Edon tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Villebois-Lavalette at 6 km from Edon
Visit Edon: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitEdon 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 Edon in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Popular places to visit nearby include Villebois-Lavalette at 6 km and Mareuil-en-Perigord at 9 km.
Edon, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Villebois-Lavalette
at 6 km (direction west)The village of Villebois-Lavalette is pleasant to explore, and also has a...
See Villebois-Lavalette guide

Mareuil-en-Perigord
at 9 km (direction east-south-east), in the Dordogne departmentThe village of Mareuil in Mareuil-en-Perigord was one of the four baronies...
See Mareuil-en-Perigord guide

Chateau de la Mercerie
Castle at 9 km (direction west)The Chateau de la Mercerie is a manor house with a substantial...
See Chateau de la Mercerie guide

Charmant
at 13 km (direction west)Charmant is another pleasant Charente town, with a small castle and a...
See Charmant guide

Torsac
at 14 km (direction west-north-west)Torsac is one of several small but interesting villages to stroll around...
See Torsac guide

Marthon
at 16 km (direction north-east)In Marthon there is no single monument that dominates, but rather several...
See Marthon guide

Varaignes
at 19 km (direction east-north-east), in the Dordogne departmentVaraignes is a pretty village with a castle at its centre. The...
See Varaignes guide

Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert
at 19 km (direction east-north-east), in the Dordogne departmentJaverlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert is a charming village with a church and castle and a...
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Mouthiers-sur-Boeme
at 19 km (direction west-north-west)The 12th century church in roman style is the principal monument here...
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Nontron
at 24 km (direction east), in the Dordogne departmentNontron is a quiet town within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park to...
See Nontron guide

Angouleme
at 26 km (direction north-west)Angouleme is one of our favourite Charente towns, with several interesting historic...
See Angouleme guide

Chateau de Bourdeilles
Castle at 26 km (direction south-east), in the Dordogne departmentThe Chateau de Bourdeilles consists of a medieval defensive castle and a...
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Bourdeilles
at 26 km (direction south-east), in the Dordogne departmentClose to Brantome, the Chateau de Bourdeilles is quite modest compared with...
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Riberac
at 27 km (direction south), in the Dordogne departmentRiberac, a quiet and traditional town, is well known for the large...
See Riberac guide
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Map of places to visit near Edon
Markets in and near Edon
- Mareuil: market Tuesday (9km)
- Ruelle-sur-Touvre: market Thursday & Sunday & (23km)
- La Couronne: market Saturday (24km)
- Angouleme: market every day except Monday (24km)
- Riberac: market Tuesday & Friday (26km)
- Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (27km)
- Brantome: market Friday (27km)
- Lisle: market Tuesday (28km)
- La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (28km)
- Tocane-Saint-Apre: market Monday & (28km)
More information about Edon, Poitou-Charentes
Tourist attractions near Edon, France
What to do at Edon? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Edon.
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Aubeterre-sur-Dronne (28km)
- Saint-Jean-de-Cole (39km)
National Monuments
- Chateau de Puyguilhem (32km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nontron (24km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (37km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (18km)
- Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (19km)
- Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (24km)
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (24km)
- Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (26km)
- Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (26km)
- Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (26km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (27km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de Faye (Faye) (27km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (29km)
- Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (32km)
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (37km)
- Ancien Prieuré de Merlande (La Chapelle-Gonaguet) (39km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame (Chancelade) (40km)
- Eglise Saint Etienne de la Cité (Perigueux) (44km)
- Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (45km)
- Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (61km)
Remarkable gardens
- Logis de Forge (19km)
- Jardin du Chaigne (40km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte de Montgaudier (22km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (47km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- La Rochefoucauld (28km)
Geography and distances
Edon is in the west of France at 23 kilometres from Angouleme, the department capital (general information: Edon is 404 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Edon
Canton: Villebois-Lavalette
Arrondissement: Angoulême
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Postcode: 16320
Distance to Edon
from Angouleme (prefecture): 23 km
from Paris: 404 km
from Calais: 617 km
from Nice: 582 km
from Bordeaux: 103 km
from Strasbourg: 657 km
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 Edon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Blanzaguet-Saint-Cybard, Combiers, Gardes-le-Pontaroux, Rougnac, Sainte-Croix-de-Mareuil and Villebois-Lavalette.
This page in French: Visiter Edon