La Jonchere tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits at 7 km from La Jonchere

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Visit La Jonchere: highlights and tourist information

La Jonchere is situated in the Vendee department and Pays de la Loire region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to La Jonchere in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits at 7 km and Longeville-sur-Mer at 9 km.

La Jonchere, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits

at 7 km (direction north-west)

The village of Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits in Vendée has a large medieval market hall and a...

See Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits guide

Longeville-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 9 km (direction west)

At Longeville-sur-Mer you will enjoy the lively market in the town as well as...

See Longeville-sur-Mer guide

La Tranche-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 12 km (direction south-west)

La Tranche-sur-Mer is a small resort, but very pleasant and with an enjoyable promenade...

See La Tranche-sur-Mer guide

La Faute-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 12 km (direction south-south-east)

Here at La Faute-sur-Mer you can explore the nature reserve and peninsula - or...

See La Faute-sur-Mer guide

Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard

at 14 km (direction west)

Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard is a small resort in Vendee where you can visit the house and...

See Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard guide

Jard-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 16 km (direction west)

Jard-sur-Mer is a very pleasant, if quite small, Vendee resort with a harbour and...

See Jard-sur-Mer guide

Luçon cathedral

Cathedral at 16 km (direction east)

Luçon cathedral is a small cathedral with element in the roman, gothic, classical and...

See Luçon cathedral guide

Lucon

at 16 km (direction east)

Lucon is a quiet Vendee town, usually visited for its imposing cathedral and public...

See Lucon guide

Chateau de Talmont

Castle at 19 km (direction west)

The Chateau of Talmont is a ancient castle, now in ruins, in the Vendee...

See Chateau de Talmont guide

Talmont-Saint-Hilaire

at 19 km (direction west)

The small town of Talmont-Saint-Hilaire is mainly known for the Chateau de Talmont, where...

See Talmont-Saint-Hilaire guide

Port Bourgenay

at 24 km (direction west)

The small resort of Bourgenay has a port and a popular beach...

See Port Bourgenay guide

La Roche-sur-Yon

at 26 km (direction north-north-west)

La Roche-sur-Yon has an attractive town centre around the gardens of the Place Napoleon...

See La Roche-sur-Yon guide

Saint-Martin-de-Re

at 26 km (direction south), in the Charente-Maritime department

On the north coast of Ile-de-Ré, the village of Saint-Martin-de-Ré is very pretty and...

See Saint-Martin-de-Re guide

Ile de Re

Island at 27 km (direction south), in the Charente-Maritime department

The Ile-de-Ré is an island with lots of sandy beaches and some attractive villages....

See Ile de Re guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Vendee

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Reserve excursions near La Jonchere

Map of places to visit near La Jonchere

Markets in and near La Jonchere

• Angles: market Wednesday & Sunday (4km)
• La Tranche-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Saturday (11km)
• La Faute-sur-Mer: market Thursday & Sunday (12km)
• Lucon: market Wednesday & Saturday (16km)
• Jard-sur-Mer: market Monday (16km)
• La Roche-sur-Yon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (27km)
• La Couarde-sur-Mer: market every day - seasonal market only (28km)
• Ars-en-Re: market every day except Tuesday - seasonal market only (28km)
• Ars-en-Re: market Tuesday (28km)
• Le Bois-Plage-en-Re: market every day (29km)

More information about La Jonchere, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near La Jonchere, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium de La Rochelle (36km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Martin-de-Ré citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (26km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Ars-en-Re (28km)
• La Flotte-en-Re (28km)

National Monuments

• Georges Clemenceau house (14km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Fontenay-le-Comte (43km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de Chaligny (23km)
• Jardins du Bâtiment (30km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• La Rochelle (35km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Baie de l'Aiguillon (45km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Marans (33km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique des Sables-d'Olonne (30km)

Geography and distances

La Jonchere is in the west of France at 26 kilometres from La Roche-sur-Yon, the department capital (general information: La Jonchere is 387 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car from a cross-channel ferry port - Saint Malo is convenient at around 3 hours drive. For driving distances to La Jonchere from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Angles, Curzon, Grues, Le Givre, Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits, Saint-Benoist-sur-Mer and Saint-Cyr-en-Talmondais.

This page in French: Visiter La Jonchere