Challans, France: tourism, information and visitor reviews
Challans is situated in France, in the Pays de la Loire region where it is within Vendee and the local Sables-d'Olonne area.
Geographical information
Place name: Challans
Local Region: Sables-d'Olonne
Sub-region: Vendee
Main Region: Pays de la Loire
Country: France
Latitude: 46.84363 South (46°50'37"N)
Longitude: -1.8749 West (1°52'29"W)
Altitude: 11 metres above sea-level
Population: 18947 (most recent estimate only)
Distance from Challans to other selected towns in France
Distances are 'as the crow flies' not driving distances!
- distance from Paris: 386 km
- distance from Marseille: 692 km
- distance from Lyon: 530 km
- distance from Toulouse: 444 km
- distance from Nice: 795 km
- distance from Nantes: 48 km
- distance from Strasbourg: 745 km
- distance from Montpellier: 576 km
- distance from Bordeaux: 244 km
- distance from Lille: 555 km
Find driving distances to Challans from all destinations in France at Europe driving distances
More places in the same region
We have located 9 other place(s) listed nearby (within 10 kilometres of Challans):
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Tourism and sports
...with places to visit and transport
Coastal
Coastal highlights close to Challans.
Ile de Bouin (Island) (17 km)Monuments
Selected monuments in or near Challans (not a comprehensive list,
we are always adding additional monuments).
Natural highlights
Natural highlights such as lakes, forests and mountains close to Challans.
Pointe de Grosse Terre (Point) (18 km)Foret de Touvois (Forest) (18 km)
Foret de Grand-Landes (Forest) (19 km)
Foret de Machecoul (Forest) (22 km)
Pointe de la Coupelasse (Point) (22 km)
Sports
Golf courses and race tracks in the vicinity of Challans.
Golf Saint-Jean-de-Monts (Golf course) (17 km)Golf des Fontenelles (Golf course) (18 km)
Transport
Railway stations identified as being in or close to Challans.
Challans Railway Station (0 km)St-Hilaire-de-Riez Railway Station (15 km)
Machecoul Railway Station (17 km)
St-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie Railway Station (17 km)
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Long term Challans weather forecast
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