Brigueuil tourism and travel guide
Visit Brigueuil: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: Here in Brigueuil it is the roman style church that is the most interesting highlight for visitors
Brigueuil is situated in the Charente department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Brigueuil. For detailed visitor information see the Brigueuil travel guide.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Brigueuil in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Montrol-Senard at 12 km and Mortemart at 13 km.
Brigueuil, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Saint-Junien
at 8 km (direction south-south-east), in the Haute-Vienne departmentAfter exploring Saint-Junien and the Collegiale Church of Saint-Junien be sure to also visit...
See Saint-Junien guide
Montrol-Senard
at 12 km (direction north-east), in the Haute-Vienne departmentMontrol-Senard is a traditional Limousin village which has been turned into an ecomuseum....
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Mortemart
Most Beautiful Village at 13 km (direction north-east), in the Haute-Vienne departmentNow listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France', Mortemart is a very pleasant...
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Oradour-sur-Glane
at 14 km (direction east), in the Haute-Vienne departmentThe village of Oradour-sur-Glane is a memorial town, now maintained in the condition it...
See Oradour-sur-Glane guide
Rochechouart
at 15 km (direction south-south-west), in the Haute-Vienne departmentOn the edge of the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park, Rochechouart has a castle and...
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Confolens
at 16 km (direction west-north-west)Confolens has several sites of interest including an ancient bridge and fountain and some...
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Saint-Germain-de-Confolens
at 17 km (direction west-north-west)In the village of Saint-Germain-de-Confolens you can see the substantial ruins of an ancient...
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Le Jardin de Liliane
Garden at 22 km (direction south-south-east), in the Haute-Vienne departmentLe Jardin de Liliane is one of our favourite gardens open to the public...
See Le Jardin de Liliane guide
Bellac
at 24 km (direction north-east), in the Haute-Vienne departmentThe small market town of Bellac has some medieval houses of interest, and a...
See Bellac guide
Aixe-sur-Vienne
at 28 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Vienne departmentThe quiet town of Aixe-sur-Vienne has few important monuments, but is a pleasure to...
See Aixe-sur-Vienne guide
Limoges
at 34 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Vienne departmentLimoges is not usually featured on a list of 'must be visited places' but...
See Limoges guide
Le-Dorat
at 34 km (direction north-east), in the Haute-Vienne departmentIn the small town of Le Dorat you will enjoy exploring the old town...
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Chalus
at 34 km (direction south-south-east), in the Haute-Vienne departmentChâlus is a small market town with two ruined castles in the Monts du...
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Lac de Saint-Pardoux
at 35 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Vienne departmentThe Lac de Saint-Pardoux s a large leisure lake in the Haute-Vienne department...
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Markets in and near Brigueuil
- Saint-Junien: market Saturday (8km)
- Limoges: market every day (31km)
- Chalus: market Friday (34km)
- Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (35km)
- Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (39km)
- La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (44km)
- Civray: market Tuesday & Friday (49km)
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Tourist attractions near Brigueuil, France
What to do at Brigueuil? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Brigueuil.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Limousin (34km)
National Monuments
- Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (41km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (39km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (8km)
- Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (9km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (36km)
- Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (36km)
- Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (39km)
- Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (41km)
- Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (44km)
- Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (44km)
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (47km)
- Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (49km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin de Liliane (22km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Site Corot (6km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (27km)
- Lac de Saint-Pardoux (34km)
- Grotte de Montgaudier (44km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Bellac (24km)
- Bessines-sur-Gartempe (43km)
- La Rochefoucauld (43km)
- Pierre-Buffiere (49km)
- Magnac-Bourg (58km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (41km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Vallée des singes (monkeys) (54km)
Geography and distances
Brigueuil is in the west of France at 64 kilometres from Angouleme, the department capital (general information: Brigueuil is 342 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Brigueuil
Canton: Confolens-Sud
Arrondissement: Confolens
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Postcode: 16420
Distance to Brigueuil
from Angouleme (prefecture): 64 km
from Paris: 342 km
from Calais: 560 km
from Nice: 564 km
from Bordeaux: 167 km
from Strasbourg: 596 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 Brigueuil from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Montrollet, Saint-Christophe and Saulgond.
This page in French: Visiter Brigueuil