Bournezeau tourism and travel guide

Photo is of La Roche-sur-Yon at 19 km from Bournezeau

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Visit Bournezeau: highlights and tourist information

Bournezeau is situated in the Vendee department and Pays de la Loire region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Bournezeau in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include La Roche-sur-Yon at 19 km and Lucon at 20 km.

Bournezeau, France: places to visit and attractions

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

La Roche-sur-Yon

at 19 km (direction west)

La Roche-sur-Yon has an attractive town centre around the gardens of the Place Napoleon...

See La Roche-sur-Yon guide

Lucon

at 20 km (direction south)

Lucon is a quiet Vendee town, usually visited for its imposing cathedral and public...

See Lucon guide

Luçon cathedral

Cathedral at 20 km (direction south)

Luçon cathedral is a small cathedral with element in the roman, gothic, classical and...

See Luçon cathedral guide

Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits

at 25 km (direction west-south-west)

The village of Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits in Vendée has a large medieval market hall and a...

See Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits guide

Vouvant

Most Beautiful Village at 32 km (direction east)

The pleasant village of Vouvant still retains part of a medieval castle and an...

See Vouvant guide

Fontenay-le-Comte

at 34 km (direction east-south-east)

With some interesting 18th century townhouses to see, Fontenay-le-Comte is also home to the...

See Fontenay-le-Comte guide

Longeville-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 34 km (direction west-south-west)

At Longeville-sur-Mer you will enjoy the lively market in the town as well as...

See Longeville-sur-Mer guide

La Faute-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 36 km (direction south-south-west)

Here at La Faute-sur-Mer you can explore the nature reserve and peninsula - or...

See La Faute-sur-Mer guide

Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard

at 38 km (direction west-south-west)

Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard is a small resort in Vendee where you can visit the house and...

See Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard guide

La Tranche-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 38 km (direction south-west)

La Tranche-sur-Mer is a small resort, but very pleasant and with an enjoyable promenade...

See La Tranche-sur-Mer guide

Marans

at 39 km (direction south-south-east), in the Charente-Maritime department

Marans is a small town with a pretty section along the river in the...

See Marans guide

Chateau de Talmont

Castle at 39 km (direction west-south-west)

The Chateau of Talmont is a ancient castle, now in ruins, in the Vendee...

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Talmont-Saint-Hilaire

at 39 km (direction west-south-west)

The small town of Talmont-Saint-Hilaire is mainly known for the Chateau de Talmont, where...

See Talmont-Saint-Hilaire guide

Jard-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 39 km (direction west-south-west)

Jard-sur-Mer is a very pleasant, if quite small, Vendee resort with a harbour and...

See Jard-sur-Mer guide

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Reserve excursions near Bournezeau

Map of places to visit near Bournezeau

Markets in and near Bournezeau

• Les Essarts: market Wednesday (16km)
• Lucon: market Wednesday & Saturday (20km)
• La Roche-sur-Yon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (20km)
• Angles: market Wednesday & Sunday (31km)
• Fontenay-le-Comte: market Saturday all day (34km)
• La Faute-sur-Mer: market Thursday & Sunday (36km)
• La Tranche-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Saturday (37km)
• La Mothe-Achard: market Friday (37km)
• Marans: market Tuesday (39km)
• Jard-sur-Mer: market Monday (40km)

More information about Bournezeau, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near Bournezeau, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Marais Poitevin (51km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Vouvant (32km)
• Coulon (57km)

National Monuments

• Georges Clemenceau house (38km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Fontenay-le-Comte (34km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre-Dame (Vouvant) (32km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (44km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (44km)
• Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (44km)
• Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (53km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de Chaligny (9km)
• Jardins du Bâtiment (15km)
• Parc oriental de Maulévrier (53km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Baie de l'Aiguillon (46km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Puy de Fou (34km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Marans (39km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Fauconnerie du Puy du Fou (falconry) (34km)
• Natur'Zoo de Mervent (35km)
• Parc zoologique des Sables-d'Olonne (48km)

Geography and distances

Bournezeau is in the west of France at 19 kilometres from La Roche-sur-Yon, the department capital (general information: Bournezeau is 361 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car from a cross-channel ferry port - Saint Malo is convenient at around 3 hours drive. For driving distances to Bournezeau from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Fougere, Les Pineaux, Saint-Hilaire-le-Vouhis and Thorigny.

This page in French: Visiter Bournezeau