Brie tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Angouleme at 10 km from Brie
Visit Brie: highlights and tourist information
Brie 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 Brie in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Angouleme at 10 km and Chateau de La Rochefoucauld at 11 km.
Brie, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Angouleme
at 10 km (direction south-west)Angouleme is one of our favourite Charente towns, with several interesting historic monuments to...
See Angouleme guide
Chateau de La Rochefoucauld
Castle at 11 km (direction east)The Chateau de La Rochefoucauld is the most important castle in Charente, with both...
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La Rochefoucauld
at 11 km (direction east)After exploring the Chateau de Rochefoucauld be sure to stroll around the rest of...
See La Rochefoucauld guide
Torsac
at 19 km (direction south)Torsac is one of several small but interesting villages to stroll around in Charente...
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Bayers
at 21 km (direction south)The Chateau de Bayers is the principal monument here, and thers are several other...
See Bayers guide
Marthon
at 21 km (direction east-south-east)In Marthon there is no single monument that dominates, but rather several small buildings...
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Mouthiers-sur-Boeme
at 22 km (direction south-south-west)The 12th century church in roman style is the principal monument here in Mouthiers-sur-Boeme...
See Mouthiers-sur-Boeme guide
Tusson
at 26 km (direction north-west)Tusson is a very typical town of the Charente and has several impressive Renaissance...
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Chateau de la Mercerie
Castle at 26 km (direction south)The Chateau de la Mercerie is a manor house with a substantial wing added...
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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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Charmant
at 27 km (direction south-south-west)Charmant is another pleasant Charente town, with a small castle and a church as...
See Charmant guide
Verteuil-sur-Charente
at 27 km (direction south-south-west)At Verteuil-sur-Charente you will enjoy a stroll along the banks of the Charente River...
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Varaignes
at 27 km (direction east-south-east), in the Dordogne departmentVaraignes is a pretty village with a castle at its centre. The castle is...
See Varaignes guide
Villebois-Lavalette
at 28 km (direction south)The village of Villebois-Lavalette is pleasant to explore, and also has a castle to...
See Villebois-Lavalette guide
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Markets in and near Brie
- Ruelle-sur-Touvre: market Thursday & Sunday & (7km)
- La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (11km)
- Angouleme: market every day except Monday (12km)
- La Couronne: market Saturday (18km)
- Jarnac: market every day except Monday (32km)
- Ruffec: market Wednesday & Saturday (32km)
- Mareuil: market Tuesday (36km)
- Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (37km)
- Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (43km)
- Cognac: market Tuesday & Friday (44km)
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Tourist attractions near Brie, France
What to do at Brie? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Brie.
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (53km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nontron (40km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (46km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (9km)
- Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (12km)
- Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (15km)
- Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (15km)
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (18km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (18km)
- Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (23km)
- Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (23km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (27km)
- Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (32km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (39km)
- Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (40km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (40km)
- Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (42km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre et eglise de Saint Hérie (Matha) (46km)
- Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (46km)
- Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (47km)
- Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (52km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (52km)
- Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (53km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (53km)
Remarkable gardens
- Logis de Forge (22km)
- Jardin monastique médiéval (26km)
- Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (33km)
- Jardin du Chaigne (37km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte de Montgaudier (19km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- La Rochefoucauld (11km)
Geography and distances
Brie is in the west of France at 12 kilometres from Angouleme, the department capital (general information: Brie is 381 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Brie
Canton: Rochefoucauld
Arrondissement: Angoulême
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Postcode: 16590
Distance to Brie
from Angouleme (prefecture): 12 km
from Paris: 381 km
from Calais: 592 km
from Nice: 599 km
from Bordeaux: 119 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 Brie from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Anais, Champniers and Jauldes.
This page in French: Visiter Brie