Mainxe

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Mainxe is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Mainxe-Gondeville. ()

Alternative names: Population: ~550 ppl (2019)Area: 3.9 mi²Coordinates: 45°38'33"N, 0°11'17"W

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Nearby attractions include: Bassac Abbey, St. Peter's Church, Château de Saint-Brice, St. John the Baptist Church.

4.2 miE
Monastery
Bassac Abbey, Bassac
108 min walk • Bassac Abbey is a former Benedictine monastery in Bassac, Charente, France, in the former diocese of Saintes. The abbey was founded in 1002 by Wardrade Lorichès, count of la Marche and first known Lord of Jarnac, and his wife Rixendis on their return from a pilgrimage to Rome.
2.6 miN
Church
St. Peter's Church, Jarnac
68 min walk • The Saint-Pierre church is a Romanesque Catholic church located in Jarnac, France.
5.3 miNW
Forts and castles
Château de Saint-Brice
136 min walk • The castle of Saint-Brice is located in the commune of Saint-Brice in Charente, on the right bank of the Charente, 4 kilometers upstream from Cognac. It was built in the fourteenth century and then remodeled in the sixteenth century and the...
2.6 miNW
Church
St. John the Baptist Church, Bourg-Charente
66 min walk • St. John the Baptist Church is a Catholic church located in Bourg-Charente, France.
3 miNW
Forts and castles
Château de Bourg-Charente, Bourg-Charente
76 min walk • Château de Bourg-Charente is a 17th—century castle built on the rocky promontory overlooking the Charente River in the town of Bourg-Charente, Charente department in southwestern France. The castle replaced the former castle destroyed during the Hundred Years' War.
4.2 miNE
Forts and castles
Château de Triac, Cognac
106 min walk • The castle of Triac is located in the commune of Triac-Lautrait, in the Charente, near Jarnac.
5.1 miS
Forts and castles
Château du Breuil
130 min walk • The castle of Breuil is located in the commune of Bonneuil in the department of Charente in France.
2.3 miE
Memorial
War Memorial, Saint-Même-les-Carrières
58 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
3.2 miSE
Locality
Saint-Preuil
81 min walk • Saint-Preuil is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.
2.4 miSW
Village
Segonzac
61 min walk • Segonzac is a commune within the Charente department of southwestern France, in the Cognac area. It is the heart of the "Grande Champagne" grape-cultivating region of the cognaçais, which produces the finest cognac and Pineau des Charentes.
2.7 miNE
Locality
Gondeville
69 min walk • Gondeville is a former commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Mainxe-Gondeville.