Orgedeuil tourism and travel guide

Visit Orgedeuil: highlights and tourist information

Orgedeuil 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 Orgedeuil in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Marthon at 9 km and La Rochefoucauld at 10 km.

Orgedeuil, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Marthon

Marthon

at 9 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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La Rochefoucauld

La Rochefoucauld

at 10 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See La Rochefoucauld guide
Varaignes

Varaignes

at 11 km (direction south-south-east), in the Dordogne department

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

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Chateau de La Rochefoucauld

Chateau de La Rochefoucauld

Castle at 11 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert

Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert

at 14 km (direction south-south-east), 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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Nontron

Nontron

at 22 km (direction 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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Torsac

Torsac

at 26 km (direction west-south-west)

Torsac is one of several small but interesting villages to stroll around in Charente...

See Torsac guide
Angouleme

Angouleme

at 27 km (direction west)

Angouleme is one of our favourite Charente towns, with several interesting historic monuments to...

See Angouleme guide
 
 
Mareuil-en-Perigord

Mareuil-en-Perigord

at 27 km (direction south), in the Dordogne department

The village of Mareuil in Mareuil-en-Perigord was one of the four baronies of the...

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Villebois-Lavalette

Villebois-Lavalette

at 28 km (direction south-west)

The village of Villebois-Lavalette is pleasant to explore, and also has a castle to...

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Chateau de la Mercerie

Chateau de la Mercerie

Castle at 29 km (direction south-west)

The Chateau de la Mercerie is a manor house with a substantial wing added...

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Rochechouart

Rochechouart

at 30 km (direction east-north-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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Charmant

Charmant

at 32 km (direction west-south-west)

Charmant is another pleasant Charente town, with a small castle and a church as...

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Mouthiers-sur-Boeme

Mouthiers-sur-Boeme

at 32 km (direction west-south-west)

The 12th century church in roman style is the principal monument here in Mouthiers-sur-Boeme...

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Reserve excursions near Orgedeuil

Map of places to visit near Orgedeuil

 
 

Markets in and near Orgedeuil

  • La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (10km)
  • Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (17km)
  • Ruelle-sur-Touvre: market Thursday & Sunday & (21km)
  • Mareuil: market Tuesday (27km)
  • Angouleme: market every day except Monday (27km)
  • La Couronne: market Saturday (32km)
  • Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (38km)
  • Brantome: market Friday (38km)
  • Chalus: market Friday (38km)
  • Saint-Junien: market Saturday (39km)

More information about Orgedeuil, Poitou-Charentes

Tourist attractions near Orgedeuil, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Regional Natural Parcs

Churches and religious monuments

  • Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (21km)
  • Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (26km)
  • Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (27km)
  • Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (30km)
  • Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (32km)
  • Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (34km)
  • Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (35km)
  • Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (36km)
  • Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (36km)
  • Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (37km)
  • Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (38km)
  • Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (39km)
  • Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (42km)
  • Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (43km)
  • Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (44km)
  • Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (45km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Logis de Forge (32km)
  • Jardin de Liliane (37km)
  • Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (42km)
  • Jardin monastique médiéval (43km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Grotte de Montgaudier (3km)
  • Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (29km)
  • Site Corot (39km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

 
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Geography and distances

Orgedeuil is in the west of France at 26 kilometres from Angouleme, the department capital (general information: Orgedeuil is 379 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Orgedeuil

Canton: Montbron

Arrondissement: Angoulême

Department: Charente

Region: Poitou-Charentes

New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Postcode: 16220

Distance to Orgedeuil

from Angouleme (prefecture): 26 km

from Paris: 379 km

from Calais: 593 km

from Nice: 579 km

from Bordeaux: 126 km

from Strasbourg: 636 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 Orgedeuil from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ecuras, Eymouthiers, Marillac-le-Franc, Montbron, Rouzede, Saint-Sornin, Vilhonneur and Vouthon.

This page in French: Visiter Orgedeuil

 
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