Champniers tourism and travel guide

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Visit Champniers: highlights and tourist information

Champniers 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 Champniers in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Angouleme at 7 km and Chateau de La Rochefoucauld at 14 km.

Champniers, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Angouleme

at 7 km (direction south-west)

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

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Chateau de La Rochefoucauld

Castle at 14 km (direction east)

The Chateau de La Rochefoucauld is the most important castle in Charente, with both...

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La Rochefoucauld

at 14 km (direction east)

After exploring the Chateau de Rochefoucauld be sure to stroll around the rest of...

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Torsac

at 17 km (direction south)

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

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Mouthiers-sur-Boeme

at 19 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Marthon

at 22 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Saint-Simon

at 23 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Bayers

at 23 km (direction west-south-west)

The Chateau de Bayers is the principal monument here, and thers are several other...

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Chateau de la Mercerie

Castle at 24 km (direction south)

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

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Charmant

at 24 km (direction south)

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

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Villebois-Lavalette

at 26 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Tusson

at 27 km (direction north-north-west)

Tusson is a very typical town of the Charente and has several impressive Renaissance...

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Varaignes

at 28 km (direction east-south-east), in the Dordogne department

Varaignes is a pretty village with a castle at its centre. The castle is...

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Verteuil-sur-Charente

at 30 km (direction east-south-east)

At Verteuil-sur-Charente you will enjoy a stroll along the banks of the Charente River...

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Map of places to visit near Champniers

Markets in and near Champniers

• Ruelle-sur-Touvre: market Thursday & Sunday & (4km)
• Angouleme: market every day except Monday (8km)
• La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (14km)
• La Couronne: market Saturday (15km)
• Jarnac: market every day except Monday (29km)
• Ruffec: market Wednesday & Saturday (35km)
• Mareuil: market Tuesday (35km)
• Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (38km)
• Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (39km)
• Cognac: market Tuesday & Friday (42km)

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Tourist attractions near Champniers, France

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

Heritage sites

• Aulnay église St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (55km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Puyguilhem (54km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Nontron (41km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (9km)
• Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (11km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (11km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (12km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (14km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (14km)
• Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (19km)
• Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (19km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (24km)
• Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (35km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (36km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (36km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et eglise de Saint Hérie (Matha) (44km)
• Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (45km)
• Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) (46km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (52km)
• Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (52km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (54km)
• Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (55km)

Remarkable gardens

• Logis de Forge (19km)
• Jardin monastique médiéval (27km)
• Jardin du Chaigne (33km)
• Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (36km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grotte de Montgaudier (21km)
• Château de Richemont (Charente) (44km)

Towns of Art and history

• Angouleme (7km)
• Confolens (49km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Rochefoucauld (14km)

Geography and distances

Champniers is in the west of France at 8 kilometres from Angouleme, the department capital (general information: Champniers is 385 kilometres from Paris).

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 Champniers from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Balzac, Brie, Gond-Pontouvre, Magnac-sur-Touvre, Mornac and Ruelle-sur-Touvre.

This page in French: Visiter Champniers