Varennes tourism and travel guide
Visit Varennes: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsVarennes is situated in the Vienne department and Poitou-Charentes region (now part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the west of France at 22 kilometres from Poitiers, the department capital (general information: Varennes is 283 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Futuroscope at 16 km and Moncontour, Vienne at 21 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Varennes, 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 Varennes 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 Vienne
Map of places to visit near Varennes
Markets in and near Varennes
- Mirebeau: market Wednesday & Saturday (3km)
- Neuville-de-Poitou: market Thursday & Sunday (9km)
- Vouille: market Saturday (13km)
- Jaunay-Clan: market Friday (15km)
- Thenezay: market Sunday (18km)
- Naintre: market Sunday (21km)
- Poitiers: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday all day & Friday (22km)
- Airvault: market Saturday (26km)
- Chatellerault: market Wednesday & Thursday all day & Saturday (27km)
- Loudun: market Tuesday (29km)
More information about Varennes, Poitou-Charentes
Tourist attractions near Varennes, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Varennes.
Aquarium
- Aquarium de Loudun (30km)
Heritage sites
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Crissay-sur-Manse (49km)
National Monuments
- Oiron Chateau (30km)
- Sanxay (33km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Loudun (29km)
- Chauvigny (40km)
- Montreuil-Bellay (49km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (23km)
- Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (27km)
- Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (29km)
- Abbaye de Nouaillé-Mauperthuis (Nouaille-Maupertuis) (32km)
- Eglise de Notre-Dame (Lusignan) (36km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Chauvigny) (40km)
- Eglise de Saint Maurice (Saint-Maurice-la-Clouere) (45km)
- Eglise de Saint Gervais et Saint Protais (Civaux) (50km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin du château de La Mothe (19km)
- Touffou (34km)
- Laverré (36km)
- Les jardins du château du Rivau (38km)
- La Guyonnière (39km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Richelieu (30km)
- Chatillon-sur-Thouet (35km)
Amusement park / theme park
- Futuroscope (16km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Vivonne (37km)
Geography and distances
Geographical Information
Commune: Varennes
Canton: Mirebeau
Arrondissement: Poitiers
Department: Vienne
Region: Poitou-Charentes
Postcode: 86110
Distance to Varennes
from Poitiers (prefecture): 22 km
from Paris: 283 km
from Calais: 481 km
from Nice: 649 km
from Bordeaux: 222 km
from Strasbourg: 600 km
Getting here
Varennes is in the west of France. Most visitors arrive here by car - the ferry ports such as Caen, Saint Malo and Cherbourg are convenient at around 4-5 hours drive. For driving distances to Varennes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Amberre, Blaslay, Chabournay, Champigny-le-Sec, Chouppes, Le Rochereau, Mirebeau and Thurageau.
This page in French: Visiter Varennes
