Montemboeuf tourism and travel guide

Photo is of La Rochefoucauld at 13 km from Montemboeuf

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Visit Montemboeuf: highlights and tourist information

Montemboeuf is situated in the Charente 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 Montemboeuf in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include La Rochefoucauld at 13 km and Chateau de La Rochefoucauld at 14 km.

Montemboeuf, France: places to visit and attractions

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

La Rochefoucauld

at 13 km (direction west-south-west)

After exploring the Chateau de Rochefoucauld be sure to stroll around the rest of...

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Chateau de La Rochefoucauld

Castle at 14 km (direction west)

The Chateau de La Rochefoucauld is the most important castle in Charente, with both...

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Varaignes

at 20 km (direction south), in the Dordogne department

Varaignes is a pretty village with a castle at its centre. The castle is...

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Marthon

at 20 km (direction south-south-west)

In Marthon there is no single monument that dominates, but rather several small buildings...

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Rochechouart

at 22 km (direction east), in the Haute-Vienne department

On the edge of the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park, Rochechouart has a castle and...

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Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert

at 23 km (direction south), in the Dordogne department

Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert is a charming village with a church and castle and a lovely riverside...

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Confolens

at 28 km (direction north-north-east)

Confolens has several sites of interest including an ancient bridge and fountain and some...

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Nontron

at 29 km (direction south-south-east), in the Dordogne department

Nontron is a quiet town within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park to the north...

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Saint-Junien

at 30 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

After exploring Saint-Junien and the Collegiale Church of Saint-Junien be sure to also visit...

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Bayers

at 30 km (direction west-north-west)

The Chateau de Bayers is the principal monument here, and thers are several other...

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Nanteuil-en-Vallee

at 31 km (direction north-west)

Here at Nanteuil-en-Vallee it is the Nanteuil Abbey and Treasury that is of most...

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Brigueuil

at 31 km (direction east-north-east)

Here in Brigueuil it is the roman style church that is the most interesting...

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Le Jardin de Liliane

Garden at 32 km (direction east), in the Haute-Vienne department

Le Jardin de Liliane is one of our favourite gardens open to the public...

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Saint-Germain-de-Confolens

at 32 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Map of places to visit near Montemboeuf

Markets in and near Montemboeuf

• La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (14km)
• Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (20km)
• Ruelle-sur-Touvre: market Thursday & Sunday & (28km)
• Saint-Junien: market Saturday (30km)
• Angouleme: market every day except Monday (34km)
• Chalus: market Friday (36km)
• Mareuil: market Tuesday (37km)
• Ruffec: market Wednesday & Saturday (39km)
• La Couronne: market Saturday (40km)
• Civray: market Tuesday & Friday (46km)

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Tourist attractions near Montemboeuf, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Jean-de-Cole (45km)

National Monuments

• Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (43km)
• Chateau de Puyguilhem (43km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Nontron (29km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perigord-Limousin (27km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (21km)
• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (30km)
• Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (31km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (34km)
• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (34km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (34km)
• Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (38km)
• Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (39km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (40km)
• Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (40km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (41km)
• Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (42km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (45km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (46km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (47km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (49km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de Liliane (32km)
• Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (36km)
• Jardin monastique médiéval (41km)
• Logis de Forge (41km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grotte de Montgaudier (14km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (25km)
• Site Corot (30km)

Towns of Art and history

• Confolens (28km)
• Angouleme (33km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Rochefoucauld (13km)
• Bellac (54km)

Geography and distances

Montemboeuf is in the west of France at 34 kilometres from Angouleme, the department capital (general information: Montemboeuf is 368 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cherves-Chatelars, Le Lindois, Mazerolles, Mouzon and Vitrac-Saint-Vincent.

This page in French: Visiter Montemboeuf