Mouilleron-le-Captif tourism and travel guide

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Visit Mouilleron-le-Captif: highlights and tourist information

Mouilleron-le-Captif 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 Mouilleron-le-Captif in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include La Roche-sur-Yon at 6 km and Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits at 25 km.

Mouilleron-le-Captif, France: places to visit and attractions

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

La Roche-sur-Yon

at 6 km (direction south-east)

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

See La Roche-sur-Yon guide

Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits

at 25 km (direction south)

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

See Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits guide

Chateau de Talmont

Castle at 30 km (direction south-south-west)

The Chateau of Talmont is a ancient castle, now in ruins, in the Vendee...

See Chateau de Talmont guide

Talmont-Saint-Hilaire

at 31 km (direction south-south-west)

The small town of Talmont-Saint-Hilaire is mainly known for the Chateau de Talmont, where...

See Talmont-Saint-Hilaire guide

Brem-sur-Mer

at 31 km (direction west-south-west)

Brem-sur-Mer is a small resort with a long beach to the north of Les...

See Brem-sur-Mer guide

Chateau d'Olonne

Seaside resort at 32 km (direction south-west)

Chateau d'Olonne is a very small resort, well placed for exploring the coast and...

See Chateau d'Olonne guide

Bretignolles-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 32 km (direction west-south-west)

Bretignolles-sur-Mer is one of the smallest Vendee resorts - still has a big beach...

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Longeville-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 33 km (direction south)

At Longeville-sur-Mer you will enjoy the lively market in the town as well as...

See Longeville-sur-Mer guide

Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard

at 34 km (direction south-south-west)

Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard is a small resort in Vendee where you can visit the house and...

See Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard guide

Jard-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 35 km (direction south-south-west)

Jard-sur-Mer is a very pleasant, if quite small, Vendee resort with a harbour and...

See Jard-sur-Mer guide

Sables d'Olonne

Seaside resort at 35 km (direction west-south-west)

The lively town of Sables-d'Olonne is our favourite resort on the Vendee coast...

See Sables d'Olonne guide

Port Bourgenay

at 35 km (direction south-west)

The small resort of Bourgenay has a port and a popular beach...

See Port Bourgenay guide

Lucon

at 37 km (direction south-east)

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

See Lucon guide

Luçon cathedral

Cathedral at 37 km (direction south-east)

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

See Luçon cathedral guide

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Map of places to visit near Mouilleron-le-Captif

Markets in and near Mouilleron-le-Captif

• La Roche-sur-Yon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (5km)
• Les Essarts: market Wednesday (19km)
• La Mothe-Achard: market Friday (19km)
• Brem-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (31km)
• Bretignolles-sur-Mer: market Thursday & Sunday (32km)
• Sables d'Olonne: market every day (34km)
• Angles: market Wednesday & Sunday (35km)
• Jard-sur-Mer: market Monday (35km)
• Challans: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (35km)
• Saint Gilles Croix de Vie: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (36km)

More information about Mouilleron-le-Captif, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near Mouilleron-le-Captif, France

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

National Monuments

• Georges Clemenceau house (34km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de Chaligny (30km)
• Jardins du Bâtiment (39km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Marais de Machecoul (41km)
• Lac de Grand-Lieu (45km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Puy de Fou (45km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cholet (58km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique des Sables-d'Olonne (35km)
• Fauconnerie du Puy du Fou (falconry) (45km)
• Planète sauvage (parc) (50km)

Geography and distances

Mouilleron-le-Captif is in the west of France at 6 kilometres from La Roche-sur-Yon, the department capital (general information: Mouilleron-le-Captif is 371 kilometres from Paris).

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 Mouilleron-le-Captif from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Dompierre-sur-Yon, La Genetouze, La Roche-sur-Yon, Le Poire-sur-Vie and Venansault.

This page in French: Visiter Mouilleron-le-Captif