Le Grand-Madieu tourism and travel guide

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Le Grand-Madieu is situated in the Charente department and Poitou-Charentes region (now part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the west of France at 39 kilometres from Angouleme, the department capital (general information: Le Grand-Madieu is 354 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Nanteuil-en-Vallee at 12 km and Bayers at 17 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Le Grand-Madieu, 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 Le Grand-Madieu 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 Charente

Map of places to visit near Le Grand-Madieu

Markets in and near Le Grand-Madieu

• Ruffec: market Wednesday & Saturday (22km)
• La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (23km)
• Civray: market Tuesday & Friday (26km)
• Ruelle-sur-Touvre: market Thursday & Sunday & (34km)
• Sauze-Vaussais: market Thursday (34km)
• Saint-Junien: market Saturday (36km)
• Chaunay: market Monday (37km)
• Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (40km)
• Angouleme: market every day except Monday (40km)
• Chef-Boutonne: market Saturday (44km)

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Tourist attractions near Le Grand-Madieu, France

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

National Monuments

• Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (23km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perigord-Limousin (46km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (15km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (19km)
• Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (20km)
• Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (21km)
• Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (23km)
• Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (26km)
• Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (27km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (27km)
• Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (29km)
• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (36km)
• Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (38km)
• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (42km)
• Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (42km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (50km)
• Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (50km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (17km)
• Jardin monastique médiéval (29km)
• Jardin de Liliane (44km)
• Logis de Forge (49km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grotte de Montgaudier (30km)
• Site Corot (35km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (41km)

Towns of Art and history

• Confolens (19km)
• Angouleme (38km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Rochefoucauld (23km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Vallée des singes (monkeys) (36km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Le Grand-Madieu is in the west of France. 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 Le Grand-Madieu from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beaulieu-sur-Sonnette, Cellefrouin, Champagne-Mouton, Chassiecq, Le Vieux-Cerier, Parzac, Saint-Claud, Saint-Laurent-de-Ceris and Turgon.

This page in French: Visiter Le Grand-Madieu