Sainte-Pexine tourism and travel guide

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Visit Sainte-Pexine: highlights and tourist information

Sainte-Pexine 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 Sainte-Pexine in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lucon at 12 km and Luçon cathedral at 12 km.

Sainte-Pexine, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Lucon

at 12 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Luçon cathedral

Cathedral at 12 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits

at 23 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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La Roche-sur-Yon

at 25 km (direction west-north-west)

La Roche-sur-Yon has an attractive town centre around the gardens of the Place Napoleon...

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Fontenay-le-Comte

at 28 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Fontenay-le-Comte guide

Vouvant

Most Beautiful Village at 28 km (direction east)

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

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La Faute-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 29 km (direction south-west)

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

See La Faute-sur-Mer guide

Marans

at 30 km (direction south-south-east), in the Charente-Maritime department

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

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Longeville-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 31 km (direction west-south-west)

At Longeville-sur-Mer you will enjoy the lively market in the town as well as...

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La Tranche-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 33 km (direction south-west)

La Tranche-sur-Mer is a small resort, but very pleasant and with an enjoyable promenade...

See La Tranche-sur-Mer guide

Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard

at 35 km (direction west-south-west)

Saint-Vincent-sur-Jard is a small resort in Vendee where you can visit the house and...

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Jard-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 37 km (direction west-south-west)

Jard-sur-Mer is a very pleasant, if quite small, Vendee resort with a harbour and...

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Maillezais abbey

Abbey at 37 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Chateau de Talmont

Castle at 38 km (direction west)

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

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Map of places to visit near Sainte-Pexine

Markets in and near Sainte-Pexine

• Lucon: market Wednesday & Saturday (12km)
• Les Essarts: market Wednesday (25km)
• La Roche-sur-Yon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (26km)
• Angles: market Wednesday & Sunday (26km)
• Fontenay-le-Comte: market Saturday all day (28km)
• La Faute-sur-Mer: market Thursday & Sunday (29km)
• Marans: market Tuesday (30km)
• La Tranche-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Saturday (31km)
• Jard-sur-Mer: market Monday (37km)
• La Mothe-Achard: market Friday (40km)

More information about Sainte-Pexine, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near Sainte-Pexine, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Marais Poitevin (44km)

Heritage sites

• Saint-Martin-de-Ré citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (43km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Vouvant (28km)
• La Flotte-en-Re (44km)
• Ars-en-Re (49km)
• Coulon (50km)

National Monuments

• Georges Clemenceau house (35km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Fontenay-le-Comte (28km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Eglise de Notre-Dame (Vouvant) (28km)
• Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (36km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre et Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Maillezais) (37km)
• Abbaye Royale (Nieul-sur-l'Autise) (38km)
• Eglise de Saint-Eulalie (Benet) (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de Chaligny (0km)
• Jardins du Bâtiment (10km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• La Rochelle (45km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Baie de l'Aiguillon (38km)
• Forêt de Benon (48km)

Amusement park / theme park

• Puy de Fou (40km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Marans (30km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Natur'Zoo de Mervent (31km)
• Fauconnerie du Puy du Fou (falconry) (40km)

Geography and distances

Sainte-Pexine is in the west of France at 25 kilometres from La Roche-sur-Yon, the department capital (general information: Sainte-Pexine is 365 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 Sainte-Pexine from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bessay, Les Pineaux, Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais, Moutiers-sur-le-Lay and Saint-Jean-de-Beugne.

This page in French: Visiter Sainte-Pexine