Les Epesses tourism and travel guide

Visit Les Epesses: highlights and tourist information

Les Epesses 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 Les Epesses in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Cholet at 20 km and Chateau de Tiffauges at 22 km.

Les Epesses, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Cholet

Cholet

at 20 km (direction ), in the Maine-et-Loire department

Cholet is a pleasant town in the Maine et Loire department....

See Cholet guide
Chateau de Tiffauges

Chateau de Tiffauges

Castle at 22 km (direction west-north-west)

The Chateau de Tiffauges is a 12th century castle in Vendee, known for its...

See Chateau de Tiffauges guide
Vouvant

Vouvant

Most Beautiful Village at 36 km (direction south-south-east)

The pleasant village of Vouvant still retains part of a medieval castle and an...

See Vouvant guide
Clisson

Clisson

at 37 km (direction west-north-west), in the Loire-Atlantique department

Clisson has a medieval castle, and an interesting architectural style having ben largely re-built...

See Clisson guide
 
 
La Roche-sur-Yon

La Roche-sur-Yon

at 46 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See La Roche-sur-Yon guide
Fontenay-le-Comte

Fontenay-le-Comte

at 47 km (direction south-south-east)

With some interesting 18th century townhouses to see, Fontenay-le-Comte is also home to the...

See Fontenay-le-Comte guide
Aubigne-sur-Layon

Aubigne-sur-Layon

at 49 km (direction north-east), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The small village of Aubigne-sur-Layon is very pretty, especially in late spring and summer...

See Aubigne-sur-Layon guide
Lucon

Lucon

at 52 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Lucon guide
 
 
Luçon cathedral

Luçon cathedral

Cathedral at 52 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Luçon cathedral guide
Parthenay

Parthenay

at 56 km (direction east-south-east), in the Deux-Sevres department

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

See Parthenay guide
Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits

Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits

at 59 km (direction south-west)

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

See Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits guide
Nantes

Nantes

at 62 km (direction west-north-west), in the Loire-Atlantique department

One of the largest towns in France, Nantes has many monuments, museums and places...

See Nantes guide
 
 
The Jardin Extraordinaire of Nantes

The Jardin Extraordinaire of Nantes

Garden at 62 km (direction west-north-west), in the Loire Atlantique department

The Jardin Extraordinaire de Nantes has been created in an old quarry and features...

See The Jardin Extraordinaire of Nantes guide

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Reserve excursions near Les Epesses

Map of places to visit near Les Epesses

 
 

Markets in and near Les Epesses

  • Mauleon: market Friday (12km)
  • Cholet: market Saturday all day & Monday all day (20km)
  • Saint-Macaire-en-Mauges: market Friday (27km)
  • Les Essarts: market Wednesday (28km)
  • Bressuire: market Tuesday & Saturday (31km)
  • Argenton-Chateau: market Thursday (36km)
  • Beaupreau: market Monday (36km)
  • Clisson: market Friday (36km)
  • Chemille: market Thursday (38km)
  • Vihiers: market Wednesday (40km)

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Tourist attractions near Les Epesses, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

Churches and religious monuments

  • Eglise de Notre-Dame (Vouvant) (36km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Parc oriental de Maulévrier (18km)
  • Jardins du Bâtiment (38km)
  • Jardins de Chaligny (40km)

Amusement park / theme park

  • Puy de Fou (2km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Fauconnerie du Puy du Fou (falconry) (2km)
  • Natur'Zoo de Mervent (43km)
 
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Geography and distances

Les Epesses is in the west of France at 46 kilometres from La Roche-sur-Yon, the department capital (general information: Les Epesses is 327 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Les Epesses

Canton: Herbiers

Arrondissement: Roche-sur-Yon

Department: Vendee

Region: Pays de la Loire

Postcode: 85590

Distance to Les Epesses

from La Roche-sur-Yon (prefecture): 46 km

from Paris: 327 km

from Calais: 495 km

from Nice: 730 km

from Bordeaux: 229 km

from Strasbourg: 673 km

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 Les Epesses from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chambretaud, Chatelliers-Chateaumur, La Flocelliere, Mallievre, Saint-Malo-du-Bois, Saint-Mars-la-Reorthe and Treize-Vents.

This page in French: Visiter Les Epesses

 
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