Jazeneuil tourism and travel guide

Visit Jazeneuil: highlights and tourist information

Jazeneuil is situated in the Vienne 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 Jazeneuil in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Poitiers at 24 km and Nouaille-Maupertuis at 27 km.

Jazeneuil, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Poitiers

Poitiers

at 24 km (direction east-north-east)

Poitiers is a nice town with lots of interesting sites, including the 12th century...

See Poitiers guide
Nouaille-Maupertuis

Nouaille-Maupertuis

at 27 km (direction east)

Visit Nouaille-Maupertuis to see the substantial Abbey of Saint Junien...

See Nouaille-Maupertuis guide
Melle Church of Saint-Hilaire

Melle Church of Saint-Hilaire

Church at 31 km (direction south-west), in the Deux-Sevres department

The church of Saint-Hilare in Melle is a very impressive example of 12th century...

See Melle Church of Saint-Hilaire guide
Parthenay

Parthenay

at 32 km (direction west-north-west), in the Deux-Sevres department

Parthenay is a quiet town, with historic monuments that hint at its importance iver...

See Parthenay guide
 
 
Melle

Melle

at 32 km (direction south-west), in the Deux-Sevres department

The town of Melle is best known for its three roman style churches, built...

See Melle guide
Futuroscope

Futuroscope

Theme Park at 32 km (direction north-east)

Futuroscope is one of the most popular attractions in France!...

See Futuroscope guide
Chateau de Cherveux

Chateau de Cherveux

Castle at 33 km (direction west), in the Deux-Sevres department

The Chateau de Cherveux, one of the best preserved 15th century castles in the...

See Chateau de Cherveux guide
Niort

Niort

at 43 km (direction west-south-west), in the Deux-Sevres department

Niort is a picturesque large town with a donjon, a market hall and a...

See Niort guide
 
 
Chauvigny

Chauvigny

at 46 km (direction east)

We especially enjoyed exploring the castles along the hilltop when visiting Chauvigny...

See Chauvigny guide
Moncontour, Vienne

Moncontour, Vienne

at 47 km (direction north-north-west)

As well as the castle in Moncontour, you will also enjoy the town's leisure...

See Moncontour, Vienne guide
Ruffec

Ruffec

at 49 km (direction south-south-east), in the Charente department

The highlight in the quiet town of Ruffec is the facade of the 12th...

See Ruffec guide
Coulon

Coulon

Most Beautiful Village at 52 km (direction west-south-west), in the Deux-Sevres department

Established since 2000 years agio, Coulon is now a centre for exploring the Marais-Poitevin...

See Coulon guide
 
 
Chatellerault

Chatellerault

at 54 km (direction north-east)

The quiet regional town of Chatellerault has some notable 18th century townhouses...

See Chatellerault guide
Saint-Germain-de-Confolens

Saint-Germain-de-Confolens

at 66 km (direction east-south-east), in the Charente department

In the village of Saint-Germain-de-Confolens you can see the substantial ruins of an ancient...

See Saint-Germain-de-Confolens guide

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Markets in and near Jazeneuil

  • Rouille: market Friday (5km)
  • Vivonne: market Saturday (15km)
  • La Mothe-Saint-Heray: market Thursday (18km)
  • Vouille: market Saturday (21km)
  • Saint-Maixent-l'Ecole: market Saturday (23km)
  • Lezay: market Tuesday (23km)
  • Poitiers: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday all day & Friday (24km)
  • Neuville-de-Poitou: market Thursday & Sunday (28km)
  • Thenezay: market Sunday (29km)
  • Chaunay: market Monday (29km)

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Tourist attractions near Jazeneuil, France

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

Heritage sites

National Monuments

  • Sanxay (7km)
  • Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (44km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Churches and religious monuments

  • Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (5km)
  • Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (27km)
  • Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (28km)
  • Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (38km)
  • Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (39km)
  • Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (41km)
  • Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (43km)
  • Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (44km)
  • Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (45km)
  • Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chauvigny) (46km)
  • Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (47km)
  • Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (52km)
  • Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (58km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Laverré (20km)
  • Jardin du château de La Mothe (23km)
  • La Guyonnière (26km)
  • Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (31km)
  • Touffou (43km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Amusement park / theme park

Towns of Art and history

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

  • Vivonne (15km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Vallée des singes (monkeys) (30km)
  • Zoodyssée (50km)
 
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Geography and distances

Jazeneuil is in the west of France at 24 kilometres from Poitiers, the department capital (general information: Jazeneuil is 316 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Jazeneuil

Canton: Lusignan

Arrondissement: Poitiers

Department: Vienne

Region: Poitou-Charentes

New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Postcode: 86600

Distance to Jazeneuil

from Poitiers (prefecture): 24 km

from Paris: 316 km

from Calais: 516 km

from Nice: 643 km

from Bordeaux: 188 km

from Strasbourg: 623 km

Getting here

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 Jazeneuil from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Curzay-sur-Vonne, Lusignan, Rouille and Sanxay.

This page in French: Visiter Jazeneuil

 
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