Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Fontenay-le-Comte at 5 km from Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq

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Visit Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq 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-Michel-le-Cloucq in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Fontenay-le-Comte at 5 km and Nieul-sur-l'Autise at 9 km.

Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Fontenay-le-Comte

at 5 km (direction west-south-west)

With some interesting 18th century townhouses to see, Fontenay-le-Comte is also home to the...

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Nieul-sur-l'Autise

at 9 km (direction south-east)

Highlights in Nieul-sur-l'Autise include the Abbey of Saint-Vincent and a traditional watermill...

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Vouvant

Most Beautiful Village at 10 km (direction south-east)

The pleasant village of Vouvant still retains part of a medieval castle and an...

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Maillezais abbey

Abbey at 12 km (direction south)

The ruins of the Maillezais abbey are on the edge of the marshes of...

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Coulon

Most Beautiful Village at 22 km (direction south-east), in the Deux-Sevres department

Established since 2000 years agio, Coulon is now a centre for exploring the Marais-Poitevin...

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Marais Poitevin

at 24 km (direction south-east), in the Charente-Maritime department

The Marais-Poitevin is a region of canals and marshes, an unusual environment best explored...

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Marans

at 27 km (direction south-west), in the Charente-Maritime department

Marans is a small town with a pretty section along the river in the...

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Niort

at 28 km (direction east-south-east), in the Deux-Sevres department

Niort is a picturesque large town with a donjon, a market hall and a...

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Chateau de Cherveux

Castle at 31 km (direction east), in the Deux-Sevres department

The Chateau de Cherveux, one of the best preserved 15th century castles in the...

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Lucon

at 32 km (direction west)

Lucon is a quiet Vendee town, usually visited for its imposing cathedral and public...

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Luçon cathedral

Cathedral at 32 km (direction west)

Luçon cathedral is a small cathedral with element in the roman, gothic, classical and...

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Parthenay

at 43 km (direction east-north-east), in the Deux-Sevres department

Parthenay is a quiet town, with historic monuments that hint at its importance iver...

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Surgeres

at 43 km (direction south), in the Charente-Maritime department

It is the cluster of monuments in the park in the centre of Surgeres...

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La Faute-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 47 km (direction west-south-west)

Here at La Faute-sur-Mer you can explore the nature reserve and peninsula - or...

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Vendee

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Map of places to visit near Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq

Markets in and near Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq

• Fontenay-le-Comte: market Saturday all day (4km)
• Coulonges-sur-l'Autize: market Tuesday (12km)
• Benet: market Monday (18km)
• Marans: market Tuesday (27km)
• Courcon: market Wednesday (27km)
• Niort: market Thursday all day & Saturday all day (29km)
• Lucon: market Wednesday & Saturday (32km)
• La Creche: market Sunday (37km)
• Surgeres: market Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday (42km)
• Saint-Maixent-l'Ecole: market Saturday (42km)

More information about Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq, France

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

Aquarium

• Aquarium de La Rochelle (48km)

Grand sites of France

• Marais Poitevin (18km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Vouvant (10km)
• Coulon (22km)
• La Flotte-en-Re (55km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Fontenay-le-Comte (5km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (9km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame (Vouvant) (10km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (12km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (16km)
• Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (17km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du Bâtiment (21km)
• Jardins de Chaligny (31km)
• La Guyonnière (41km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chatillon-sur-Thouet (43km)
• La Rochelle (47km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Baie de l'Aiguillon (22km)
• Forêt de Benon (31km)

Towns of Art and history

• Parthenay (43km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Marans (27km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Natur'Zoo de Mervent (3km)
• Zoodyssée (47km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq is in the west of France at 55 kilometres from La Roche-sur-Yon, the department capital (general information: Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq is 351 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-Michel-le-Cloucq from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Fontenay-le-Comte, Foussais-Payre, Mervent, Pissotte, Saint-Martin-de-Fraigneau and Xanton-Chassenon.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Michel-le-Cloucq