Saint-Etienne-du-Bois tourism and travel guide

Photo is of La Roche-sur-Yon at 23 km from Saint-Etienne-du-Bois

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Visit Saint-Etienne-du-Bois: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Etienne-du-Bois 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 Saint-Etienne-du-Bois in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include La Roche-sur-Yon at 23 km and Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez at 29 km.

Saint-Etienne-du-Bois, 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 23 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

Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez

Seaside resort at 29 km (direction west-south-west)

Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez is the beach resort next to Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie...

See Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez guide

Bretignolles-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 30 km (direction south-west)

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

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Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie

at 30 km (direction west-south-west)

The port town of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie is an attractive and traditional town, very lively in...

See Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie guide

Brem-sur-Mer

at 31 km (direction south-west)

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

See Brem-sur-Mer guide

Saint-Jean-de-Monts

Seaside resort at 35 km (direction west)

At Saint-Jean-de-Monts you will enjoy the extensive sandy beaches and one of the livelier...

See Saint-Jean-de-Monts guide

Clisson

at 37 km (direction north-east), in the Loire-Atlantique department

Clisson has a medieval castle, and an interesting architectural style having ben largely re-built...

See Clisson guide

Chateau d'Olonne

Seaside resort at 38 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Sables d'Olonne

Seaside resort at 40 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Sables d'Olonne guide

Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits

at 40 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Les Moutiers-en-Retz

Seaside resort at 40 km (direction west-north-west), in the Loire-Atlantique department

The small town of Les Moutiers-en-Retz is best known for the nearby beach which...

See Les Moutiers-en-Retz guide

Chateau de Talmont

Castle at 40 km (direction south)

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

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Notre-Dame-de-Monts

at 41 km (direction west)

The resort of Notre-Dame-de-Monts is one of the quiter resorts of the Vendee coast...

See Notre-Dame-de-Monts guide

Talmont-Saint-Hilaire

at 41 km (direction south)

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

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Reserve excursions near Saint-Etienne-du-Bois

Map of places to visit near Saint-Etienne-du-Bois

Markets in and near Saint-Etienne-du-Bois

• Challans: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (21km)
• La Roche-sur-Yon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (22km)
• Machecoul: market Wednesday (24km)
• La Mothe-Achard: market Friday (24km)
• Les Essarts: market Wednesday (29km)
• Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Monday & Friday (29km)
• Saint Gilles Croix de Vie: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (30km)
• Bretignolles-sur-Mer: market Thursday & Sunday (30km)
• Brem-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (31km)
• Beauvoir-sur-Mer: market Thursday (35km)

More information about Saint-Etienne-du-Bois, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near Saint-Etienne-du-Bois, France

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

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin des plantes (43km)
• Jardins de Chaligny (46km)
• Jardins du Bâtiment (54km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Nantes (41km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Marais de Machecoul (25km)
• Lac de Grand-Lieu (30km)
• Petite Amazonie de Nantes (43km)
• Île Héron (France) (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Jean-de-Monts (35km)
• Notre-Dame-de-Monts (41km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Planète sauvage (parc) (34km)
• Parc zoologique des Sables-d'Olonne (41km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Etienne-du-Bois is in the west of France at 23 kilometres from La Roche-sur-Yon, the department capital (general information: Saint-Etienne-du-Bois 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 Saint-Etienne-du-Bois from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beaufou, Grand-Landes, La Chapelle-Palluau, Lege, Palluau and Saint-Paul-Mont-Penit.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Etienne-du-Bois