Civray tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Ruffec at 15 km from Civray
Visit Civray: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsCivray is situated in the Vienne department and Poitou-Charentes region (now part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the west of France at 48 kilometres from Poitiers, the department capital (general information: Civray is 338 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Ruffec at 15 km and Nanteuil-en-Vallee at 17 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Civray, 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 Civray 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 Vienne
Map of places to visit near Civray
Markets in and near Civray
Market days in Civray: weekly market: Tuesday & Friday;
- Civray: market Tuesday & Friday (0km)
- Chaunay: market Monday (12km)
- Sauze-Vaussais: market Thursday (15km)
- Ruffec: market Wednesday & Saturday (15km)
- Lezay: market Tuesday (27km)
- Chef-Boutonne: market Saturday (28km)
- Vivonne: market Saturday (31km)
- Melle: market Friday (35km)
- Rouille: market Friday (36km)
- La Mothe-Saint-Heray: market Thursday (39km)
More information about Civray, Poitou-Charentes
Tourist attractions near Civray, France
What to do at Civray? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Civray.
Heritage sites
National Monuments
- Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (8km)
- Sanxay (45km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (0km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (2km)
- Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (6km)
- Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (8km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (14km)
- Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (15km)
- Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (20km)
- Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (23km)
- Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (27km)
- Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (34km)
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (37km)
- Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (41km)
- Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (41km)
- Eglise de Saint Gervais et Saint Protais (Civaux) (43km)
- Eglise de Notre-Dame (Montmorillon) (54km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (13km)
- Jardin monastique médiéval (30km)
- Laverré (33km)
- Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (35km)
Towns of Art and history
- Confolens (33km)
- Montmorillon (54km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Vivonne (31km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Vallée des singes (monkeys) (10km)
Geography and distances
Geographical Information
Commune: Civray
Canton: Civray
Arrondissement: Montmorillon
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Postcode: 86400
Distance to Civray
from Poitiers (prefecture): 48 km
from Paris: 338 km
from Calais: 546 km
from Nice: 612 km
from Bordeaux: 161 km
from Strasbourg: 623 km
Getting here
Civray is in the west of France. Most visitors arrive here by car - the ferry ports such as Caen, Saint Malo and Cherbourg are convenient at around 4-5 hours drive. For driving distances to Civray from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Blanzay, Genouille, Saint-Gaudent, Saint-Macoux, Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil, Saint-Saviol, Savigne and Vouleme.
This page in French: Visiter Civray
