Sainte-Meme tourism and travel guide
Visit Sainte-Meme: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsSainte-Meme is situated in the Charente-Maritime department and Poitou-Charentes region (now part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the west of France at 63 kilometres from La Rochelle, the department capital (general information: Sainte-Meme is 393 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Jean d'Angely at 10 km and Saint-Savinien at 18 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Sainte-Meme, 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 Sainte-Meme 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-Maritime
Map of places to visit near Sainte-Meme
Markets in and near Sainte-Meme
- Matha: market Tuesday, Friday and Saturday (11km)
- Aulnay: market Sunday (18km)
- Cognac: market Tuesday & Friday (22km)
- Jarnac: market every day except Monday (31km)
- Pons: market Wednesday and Saturday (33km)
- Brioux-sur-Boutonne: market Thursday (35km)
- Surgeres: market Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday (35km)
- Echillais: market Wednesday (39km)
- Chef-Boutonne: market Saturday (39km)
- Rochefort: market Tuesday and Thurday (41km)
More information about Sainte-Meme, Poitou-Charentes
Tourist attractions near Sainte-Meme, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Sainte-Meme.
Heritage sites
- Saint-Jean-d'Angély, abbaye royale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (10km)
- Aulnay église St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (18km)
- Saintes basilique St Eutrope (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (21km)
- Pons ancien hopital des pèlerins (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (35km)
- Melle église St Hilaire (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (45km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Mornac-sur-Seudre (48km)
- Talmont (52km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise de Saint Germain (Varaize) (6km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre et eglise de Saint Hérie (Matha) (10km)
- Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (11km)
- Eglise de Saint-Savinien (Fenioux) (11km)
- Abbaye de Fontdouce (Saint-Bris-des-Bois) (12km)
- Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (Saintes) (20km)
- Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (20km)
- Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (22km)
- Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (25km)
- Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) (27km)
- Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (29km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (47km)
- Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (50km)
- Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (50km)
- Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (50km)
- Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (52km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (60km)
Remarkable gardens
- La Roche Courbon (27km)
- Jardin monastique médiéval (41km)
- Jardin du Chaigne (43km)
- Arboretum du chemin de la découverte (45km)
- Logis de Forge (57km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Château de Richemont (Charente) (19km)
- Forêt de Pons (33km)
- Forêt de Benon (45km)
- Pointe de Suzac (52km)
- Forêt de Suzac (52km)
Towns of Art and history
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Zoodyssée (30km)
Geography and distances
Geographical Information
Commune: Sainte-Meme
Canton: Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche
Arrondissement: Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Department: Charente-Maritime
Region: Poitou-Charentes
New region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Postcode: 17770
Distance to Sainte-Meme
from La Rochelle (prefecture): 63 km
from Paris: 393 km
from Calais: 589 km
from Nice: 655 km
from Bordeaux: 116 km
from Strasbourg: 688 km
Getting here
Sainte-Meme is in the west of France. Most visitors will arrive by car typically from a channel ferry ports such as Saint Malo, Caen or Cherbourg, a drive af about 4-5 hours. For driving distances to Sainte-Meme from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Asnieres-la-Giraud, Aujac, Aumagne, Authon-Ebeon, Bercloux, Ecoyeux, Fontenet, Nantille and Varaize.
This page in French: Visiter Sainte-Meme
