Chavenat tourism and travel guide

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Visit Chavenat: highlights and tourist information

Chavenat 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 Chavenat in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Charmant at 5 km and Chateau de la Mercerie at 8 km.

Chavenat, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Charmant

at 5 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Chateau de la Mercerie

Castle at 8 km (direction north-east)

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

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Villebois-Lavalette

at 9 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Mouthiers-sur-Boeme

at 12 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Torsac

at 13 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Aubeterre-sur-Dronne

Most Beautiful Village at 20 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 20 km (direction south)

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

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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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Chalais

at 23 km (direction south-west)

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

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Angouleme

at 24 km (direction south-west)

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

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Barbezieux

at 25 km (direction west)

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

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Riberac

at 27 km (direction south-east), in the Dordogne department

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

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Marthon

at 28 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Saint-Simon

at 29 km (direction north-west)

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

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Markets in and near Chavenat

• La Couronne: market Saturday (18km)
• Mareuil: market Tuesday (22km)
• Angouleme: market every day except Monday (22km)
• Chalais: market Monday (23km)
• Ruelle-sur-Touvre: market Thursday & Sunday & (25km)
• Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (26km)
• Riberac: market Tuesday & Friday (26km)
• Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (34km)
• Lisle: market Tuesday (35km)
• La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (36km)

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Tourist attractions near Chavenat, France

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

Heritage sites

• Perigueux cathédrale Saint Front (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (53km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (20km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Nontron (39km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (7km)
• Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (17km)
• Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (17km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (18km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (18km)
• Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (21km)
• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (22km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (22km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (27km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (38km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (41km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (43km)
• Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (47km)
• Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) (47km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (48km)
• Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (52km)

Remarkable gardens

• Logis de Forge (12km)
• Jardin du Chaigne (28km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grotte de Montgaudier (33km)
• Château de Richemont (Charente) (51km)

Towns of Art and history

• Angouleme (24km)
• Perigueux (52km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Rochefoucauld (36km)

Geography and distances

Chavenat is in the west of France at 22 kilometres from Angouleme, the department capital (general information: Chavenat is 412 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 Chavenat from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aignes-et-Puyperoux, Chadurie, Charmant, Juillaguet, Saint-Eutrope and Vaux-Lavalette.

This page in French: Visiter Chavenat