Ceaux-en-Loudun tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau du Rivau at 11 km from Ceaux-en-Loudun

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Visit Ceaux-en-Loudun: highlights and tourist information

Ceaux-en-Loudun is situated in the Vienne 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 Ceaux-en-Loudun in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau du Rivau at 11 km and Chateau de Chinon at 16 km.

Ceaux-en-Loudun, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau du Rivau

Castle at 11 km (direction north-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

One of the more modest castles in the region, both the Chateau de Rivau...

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Chateau de Chinon

Castle at 16 km (direction north-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

Château de Chinon retains more medieval elements than most Loire Valley castles...

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Tavant

at 16 km (direction north-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

Tavant is a small village but a visit to se the murals in the...

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Chinon

at 18 km (direction north-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

As well as the castle, Chinon has a very impressive medieval centre to explore...

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Fontevraud Abbey

Abbey at 22 km (direction north-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The Fontevraud Abbey has a great deal to see: it is one of the...

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Crissay-sur-Manse

Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction east-north-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

Explore the lovely stone houses and narrow streets in the tiny village of Crissay-sur-Manse...

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Candes-Saint-Martin collegiate church

Church at 24 km (direction north-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The collegiate church of Candes-Saint-Martin has numerous medieval statues incorporated in the facade and...

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Candes-Saint-Martin

Most Beautiful Village at 24 km (direction north-west), in the Indre-et-Loire department

In the village of Candes-Saint-Martin, a 'most beautiful village in France', you can see...

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Montsoreau

Most Beautiful Village at 25 km (direction north-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

Montsoreau, listed as a 'most beautiful villages in France', also has an interesting troglodyte...

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Chateau d'Ussé

Castle at 25 km (direction north-north-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The imposing Chateau d'Usse, next to the Loire, is an imposing medieval-renaissance castle surrounded...

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Moncontour, Vienne

at 25 km (direction west-south-west)

As well as the castle in Moncontour, you will also enjoy the town's leisure...

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Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau

Castle at 31 km (direction north-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

Not the most luxurious or largest castle in the region, it is the beauty...

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Azay-le-Rideau

at 31 km (direction north-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The village of Azay-le-Rideau is best known for its castle but also has a...

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Chateau de Montreuil-Bellay

Castle at 32 km (direction west-north-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The Château de Montreuil-Bellay is an impressive 15th century castle surrouned by medieval ramparts...

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Reserve excursions near Ceaux-en-Loudun

Map of places to visit near Ceaux-en-Loudun

Markets in and near Ceaux-en-Loudun

• Richelieu: market Monday & Friday (7km)
• Loudun: market Tuesday (12km)
• Chinon: market Thursday all day & Sunday (16km)
• Avoine: market Friday (20km)
• Montsoreau: market Sunday (25km)
• Mirebeau: market Wednesday & Saturday (27km)
• Bourgueil: market Tuesday & Saturday (28km)
• Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine: market Friday (31km)
• Azay-le-Rideau: market Wednesday & Saturday (31km)
• Montreuil-Bellay: market Tuesday (32km)

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Tourist attractions near Ceaux-en-Loudun, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium de Loudun (12km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Crissay-sur-Manse (23km)
• Candes-Saint-Martin (24km)
• Montsoreau (25km)

National Monuments

• Fontevraud Abbey (22km)
• Oiron Chateau (25km)
• Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau (31km)
• Cloisters of la Psalette (53km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Loudun (12km)
• Montreuil-Bellay (32km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Loire-Anjou-Touraine (28km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (22km)
• Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (24km)
• Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (27km)
• Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (33km)
• Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (36km)
• Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (50km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (50km)

Remarkable gardens

• Les jardins du château du Rivau (10km)
• Les jardins de la Chatonnière (31km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (41km)
• Jardin du château de La Mothe (44km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (51km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (53km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Richelieu (7km)
• Chinon (16km)
• Saumur (35km)
• Chatillon-sur-Thouet (55km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Futuroscope (41km)

Towns of Art and history

• Thouars (35km)
• Tours (53km)
• Parthenay (56km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (53km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Doué-la-Fontaine (45km)

Geography and distances

Ceaux-en-Loudun is in the west of France at 50 kilometres from Poitiers, the department capital (general information: Ceaux-en-Loudun is 257 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive here by car - the ferry ports such as Caen, Saint Malo and Cherbourg are convenient at around 4-5 hours drive. For driving distances to Ceaux-en-Loudun from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Assay, Champigny-sur-Veude, Maulay, Messeme, Nueil-sous-Faye and Pouant.

This page in French: Visiter Ceaux-en-Loudun