rochefoucauld is the most important castle in Charente, with both...

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La Rochefoucauld

at 34 km (direction south-west)

After exploring the Chateau de Rochefoucauld be sure to stroll around the rest of...

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Bellac

at 34 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

The small market town of Bellac has some medieval houses of interest, and a...

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Map of places to visit near Ansac-sur-Vienne

Markets in and near Ansac-sur-Vienne

• Saint-Junien: market Saturday (23km)
• Civray: market Tuesday & Friday (32km)
• La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (35km)
• Ruffec: market Wednesday & Saturday (35km)
• Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (41km)
• Chaunay: market Monday (44km)
• Sauze-Vaussais: market Thursday (45km)
• Chalus: market Friday (46km)
• Ruelle-sur-Touvre: market Thursday & Sunday & (48km)
• Angouleme: market every day except Monday (54km)

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Tourist attractions near Ansac-sur-Vienne, France

What to do at Ansac-sur-Vienne? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Ansac-sur-Vienne.

National Monuments

• Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (25km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perigord-Limousin (44km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (11km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (19km)
• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (23km)
• Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (24km)
• Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (25km)
• Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (27km)
• Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (32km)
• Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (33km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (34km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (34km)
• Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (34km)
• Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (46km)
• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (54km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (55km)
• Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (57km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (60km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (29km)
• Jardin de Liliane (35km)
• Jardin monastique médiéval (45km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Site Corot (22km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (35km)
• Grotte de Montgaudier (39km)

Towns of Art and history

• Confolens (3km)
• Angouleme (53km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Rochefoucauld (34km)
• Bellac (34km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (55km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Vallée des singes (monkeys) (39km)

Geography and distances

Ansac-sur-Vienne is in the west of France at 54 kilometres from Angouleme, the department capital (general information: Ansac-sur-Vienne is 343 kilometres from Paris).

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 Ansac-sur-Vienne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Confolens, Manot and Saint-Maurice-Des-Lions.

This page in French: Visiter Ansac-sur-Vienne