Montrollet tourism and travel guide

Visit Montrollet: highlights and tourist information

Montrollet 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 Montrollet in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Brigueuil at 4 km and Montrol-Senard at 8 km.

Montrollet, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Brigueuil

Brigueuil

at 4 km (direction south-west)

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

See Brigueuil guide
Montrol-Senard

Montrol-Senard

at 8 km (direction north-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

Montrol-Senard is a traditional Limousin village which has been turned into an ecomuseum....

See Montrol-Senard guide
Mortemart

Mortemart

Most Beautiful Village at 8 km (direction north-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

Now listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France', Mortemart is a very pleasant...

See Mortemart guide
Saint-Junien

Saint-Junien

at 10 km (direction south), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

See Saint-Junien guide
 
 
Oradour-sur-Glane

Oradour-sur-Glane

at 12 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

The village of Oradour-sur-Glane is a memorial town, now maintained in the condition it...

See Oradour-sur-Glane guide
Confolens

Confolens

at 18 km (direction west)

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

See Confolens guide
Saint-Germain-de-Confolens

Saint-Germain-de-Confolens

at 18 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Saint-Germain-de-Confolens guide
Rochechouart

Rochechouart

at 18 km (direction south-south-west), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

See Rochechouart guide
 
 
Bellac

Bellac

at 20 km (direction north-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

The small market town of Bellac has some medieval houses of interest, and a...

See Bellac guide
Le Jardin de Liliane

Le Jardin de Liliane

Garden at 24 km (direction south-south-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

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

See Le Jardin de Liliane guide
Aixe-sur-Vienne

Aixe-sur-Vienne

at 28 km (direction south-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

The quiet town of Aixe-sur-Vienne has few important monuments, but is a pleasure to...

See Aixe-sur-Vienne guide
Le-Dorat

Le-Dorat

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

In the small town of Le Dorat you will enjoy exploring the old town...

See Le-Dorat guide
 
 
Lac de Saint-Pardoux

Lac de Saint-Pardoux

at 31 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

The Lac de Saint-Pardoux s a large leisure lake in the Haute-Vienne department...

See Lac de Saint-Pardoux guide
Limoges

Limoges

at 33 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

Limoges is not usually featured on a list of 'must be visited places' but...

See Limoges guide

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Markets in and near Montrollet

  • Saint-Junien: market Saturday (10km)
  • Limoges: market every day (30km)
  • Saint-Pardoux: market Wednesday (31km)
  • Chalus: market Friday (37km)
  • Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (43km)
  • La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (48km)

More information about Montrollet, Poitou-Charentes

Tourist attractions near Montrollet, France

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

Aquarium

  • Aquarium du Limousin (33km)

National Monuments

  • Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (42km)

Regional Natural Parcs

Churches and religious monuments

  • Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (9km)
  • Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (10km)
  • Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (36km)
  • Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (37km)
  • Abbatial church de Saint Pierre (Solignac) (39km)
  • Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (42km)
  • Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (43km)
  • Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (45km)
  • Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (58km)

Remarkable gardens

Sites of natural beauty

  • Site Corot (9km)
  • Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (30km)
  • Lac de Saint-Pardoux (31km)
  • Grotte de Montgaudier (48km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (42km)
 
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Geography and distances

Montrollet is in the west of France at 68 kilometres from Angouleme, the department capital (general information: Montrollet is 338 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Montrollet

Canton: Confolens-Sud

Arrondissement: Confolens

Department: Charente

Region: Poitou-Charentes

New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Postcode: 16420

Distance to Montrollet

from Angouleme (prefecture): 68 km

from Paris: 338 km

from Calais: 557 km

from Nice: 563 km

from Bordeaux: 171 km

from Strasbourg: 592 km

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

We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Brigueuil, Montrol-Senard and Saint-Christophe.

This page in French: Visiter Montrollet

 
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