Pierrefitte tourism and travel guide
Visit Pierrefitte: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsPierrefitte is situated in the Deux-Sevres department and Poitou-Charentes region (now part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the western-centre of France at 62 kilometres from Niort, the department capital (general information: Pierrefitte is 296 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Thouars at 13 km and Moncontour, Vienne at 22 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Pierrefitte, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Pierrefitte in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Deux-Sevres
Map of places to visit near Pierrefitte
Markets in and near Pierrefitte
- Airvault: market Saturday (13km)
- Thouars: market Tuesday & Friday all day (14km)
- Bressuire: market Tuesday & Saturday (15km)
- Argenton-Chateau: market Thursday (17km)
- Parthenay: market Wednesday all day (25km)
- Thenezay: market Sunday (27km)
- Montreuil-Bellay: market Tuesday (31km)
- Loudun: market Tuesday (33km)
- Mauleon: market Friday (35km)
- Vihiers: market Wednesday (36km)
More information about Pierrefitte, Poitou-Charentes
Tourist attractions near Pierrefitte, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Pierrefitte.
Aquarium
- Aquarium de Loudun (33km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Montsoreau (47km)
- Candes-Saint-Martin (47km)
- Vouvant (49km)
National Monuments
- Oiron Chateau (19km)
- Fontevraud Abbey (44km)
- Sanxay (47km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Montreuil-Bellay (31km)
- Loudun (33km)
- Fontenay-le-Comte (59km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Loire-Anjou-Touraine (50km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (12km)
- Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (13km)
- Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (19km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (44km)
- Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (47km)
- Eglise de Notre-Dame (Vouvant) (49km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin du château de La Mothe (32km)
- La Guyonnière (33km)
- Parc oriental de Maulévrier (37km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Chatillon-sur-Thouet (24km)
- Saumur (46km)
- Chinon (54km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Aubigne-sur-Layon (40km)
- Cholet (49km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Doué-la-Fontaine (36km)
- Natur'Zoo de Mervent (52km)
Geography and distances
Geographical Information
Commune: Pierrefitte
Canton: Saint-Varent
Arrondissement: Bressuire
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Postcode: 79330
Distance to Pierrefitte
from Niort (prefecture): 62 km
from Paris: 296 km
from Calais: 480 km
from Nice: 688 km
from Bordeaux: 227 km
from Strasbourg: 631 km
Getting here
Pierrefitte is in the western-centre of France. Most visitors will come by car, as an excursion from the Loire Valley or approximately 4 hours from the channel port at Saint-Malo. For driving distances to Pierrefitte from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Boussais, Faye-l'Abbesse, Geay, Glenay, Luche-Thouarsais, Saint-Varent and Sainte-Gemme.
This page in French: Visiter Pierrefitte
