Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits tourism and travel guide
Visit Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits: highlights and tourist information
France This Way comment: The village of Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits in Vendée has a large medieval market hall and a roman style church to visit
Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits is situated in the Vendee department and Pays de la Loire region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits. For detailed visitor information see the Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits travel guide.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits in Pays de la Loire.
Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard at 12 km and Jard-sur-Mer at 14 km.
Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Longeville-sur-Mer
Seaside resort at 9 km (direction south-west)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 12 km (direction west-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 14 km (direction west-south-west)Jard-sur-Mer is a very pleasant, if quite small, Vendee resort with a harbour and...
See Jard-sur-Mer guide
Chateau de Talmont
Castle at 15 km (direction west)The Chateau of Talmont is a ancient castle, now in ruins, in the Vendee...
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Talmont-Saint-Hilaire
at 15 km (direction west)The small town of Talmont-Saint-Hilaire is mainly known for the Chateau de Talmont, where...
See Talmont-Saint-Hilaire guide
La Tranche-sur-Mer
Seaside resort at 16 km (direction south)La Tranche-sur-Mer is a small resort, but very pleasant and with an enjoyable promenade...
See La Tranche-sur-Mer guide
La Faute-sur-Mer
Seaside resort at 19 km (direction south-south-east)Here at La Faute-sur-Mer you can explore the nature reserve and peninsula - or...
See La Faute-sur-Mer guide
La Roche-sur-Yon
at 20 km (direction south-south-east)La Roche-sur-Yon has an attractive town centre around the gardens of the Place Napoleon...
See La Roche-sur-Yon guide
Port Bourgenay
at 20 km (direction west-south-west)The small resort of Bourgenay has a port and a popular beach...
See Port Bourgenay guide
Luçon cathedral
Cathedral at 20 km (direction east)Luçon cathedral is a small cathedral with element in the roman, gothic, classical and...
See Luçon cathedral guide
Lucon
at 20 km (direction east)Lucon is a quiet Vendee town, usually visited for its imposing cathedral and public...
See Lucon guide
Chateau d'Olonne
Seaside resort at 24 km (direction west)Chateau d'Olonne is a very small resort, well placed for exploring the coast and...
See Chateau d'Olonne guide
Sables d'Olonne
Seaside resort at 27 km (direction west)The lively town of Sables-d'Olonne is our favourite resort on the Vendee coast...
See Sables d'Olonne guide
Ars-en-Re
Most Beautiful Village at 32 km (direction south-south-west), in the Charente-Maritime departmentArs-en-Ré is one of the pretty villages to explore on the Ile-de-Ré...
See Ars-en-Re guide
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Map of places to visit near Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits
Markets in and near Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits
- Angles: market Wednesday & Sunday (9km)
- Jard-sur-Mer: market Monday (14km)
- La Tranche-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Saturday (16km)
- La Faute-sur-Mer: market Thursday & Sunday (19km)
- Lucon: market Wednesday & Saturday (20km)
- La Roche-sur-Yon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (21km)
- La Mothe-Achard: market Friday (22km)
- Sables d'Olonne: market every day (27km)
- Ars-en-Re: market every day except Tuesday - seasonal market only (33km)
- Ars-en-Re: market Tuesday (33km)
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Tourist attractions near Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits, France
What to do at Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits.
Aquarium
- Aquarium de La Rochelle (43km)
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Ars-en-Re (32km)
- La Flotte-en-Re (35km)
National Monuments
- Georges Clemenceau house (12km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins de Chaligny (23km)
- Jardins du Bâtiment (32km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- La Rochelle (43km)
Amusement park / theme park
- Puy de Fou (58km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Marans (39km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique des Sables-d'Olonne (26km)
- Fauconnerie du Puy du Fou (falconry) (58km)
Geography and distances
Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits is in the west of France at 20 kilometres from La Roche-sur-Yon, the department capital (general information: Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits is 386 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits
Canton: Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits
Arrondissement: Sables-d'Olonne
Department: Vendee
Region: Pays de la Loire
Postcode: 85540
Distance to Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits
from La Roche-sur-Yon (prefecture): 20 km
from Paris: 386 km
from Calais: 551 km
from Nice: 749 km
from Bordeaux: 195 km
from Strasbourg: 726 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 Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Avrille, La Jonchere, Le Bernard, Le Givre, Saint-Avaugourd-Des-Landes and Saint-Vincent-sur-Graon.
This page in French: Visiter Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits