Chatillon-sur-Thouet tourism and travel guide
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Visit Chatillon-sur-Thouet: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsChatillon-sur-Thouet is situated in the Deux-Sevres department and Poitou-Charentes region (now part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the western-centre of France at 41 kilometres from Niort, the department capital (general information: Chatillon-sur-Thouet is 312 kilometres from Paris).
Tourist classifications for Chatillon-sur-Thouet include "secteur sauvegarde".
Popular places to visit nearby include Parthenay at 2 km and Chateau de Cherveux at 28 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Chatillon-sur-Thouet, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Chatillon-sur-Thouet in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Deux-Sevres
Map of places to visit near Chatillon-sur-Thouet
Markets in and near Chatillon-sur-Thouet
- Parthenay: market Wednesday all day (1km)
- Thenezay: market Sunday (18km)
- Airvault: market Saturday (20km)
- Saint-Maixent-l'Ecole: market Saturday (28km)
- Bressuire: market Tuesday & Saturday (28km)
- Vouille: market Saturday (31km)
- La Creche: market Sunday (33km)
- Coulonges-sur-l'Autize: market Tuesday (33km)
- Rouille: market Friday (34km)
- La Mothe-Saint-Heray: market Thursday (35km)
More information about Chatillon-sur-Thouet, Poitou-Charentes
Tourist attractions near Chatillon-sur-Thouet, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Chatillon-sur-Thouet.
Aquarium
- Aquarium de Loudun (47km)
Grand sites of France
- Marais Poitevin (48km)
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
National Monuments
- Sanxay (26km)
- Oiron Chateau (35km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Loudun (46km)
- Fontenay-le-Comte (48km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (20km)
- Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (26km)
- Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (29km)
- Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (37km)
- Eglise de Notre-Dame (Vouvant) (41km)
- Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (42km)
- Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (43km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (49km)
- Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (54km)
Remarkable gardens
- La Guyonnière (9km)
- Jardin du château de La Mothe (19km)
- Laverré (50km)
- Parc oriental de Maulévrier (54km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Richelieu (59km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Baie de l'Aiguillon (60km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Vivonne (47km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Natur'Zoo de Mervent (42km)
Geography and distances
Geographical Information
Commune: Chatillon-sur-Thouet
Canton: Parthenay
Arrondissement: Parthenay
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 79200
Distance to Chatillon-sur-Thouet
from Niort (prefecture): 41 km
from Paris: 312 km
from Calais: 501 km
from Nice: 674 km
from Bordeaux: 204 km
from Strasbourg: 636 km
Getting here
Chatillon-sur-Thouet is in the western-centre of France. Most visitors will come by car, as an excursion from the Loire Valley or approximately 4 hours from the channel port at Saint-Malo. For driving distances to Chatillon-sur-Thouet from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than 6 kilometres from Chatillon-sur-Thouet): Adilly, La Chapelle-Bertrand, Le Tallud, Parthenay, Pompaire and Viennay.
This page in French: Visiter Chatillon-sur-Thouet
