Saint-Claud tourism and travel guide
Visit Saint-Claud: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsSaint-Claud is situated in the Charente department and Poitou-Charentes region (now part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the west of France at 36 kilometres from Angouleme, the department capital (general information: Saint-Claud is 359 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Nanteuil-en-Vallee at 16 km and La Rochefoucauld at 18 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Saint-Claud, 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 Saint-Claud 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 Charente
Map of places to visit near Saint-Claud
Markets in and near Saint-Claud
- La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (18km)
- Ruffec: market Wednesday & Saturday (25km)
- Ruelle-sur-Touvre: market Thursday & Sunday & (31km)
- Civray: market Tuesday & Friday (31km)
- Saint-Junien: market Saturday (34km)
- Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (34km)
- Angouleme: market every day except Monday (37km)
- Sauze-Vaussais: market Thursday (39km)
- Chaunay: market Monday (42km)
- La Couronne: market Saturday (43km)
More information about Saint-Claud, Poitou-Charentes
Tourist attractions near Saint-Claud, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Claud.
National Monuments
- Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (28km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Nontron (43km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Perigord-Limousin (41km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (17km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (20km)
- Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (25km)
- Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (26km)
- Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (28km)
- Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (28km)
- Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (31km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (32km)
- Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (34km)
- Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (34km)
- Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (37km)
- Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (38km)
- Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (39km)
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (42km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (43km)
- Eglise d'Usson de Poitou (Usson-du-Poitou) (43km)
- Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (47km)
- Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (47km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (50km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (21km)
- Jardin monastique médiéval (31km)
- Jardin de Liliane (41km)
- Logis de Forge (46km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Grotte de Montgaudier (25km)
- Site Corot (33km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (37km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- La Rochefoucauld (18km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Vallée des singes (monkeys) (41km)
Geography and distances
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Claud
Canton: Saint-Claud
Arrondissement: Confolens
Department: Charente
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 16450
Distance to Saint-Claud
from Angouleme (prefecture): 36 km
from Paris: 359 km
from Calais: 571 km
from Nice: 589 km
from Bordeaux: 143 km
from Strasbourg: 626 km
Getting here
Saint-Claud is in the west of France. 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 Saint-Claud from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than 6 kilometres from Saint-Claud): Cellefrouin, Le Grand-Madieu, Lussac, Nieuil, Parzac, Saint-Laurent-de-Ceris and Suaux.
This page in French: Visitez Saint-Claud