Chabournay tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Futuroscope at 10 km from Chabournay

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Visit Chabournay: highlights and tourist information

Chabournay 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 Chabournay in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Futuroscope at 10 km and Poitiers at 16 km.

Chabournay, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Futuroscope

Theme Park at 10 km (direction east-south-east)

Futuroscope is one of the most popular attractions in France!...

See Futuroscope guide

Poitiers

at 16 km (direction south-south-east)

Poitiers is a nice town with lots of interesting sites, including the 12th century...

See Poitiers guide

Chatellerault

at 25 km (direction east-north-east)

The quiet regional town of Chatellerault has some notable 18th century townhouses...

See Chatellerault guide

Nouaille-Maupertuis

at 26 km (direction south-east)

Visit Nouaille-Maupertuis to see the substantial Abbey of Saint Junien...

See Nouaille-Maupertuis guide

Moncontour, Vienne

at 28 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Moncontour, Vienne guide

Chauvigny

at 34 km (direction east-south-east)

We especially enjoyed exploring the castles along the hilltop when visiting Chauvigny...

See Chauvigny guide

Parthenay

at 39 km (direction west), in the Deux-Sevres department

Parthenay is a quiet town, with historic monuments that hint at its importance iver...

See Parthenay guide

La Roche-Posay

at 43 km (direction east)

The castle donjon and the medieval gateway are the main historical monuments in the...

See La Roche-Posay guide

Chateau du Rivau

Castle at 43 km (direction east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Chateau du Rivau guide

Thouars

at 46 km (direction west-north-west), in the Deux-Sevres department

Best known for its 17th century castle, in Thouars you can also see several...

See Thouars guide

Tavant

at 46 km (direction north-north-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Tavant guide

Angles-sur-l'Anglin

Most Beautiful Village at 48 km (direction east)

The pretty village of Angles sur l'Anglin and the river setting make this one...

See Angles-sur-l'Anglin guide

Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe

Heritage Site at 49 km (direction east-south-east)

The highlight here is of course the Abbey of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe, certainly the best example...

See Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe guide

Chateau de Chinon

Castle at 50 km (direction east-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

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

See Chateau de Chinon guide

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Map of places to visit near Chabournay

Markets in and near Chabournay

• Neuville-de-Poitou: market Thursday & Sunday (4km)
• Jaunay-Clan: market Friday (9km)
• Mirebeau: market Wednesday & Saturday (10km)
• Vouille: market Saturday (11km)
• Poitiers: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday all day & Friday (16km)
• Naintre: market Sunday (17km)
• Thenezay: market Sunday (22km)
• Chatellerault: market Wednesday & Thursday all day & Saturday (25km)
• Airvault: market Saturday (32km)
• Vivonne: market Saturday (33km)

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Tourist attractions near Chabournay, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium de Loudun (35km)

Heritage sites

• Poitiers église Saint-Hilaire le Grand (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (17km)

National Monuments

• Sanxay (32km)
• Oiron Chateau (36km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chauvigny (34km)
• Loudun (35km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (26km)
• Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (30km)
• Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (32km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (33km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chauvigny) (34km)
• Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (35km)
• Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Gervais et Saint Protais (Civaux) (43km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du château de La Mothe (21km)
• Touffou (28km)
• Laverré (31km)
• La Guyonnière (41km)
• Les jardins du château du Rivau (41km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Richelieu (33km)
• Chatillon-sur-Thouet (39km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Futuroscope (10km)

Towns of Art and history

• Poitiers (16km)
• Parthenay (39km)
• Thouars (46km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Vivonne (33km)

Geography and distances

Chabournay is in the west of France at 16 kilometres from Poitiers, the department capital (general information: Chabournay is 284 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 Chabournay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Blaslay, Charrais, Cheneche, Neuville-de-Poitou, Thurageau, Varennes, Vendeuvre-du-Poitou and Yversay.

This page in French: Visiter Chabournay