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Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente tourism and travel guide

Visit Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente: highlights and tourist information

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Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente is situated in the Charente department and Poitou-Charentes region (now part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the west of France at 45 kilometres from Angouleme, the department capital (general information: Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente is 359 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Rochechouart at 12 km and Saint-Junien at 19 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente, 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-Quentin-sur-Charente 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-Quentin-sur-Charente

Markets in and near Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente

• Saint-Junien: market Saturday (19km)
• Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (24km)
• La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (25km)
• Chalus: market Friday (31km)
• Ruelle-sur-Touvre: market Thursday & Sunday & (39km)
• Ruffec: market Wednesday & Saturday (42km)
• Limoges: market every day (43km)
• Civray: market Tuesday & Friday (45km)
• Angouleme: market every day except Monday (46km)
• Mareuil: market Tuesday (46km)

More information about Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente, Poitou-Charentes

Tourist attractions near Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente, France

Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente.

National Monuments

• Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (40km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Nontron (34km)
• Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (55km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perigord-Limousin (27km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (19km)
• Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (21km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (30km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (32km)
• Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (40km)
• Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (40km)
• Abbaye de la Réau (Saint-Martin-l'Ars) (41km)
• Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (42km)
• Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (45km)
• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (47km)
• Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (49km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (51km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (56km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de Liliane (23km)
• Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (38km)
• Logis de Forge (53km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Site Corot (18km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (20km)
• Grotte de Montgaudier (25km)

Towns of Art and history

• Confolens (20km)
• Angouleme (45km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Rochefoucauld (25km)
• Bellac (43km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (43km)
• Limoges (43km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente 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-Quentin-sur-Charente from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chabanais, Exideuil, La Peruse, Mouzon, Pressignac, Suris and Videix.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Quentin-sur-Charente