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Visit Charmant: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: Charmant is another pleasant Charente town, with a small castle and a church as well as the source of the river Boeme

Charmant 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 Charmant in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Villebois-Lavalette at 8 km and Torsac at 8 km.

Charmant, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de la Mercerie

Castle at 5 km (direction east)

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

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Villebois-Lavalette

at 8 km (direction east)

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

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Torsac

at 8 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Mouthiers-sur-Boeme

at 8 km (direction north-west)

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

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Angouleme

at 20 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Angouleme guide

Mareuil-en-Perigord

at 22 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

at 24 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Aubeterre-sur-Dronne

Most Beautiful Village at 25 km (direction south)

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

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The Subterranean Monolithic Church of Saint-Jean

Church at 25 km (direction south)

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

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Saint-Simon

at 27 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Barbezieux

at 27 km (direction west)

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

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Chalais

at 27 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Varaignes

at 29 km (direction east-north-east), in the Dordogne department

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

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Riberac

at 30 km (direction south-south-east), in the Dordogne department

Riberac, a quiet and traditional town, is well known for the large market held...

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Map of places to visit near Charmant

Markets in and near Charmant

• La Couronne: market Saturday (14km)
• Angouleme: market every day except Monday (18km)
• Ruelle-sur-Touvre: market Thursday & Sunday & (20km)
• Mareuil: market Tuesday (22km)
• Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (27km)
• Chalais: market Monday (27km)
• Riberac: market Tuesday & Friday (30km)
• La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (31km)
• Jarnac: market every day except Monday (34km)
• Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (36km)

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Tourist attractions near Charmant, France

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

Heritage sites

• Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (55km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (25km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Puyguilhem (45km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Nontron (37km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (5km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (13km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (14km)
• Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (14km)
• Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (14km)
• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (17km)
• Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (17km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (19km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (30km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (36km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (38km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (39km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (41km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) (46km)
• Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (49km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (50km)
• Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (54km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et eglise de Saint Hérie (Matha) (57km)
• Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (58km)

Remarkable gardens

• Logis de Forge (8km)
• Jardin du Chaigne (27km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grotte de Montgaudier (29km)
• Château de Richemont (Charente) (49km)

Towns of Art and history

• Angouleme (20km)
• Perigueux (54km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Rochefoucauld (32km)

Geography and distances

Charmant is in the west of France at 17 kilometres from Angouleme, the department capital (general information: Charmant is 408 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 Charmant from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aignes-et-Puyperoux, Chadurie, Chavenat, Fouquebrune, Juillaguet, Magnac-Lavalette-Villars, Ronsenac and Voulgezac.

This page in French: Visiter Charmant