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Sonneville tourism and travel guide

Visit Sonneville: highlights and tourist information

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Sonneville is situated in the Charente department and Poitou-Charentes region (now part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the west of France at 29 kilometres from Angouleme, the department capital (general information: Sonneville is 388 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Jarnac at 14 km and Saint-Simon at 18 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Sonneville, 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 Sonneville 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 Sonneville

Markets in and near Sonneville

• Jarnac: market every day except Monday (14km)
• Matha: market Tuesday, Friday and Saturday (16km)
• Cognac: market Tuesday & Friday (19km)
• Angouleme: market every day except Monday (27km)
• La Couronne: market Saturday (28km)
• Aulnay: market Sunday (29km)
• Ruelle-sur-Touvre: market Thursday & Sunday & (31km)
• Chef-Boutonne: market Saturday (34km)
• Ruffec: market Wednesday & Saturday (36km)
• Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (37km)

More information about Sonneville, Poitou-Charentes

Tourist attractions near Sonneville, France

Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Sonneville.

Heritage sites

• Aulnay église St Pierre (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (30km)
• Saint-Jean-d'Angély, abbaye royale (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (34km)
• Saintes basilique St Eutrope (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (40km)
• Pons ancien hopital des pèlerins (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (41km)

National Monuments

• Abbey Saint-Sauveur de Charroux (56km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Jonzac (46km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye Notre Dame de l'Assomption de Châtre (Saint-Brice) (15km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre et eglise de Saint Hérie (Matha) (16km)
• Eglise de Saint Vivien (Bagnizeau) (17km)
• Eglise de Saint Martin (Gensac-la-Pallue) (19km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Trois-Palis) (23km)
• Abbaye de Fontdouce (Saint-Bris-des-Bois) (25km)
• Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Michel) (26km)
• Eglise de Saint-Germain (Gimeux) (26km)
• Eglise de Saint Germain (Varaize) (26km)
• Eglise de Saint-Brice (Saint-Mande-sur-Bredoire) (28km)
• Cathédrale Saint Pierre (Angouleme) (28km)
• Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (28km)
• Eglise de Saint Cybard (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (28km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (La Couronne) (28km)
• Eglise de Saint Vincent (Puymoyen) (32km)
• Eglise de Saint Jean-Baptiste (Coulgens) (33km)
• Eglise de Saint André (Ruffec) (36km)
• Eglise de Saint-Pierre (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne) (36km)
• Eglise de Saint-Savinien (Fenioux) (37km)
• Eglise de Notre Dame (Voulgezac) (38km)
• Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes (Saintes) (38km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Saint-Pierre-d'Exideuil) (50km)
• Eglise de Genouillé (Genouille) (50km)
• Eglise de Saint Nicolas (Civray) (51km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chatain) (53km)
• Abbaye Bénédictine (Charroux) (56km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin monastique médiéval (22km)
• Jardin du Chaigne (28km)
• Logis de Forge (34km)
• Parc et jardin de l’Abrègement (41km)
• Parcs et jardins du château de Beaulon (60km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Château de Richemont (Charente) (20km)
• Forêt de Pons (40km)
• Forêt de la Lande (54km)

Towns of Art and history

• Angouleme (27km)
• Saintes (39km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• La Rochefoucauld (41km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Zoodyssée (43km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

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

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Anville, Auge-Saint-Medard, Courbillac, Houlette, Mareuil, Montigne, Neuvicq-le-Chateau, Plaizac, Rouillac and Siecq.

This page in French: Visiter Sonneville