Champagne-Vigny tourism and travel guide

Visit Champagne-Vigny: highlights and tourist information

Champagne-Vigny 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 Champagne-Vigny in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Mouthiers-sur-Boeme at 9 km and Charmant at 12 km.

Champagne-Vigny, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Mouthiers-sur-Boeme

Mouthiers-sur-Boeme

at 9 km (direction east-north-east)

The 12th century church in roman style is the principal monument here in Mouthiers-sur-Boeme...

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Charmant

Charmant

at 12 km (direction east)

Charmant is another pleasant Charente town, with a small castle and a church as...

See Charmant guide
Barbezieux

Barbezieux

at 15 km (direction west)

Here in the small town of Barbezieux it is the castle that dominates the...

See Barbezieux guide
Torsac

Torsac

at 15 km (direction east-north-east)

Torsac is one of several small but interesting villages to stroll around in Charente...

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Chateau de la Mercerie

Chateau de la Mercerie

Castle at 16 km (direction east)

The Chateau de la Mercerie is a manor house with a substantial wing added...

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Saint-Simon

Saint-Simon

at 18 km (direction north-west)

In the Charente town of Saint-Simon you will enjoy a stroll along the river,...

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Villebois-Lavalette

Villebois-Lavalette

at 19 km (direction east)

The village of Villebois-Lavalette is pleasant to explore, and also has a castle to...

See Villebois-Lavalette guide
Angouleme

Angouleme

at 20 km (direction north-east)

Angouleme is one of our favourite Charente towns, with several interesting historic monuments to...

See Angouleme guide
 
 
Jarnac

Jarnac

at 25 km (direction north-west)

Visitors to Jarnac can explore the small old town, walk along the riverside, and...

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Chalais

Chalais

at 26 km (direction south)

Chalais has an ancient castle and a roman church among its attractions ...

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The Subterranean Monolithic Church of Saint-Jean

The Subterranean Monolithic Church of Saint-Jean

Church at 28 km (direction south-south-east)

The Monolithic Subterranean Church of Saint-Jean in Aubeterre-sur-Dronne is a magnificent underground church hewn...

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Aubeterre-sur-Dronne

Aubeterre-sur-Dronne

Most Beautiful Village at 28 km (direction south-south-east)

The attractive village of Aubeterre-sur-Dronne is also well known for its imposing troglodyte church...

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Mareuil-en-Perigord

Mareuil-en-Perigord

at 33 km (direction east), in the Dordogne department

The village of Mareuil in Mareuil-en-Perigord was one of the four baronies of the...

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Marthon

Marthon

at 34 km (direction east-north-east)

In Marthon there is no single monument that dominates, but rather several small buildings...

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Markets in and near Champagne-Vigny

  • La Couronne: market Saturday (12km)
  • Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (16km)
  • Angouleme: market every day except Monday (18km)
  • Ruelle-sur-Touvre: market Thursday & Sunday & (24km)
  • Jarnac: market every day except Monday (25km)
  • Chalais: market Monday (26km)
  • Mareuil: market Tuesday (33km)
  • Cognac: market Tuesday & Friday (35km)
  • Riberac: market Tuesday & Friday (37km)
  • Jonzac: market Tuesday & Saturday (37km)

More information about Champagne-Vigny, Poitou-Charentes

Tourist attractions near Champagne-Vigny, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Churches and religious monuments

  • Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (6km)
  • Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (8km)
  • Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (9km)
  • Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (12km)
  • Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (15km)
  • Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (16km)
  • Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (16km)
  • Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (18km)
  • Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (28km)
  • Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (31km)
  • Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) (35km)
  • Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (37km)
  • Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (39km)
  • Abbaye de Fontdouce (Saint-Bris-des-Bois) (48km)
  • Eglise de Saint Pierre et eglise de Saint Hérie (Matha) (49km)
  • Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (50km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Logis de Forge (9km)
  • Jardin du Chaigne (16km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Grotte de Montgaudier (38km)
  • Château de Richemont (Charente) (39km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

 
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Geography and distances

Champagne-Vigny is in the west of France at 18 kilometres from Angouleme, the department capital (general information: Champagne-Vigny is 411 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Champagne-Vigny

Canton: Blanzac-Porcheresse

Arrondissement: Angoulême

Department: Charente

Region: Poitou-Charentes

New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Postcode: 16250

Distance to Champagne-Vigny

from Angouleme (prefecture): 18 km

from Paris: 411 km

from Calais: 620 km

from Nice: 606 km

from Bordeaux: 89 km

from Strasbourg: 677 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 Champagne-Vigny from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aubeville, Becheresse, Blanzac-Porcheresse, Claix, Etriac, Jurignac, Mainfonds, Pereuil, Perignac, Plassac-Rouffiac and Saint-Leger.

This page in French: Visiter Champagne-Vigny

 
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