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Bresdon tourism and travel guide

Visit Bresdon: highlights and tourist information

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Bresdon is situated in the Charente-Maritime department and Poitou-Charentes region (now part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the west of France at 83 kilometres from La Rochelle, the department capital (general information: Bresdon is 381 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Tusson at 19 km and Jarnac at 22 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Bresdon, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Bresdon in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

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

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Charente-Maritime

Map of places to visit near Bresdon

Markets in and near Bresdon

• Matha: market Tuesday, Friday and Saturday (12km)
• Aulnay: market Sunday (21km)
• Jarnac: market every day except Monday (22km)
• Cognac: market Tuesday & Friday (24km)
• Chef-Boutonne: market Saturday (27km)
• Brioux-sur-Boutonne: market Thursday (30km)
• Ruffec: market Wednesday & Saturday (32km)
• Angouleme: market every day except Monday (34km)
• Sauze-Vaussais: market Thursday (35km)
• La Couronne: market Saturday (36km)

More information about Bresdon, Poitou-Charentes

Tourist attractions near Bresdon, France

Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Bresdon.

Heritage sites

• Aulnay église St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (22km)
• Saint-Jean-d'Angély, abbaye royale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (29km)
• Melle église St Hilaire (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (38km)
• Saintes basilique St Eutrope (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (40km)
• Pons ancien hopital des pèlerins (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (46km)

National Monuments

• Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (53km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (12km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et eglise de Saint Hérie (Matha) (12km)
• Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (20km)
• Eglise de Saint Germain (Varaize) (21km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (22km)
• Abbaye de Fontdouce (Saint-Bris-des-Bois) (26km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (26km)
• Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (29km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (31km)
• Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) (31km)
• Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (33km)
• Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (33km)
• Eglise de Saint-Savinien (Fenioux) (34km)
• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (35km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (35km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (36km)
• Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (36km)
• Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (36km)
• Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (Saintes) (39km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (39km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (45km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (46km)
• Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (46km)
• Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (46km)
• Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (53km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin monastique médiéval (19km)
• Jardin du Chaigne (36km)
• Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (38km)
• Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (39km)
• Logis de Forge (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Château de Richemont (Charente) (23km)
• Forêt de Pons (44km)

Towns of Art and history

• Angouleme (33km)
• Saintes (40km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Rochefoucauld (45km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoodyssée (35km)
• Vallée des singes (monkeys) (54km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Bresdon is in the west of France. Most visitors will arrive by car typically from a channel ferry ports such as Saint Malo, Caen or Cherbourg, a drive af about 4-5 hours. For driving distances to Bresdon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Anville, Auge-Saint-Medard, Barbezieres, Bazauges, Beauvais-sur-Matha, Cresse, Gourvillette, Louzignac, Massac, Ranville-Breuillaud, Saint-Ouen, Siecq and Verdille.

This page in French: Visiter Bresdon