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Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche Destination Guide

Touring Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche in France

Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche in the region of Poitou-Charentes with its 1,127 citizens is located in France - some 247 mi or ( 398 km ) South-West of Paris , the country's capital city .

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Time in Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche is now 06:55 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac, Saint-Savinien, Saint-Jean-d'Angely, Saintes, and Poitiers. Being here already, consider visiting Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Chalk Dust Man | Blues & Beyond 2012 | Guitar Holidays in France with Creative Vacances

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Chalk Dust Man | Blues & Beyond 2012 | Guitar Holidays in France with Creative Vacances Performance featuring Emma Bishop, Ben Cocoracchio, Bo Larsen and Greg Bushell Course Blog: www.thebluesandbeyon ..

Born Under A Bad Sign | Blues & Beyond 2012 | Guitar Holidays in France with Creative Vacances

3:43 min by bathguitarschool
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Born Under A Bad Sign | Blues & Beyond 2012 | Guitar Holidays in France with Creative Vacances Performance featuring Emma Bishop, Ben Cocoracchio, Bo Larsen and Greg Bushell Course Blog: www.thebluesa ..


Texas Flood | Blues & Beyond 2012 | Guitar Holidays in France with Creative Vacances

2:03 min by bathguitarschool
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Texas Flood | Blues & Beyond 2012 | Guitar Holidays in France with Creative Vacances Performance featuring Kate Perks, Michael Larcombe, Greg Bushell Course Blog: www.thebluesandbeyond2012.wordpress.c ..

Sit Down - James | Complete Acoustic Guitarist 2012 | Air Guitar Holidays in France

3:41 min by bathguitarschool
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Sit Down - James | Complete Acoustic Guitarist 2012 | Air Guitar Holidays in France Performance featuring Floor, Jan, Geoff, Glen, Ash and Antony. Course Blog: www.completeacousticguitarist2012.wordpr ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Château de Taillebourg

The Château de Taillebourg is a ruined castle from the medieval era. It is built on a rocky outcrop, overlooking the village of Taillebourg and the valley of the Charente River, in the Charente-Maritime department of France. It commanded a very strategic position and was therefore the focus of much conflict throughout the medieval era. It featured in several episodes of the Hundred Years' War and the Saintonge War before that.

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Located at 45.83 -0.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Charente, Castles in Poitou-Charentes, Ruins in Poitou-Charentes

Canton of Burie

The Canton of Burie is a French administrative division in the Département Charente-Maritime and the region Poitou-Charentes.

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Located at 45.77 -0.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Cantons of Charente-Maritime

Gare de Saintes

Gare de Saintes is a railway station serving the town Saintes, Charente-Maritime department, western France.

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Located at 45.75 -0.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Poitou-Charentes, TER Poitou-Charentes

Saintonge

Saintonge is a small region and historical province on the Atlantic coast of France within the département Charente-Maritime, west and south of Charente in the administrative region of Poitou-Charentes. It derives its name from the ancient Gallic tribe of the Santones who lived in this area, around the current city of Saintes. The Saintonge was the center of the French Huguenots.

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Located at 45.75 -0.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Former provinces of France, French pottery, Geography of Charente, Geography of Charente-Maritime, History of Poitou-Charentes, Santones

Sainte-Marie-des-Dames

The Abbey of Sainte-Marie-des-Dames (French: Abbaye aux Dames de Saintes) was the first Benedictine abbey for women in Saintes in Charente-Maritime in France. It was founded in 1047 by Geoffrey II, Count of Anjou. One of its abbesses was Agnès de Barbezieux (1134-1174), whose relative, Eleanor of Aquitaine, was a generous donor to the abbey. Madame de Montespan was educated here. It is located next to the town's Arch of Germanicus and was classified a monument historique in 1948.

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Located at 45.74 -0.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Benedictine monasteries in France, Benedictine nunneries in France, Buildings and structures in Charente-Maritime, Churches in Charente-Maritime, Official historical monuments of France, Visitor attractions in Charente-Maritime