Lonnes tourism and travel guide

Visit Lonnes: highlights and tourist information

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Lonnes is situated in the Charente department and Poitou-Charentes region (now part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the west of France at 32 kilometres from Angouleme, the department capital (general information: Lonnes is 364 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Bayers at 5 km and Verteuil-sur-Charente at 7 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Lonnes, 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 Lonnes 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 Lonnes

Markets in and near Lonnes

• Ruffec: market Wednesday & Saturday (10km)
• Sauze-Vaussais: market Thursday (22km)
• Civray: market Tuesday & Friday (25km)
• Chef-Boutonne: market Saturday (26km)
• La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (28km)
• Ruelle-sur-Touvre: market Thursday & Sunday & (29km)
• Chaunay: market Monday (30km)
• Angouleme: market every day except Monday (32km)
• La Couronne: market Saturday (37km)
• Brioux-sur-Boutonne: market Thursday (37km)

More information about Lonnes, Poitou-Charentes

Tourist attractions near Lonnes, France

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

Heritage sites

• Melle église St Hilaire (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (40km)
• Aulnay église St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)

National Monuments

• Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (29km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (10km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (17km)
• Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (23km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (25km)
• Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (25km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (25km)
• Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (29km)
• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (32km)
• Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (33km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (34km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (36km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (37km)
• Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (37km)
• Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (37km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et eglise de Saint Hérie (Matha) (38km)
• Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (40km)
• Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (41km)
• Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (41km)
• Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (46km)
• Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (47km)
• Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (47km)
• Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) (54km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin monastique médiéval (7km)
• Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (13km)
• Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (40km)
• Logis de Forge (43km)
• Jardin du Chaigne (50km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grotte de Montgaudier (38km)
• Château de Richemont (Charente) (48km)

Towns of Art and history

• Angouleme (30km)
• Confolens (40km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Rochefoucauld (28km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Vallée des singes (monkeys) (35km)
• Zoodyssée (49km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

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

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aunac, Bayers, Charme, Courcome, Fontclaireau, Fontenille, Juille, Licheres, Ligne, Luxe, Moutonneau, Saint-Groux, Salles-de-Villefagnan, Tuzie, Verteuil-sur-Charente and Villegats.

This page in French: Visiter Lonnes