Chasnais tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Luçon cathedral at 5 km from Chasnais

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Visit Chasnais: highlights and tourist information

Chasnais is situated in the Vendee department and Pays de la Loire region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Chasnais in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Luçon cathedral at 5 km and Lucon at 5 km.

Chasnais, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Luçon cathedral

Cathedral at 5 km (direction east)

Luçon cathedral is a small cathedral with element in the roman, gothic, classical and...

See Luçon cathedral guide

Lucon

at 5 km (direction east)

Lucon is a quiet Vendee town, usually visited for its imposing cathedral and public...

See Lucon guide

Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits

at 16 km (direction west)

The village of Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits in Vendée has a large medieval market hall and a...

See Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits guide

La Faute-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 16 km (direction south-west)

Here at La Faute-sur-Mer you can explore the nature reserve and peninsula - or...

See La Faute-sur-Mer guide

Longeville-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 20 km (direction west)

At Longeville-sur-Mer you will enjoy the lively market in the town as well as...

See Longeville-sur-Mer guide

La Tranche-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 21 km (direction west-south-west)

La Tranche-sur-Mer is a small resort, but very pleasant and with an enjoyable promenade...

See La Tranche-sur-Mer guide

Marans

at 25 km (direction east-south-east), in the Charente-Maritime department

Marans is a small town with a pretty section along the river in the...

See Marans guide

Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard

at 25 km (direction west)

Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard is a small resort in Vendee where you can visit the house and...

See Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard guide

Jard-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 27 km (direction west)

Jard-sur-Mer is a very pleasant, if quite small, Vendee resort with a harbour and...

See Jard-sur-Mer guide

La Roche-sur-Yon

at 27 km (direction north-west)

La Roche-sur-Yon has an attractive town centre around the gardens of the Place Napoleon...

See La Roche-sur-Yon guide

Chateau de Talmont

Castle at 30 km (direction west)

The Chateau of Talmont is a ancient castle, now in ruins, in the Vendee...

See Chateau de Talmont guide

Talmont-Saint-Hilaire

at 30 km (direction west)

The small town of Talmont-Saint-Hilaire is mainly known for the Chateau de Talmont, where...

See Talmont-Saint-Hilaire guide

Saint-Martin-de-Re

at 30 km (direction south-south-west), in the Charente-Maritime department

On the north coast of Ile-de-Ré, the village of Saint-Martin-de-Ré is very pretty and...

See Saint-Martin-de-Re guide

La Flotte-en-Re

Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction south-south-west), in the Charente-Maritime department

The village of La Flotte-en-Ré is a pretty village on the Ile-de-Ré...

See La Flotte-en-Re guide

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Reserve excursions near Chasnais

Map of places to visit near Chasnais

Markets in and near Chasnais

• Lucon: market Wednesday & Saturday (5km)
• Angles: market Wednesday & Sunday (14km)
• La Faute-sur-Mer: market Thursday & Sunday (16km)
• La Tranche-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Saturday (19km)
• Marans: market Tuesday (25km)
• Jard-sur-Mer: market Monday (27km)
• La Roche-sur-Yon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (29km)
• Fontenay-le-Comte: market Saturday all day (33km)
• Le Bois-Plage-en-Re: market every day (33km)
• La Couarde-sur-Mer: market every day - seasonal market only (33km)

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Tourist attractions near Chasnais, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium de La Rochelle (35km)

Grand sites of France

• Marais Poitevin (45km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Martin-de-Ré citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (30km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• La Flotte-en-Re (31km)
• Ars-en-Re (36km)
• Vouvant (37km)

National Monuments

• Georges Clemenceau house (25km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Fontenay-le-Comte (32km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (36km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame (Vouvant) (37km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (39km)
• Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (42km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de Chaligny (13km)
• Jardins du Bâtiment (19km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• La Rochelle (34km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Baie de l'Aiguillon (36km)
• Forêt de Benon (45km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Marans (25km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Natur'Zoo de Mervent (37km)
• Parc zoologique des Sables-d'Olonne (41km)

Geography and distances

Chasnais is in the west of France at 27 kilometres from La Roche-sur-Yon, the department capital (general information: Chasnais is 378 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car from a cross-channel ferry port - Saint Malo is convenient at around 3 hours drive. For driving distances to Chasnais from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Corpe, Lairoux, Les Magnils-Reigniers, Lucon, Peault and Saint-Denis-du-Payre.

This page in French: Visiter Chasnais