Saint-Gelais tourism and travel guide
Visit Saint-Gelais: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsSaint-Gelais 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 8 kilometres from Niort, the department capital (general information: Saint-Gelais is 343 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Cherveux at 5 km and Niort at 8 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Saint-Gelais, 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-Gelais 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 Saint-Gelais
Markets in and near Saint-Gelais
- La Creche: market Sunday (7km)
- Niort: market Thursday all day & Saturday all day (9km)
- Saint-Maixent-l'Ecole: market Saturday (14km)
- Benet: market Monday (16km)
- Coulonges-sur-l'Autize: market Tuesday (20km)
- La Mothe-Saint-Heray: market Thursday (21km)
- Melle: market Friday (26km)
- Brioux-sur-Boutonne: market Thursday (30km)
- Parthenay: market Wednesday all day (31km)
- Lezay: market Tuesday (32km)
More information about Saint-Gelais, Poitou-Charentes
Tourist attractions near Saint-Gelais, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Gelais.
Grand sites of France
- Marais Poitevin (22km)
Heritage sites
- Melle église St Hilaire (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (25km)
- Aulnay église St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (40km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
National Monuments
- Sanxay (32km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Fontenay-le-Comte (34km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (17km)
- Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (23km)
- Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (27km)
- Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (31km)
- Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (35km)
- Eglise de Notre-Dame (Vouvant) (36km)
- Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (40km)
- Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (40km)
Remarkable gardens
- La Guyonnière (25km)
- Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (26km)
- Jardin du château de La Mothe (43km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Chatillon-sur-Thouet (33km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Baie de l'Aiguillon (35km)
- Forêt de Benon (36km)
Towns of Art and history
- Parthenay (31km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Zoodyssée (26km)
- Natur'Zoo de Mervent (31km)
Geography and distances
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Gelais
Canton: Niort-Nord
Arrondissement: Niort
Department: Deux-Sevres
Region: Poitou-Charentes
New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Postcode: 79410
Distance to Saint-Gelais
from Niort (prefecture): 8 km
from Paris: 343 km
from Calais: 534 km
from Nice: 671 km
from Bordeaux: 172 km
from Strasbourg: 658 km
Getting here
Saint-Gelais 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 Saint-Gelais from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chauray, Cherveux, Echire and Francois.
This page in French: Visiter Saint-Gelais
