Sauvagnac tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Rochechouart at 16 km from Sauvagnac

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Visit Sauvagnac: highlights and tourist information

Sauvagnac is situated in the Charente department and Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Sauvagnac in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Popular places to visit nearby include Rochechouart at 16 km and Varaignes at 19 km.

Sauvagnac, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Rochechouart

at 16 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

On the edge of the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park, Rochechouart has a castle and...

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Varaignes

at 19 km (direction south-west), in the Dordogne department

Varaignes is a pretty village with a castle at its centre. The castle is...

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La Rochefoucauld

at 20 km (direction west)

After exploring the Chateau de Rochefoucauld be sure to stroll around the rest of...

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Chateau de La Rochefoucauld

Castle at 21 km (direction west)

The Chateau de La Rochefoucauld is the most important castle in Charente, with both...

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Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert

at 21 km (direction south-south-west), in the Dordogne department

Javerlhac-et-la-Chapelle-Saint-Robert is a charming village with a church and castle and a lovely riverside...

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Marthon

at 22 km (direction west-south-west)

In Marthon there is no single monument that dominates, but rather several small buildings...

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Le Jardin de Liliane

Garden at 24 km (direction east), in the Haute-Vienne department

Le Jardin de Liliane is one of our favourite gardens open to the public...

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Nontron

at 24 km (direction south), in the Dordogne department

Nontron is a quiet town within the Perigord-Limousin Regional Natural Park to the north...

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Saint-Junien

at 25 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

After exploring Saint-Junien and the Collegiale Church of Saint-Junien be sure to also visit...

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Chalus

at 28 km (direction east-south-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

Châlus is a small market town with two ruined castles in the Monts du...

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Brigueuil

at 28 km (direction north-east)

Here in Brigueuil it is the roman style church that is the most interesting...

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Confolens

at 30 km (direction north-east)

Confolens has several sites of interest including an ancient bridge and fountain and some...

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Saint-Germain-de-Confolens

at 34 km (direction north-east)

In the village of Saint-Germain-de-Confolens you can see the substantial ruins of an ancient...

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Oradour-sur-Glane

at 36 km (direction east-north-east), in the Haute-Vienne department

The village of Oradour-sur-Glane is a memorial town, now maintained in the condition it...

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Map of places to visit near Sauvagnac

Markets in and near Sauvagnac

• Piegut-Pluviers: market Wednesday (14km)
• La Rochefoucauld: market Wednesday & Saturday (20km)
• Saint-Junien: market Saturday (25km)
• Chalus: market Friday (28km)
• Ruelle-sur-Touvre: market Thursday & Sunday & (34km)
• Mareuil: market Tuesday (36km)
• Angouleme: market every day except Monday (40km)
• Thiviers: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (42km)
• Thiviers: market Saturday (42km)
• Brantome: market Monday - seasonal market only (43km)

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Tourist attractions near Sauvagnac, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Jean-de-Cole (39km)

National Monuments

• Chateau de Puyguilhem (38km)
• Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (48km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Nontron (24km)
• Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche (51km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perigord-Limousin (20km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Saint-Amand (Saint-Junien) (25km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (29km)
• Abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Lesterps) (31km)
• Abbaye Cistercienne de Boschaud (Villars) (38km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (39km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (40km)
• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (40km)
• Abbaye Saint Pierre (Brantome) (43km)
• Eglise Notre Dame de l'Assomption (Thiviers) (43km)
• Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (44km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (45km)
• Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (46km)
• Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (47km)
• Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (48km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (49km)
• Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (52km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (53km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin de Liliane (24km)
• Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (43km)
• Logis de Forge (46km)
• Jardin monastique médiéval (49km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Grotte de Montgaudier (16km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale Étang de la Monnerie (17km)
• Site Corot (25km)

Towns of Art and history

• Confolens (30km)
• Angouleme (40km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Rochefoucauld (20km)
• Bellac (52km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Hilaire-les-Places (41km)

Geography and distances

Sauvagnac is in the west of France at 39 kilometres from Angouleme, the department capital (general information: Sauvagnac is 369 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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 Sauvagnac from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Le Lindois, Les SalLes Lavauguyon, Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire, Massignac, Roussines and Verneuil.

This page in French: Visiter Sauvagnac