France

Du Chemin Vendéen à la Voie de Tours

A pilgrim route of 86.2 km from Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud to Saintes, joins the Voie de Tours at Saintes, then the Voie de Vézelay at Saint-Palais, the Chemin de Saint-Jacques via Le Puy and the Camino Francés at Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, to Santiago de Compostela. At 20–25 km a day, most people take 3–4 days.

  • 86.2 kmDistance
  • 631 mClimb
  • 632 mDescent
  • 72 mHigh point

Plan your own days

A common way to split it

One common way to split it, not the only one.

  1. Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud → Surgères 27.1 km
  2. Surgères → Tonnay-Boutonne 21.5 km
  3. Tonnay-Boutonne → Champerou 12.7 km
  4. Champerou → Saintes 24.8 km

Town by town

Distances run towards Santiago. Distances are along the route, in kilometres.

Pick a town to see its places to sleep. Check before you go: places can be seasonal or closed.

TownFrom start (km)To next (km)Places to sleepDrinking water
Saint-Hilaire-la-Palud Village0.010.6——
Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon Village10.616.51Yes

1 place to sleep in Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon, 1 of them outside town

Guest house

Surgères Town27.20.42Yes

2 places to sleep in Surgères

Hotel

Derrière Lalée Hamlet27.520.61—

1 place to sleep in Derrière Lalée

Other

  • Camping de la Gères Campsite
Cite du Moulin Hamlet48.20.51Yes

1 place to sleep in Cite du Moulin, 1 of them outside town

Guest house

  • Le Domaine de Fontsauzine (outside town)
Tonnay-Boutonne Village48.612.42—

2 places to sleep in Tonnay-Boutonne

Hotel

Other

Saint-Savinien Village61.00.21—

1 place to sleep in Saint-Savinien

Other

Champerou Hamlet61.34.01—

1 place to sleep in Champerou

Hotel

  • Le Saint Savinien
Coulonge-sur-Charente Village65.34.2——
Taillebourg Village69.516.6——
Saintes Town86.1—17Yes

17 places to sleep in Saintes, 7 of them outside town

Hostel

  • Auberge de jeunesse

Guest house

  • B&B Hôtels Hotel (outside town)
  • La Belle Étoile +33 5 46 95 96 59
  • Chambres d'Hôtes Bleynie-Ruine de Rome

Hotel

  • Logis Hôtel Auréa (outside town)
  • Inter-hotel O'Nice (outside town) +33546908904
  • Campanile (outside town)
  • Petit Dej Hotel (outside town)
  • Le Relais du Bois Saint-Georges (outside town)
  • The Originals City - Hôtel des Arènes (outside town) +33 5 46 90 08 90
  • Brit'Hôtel
  • Les Messageries
  • Hôtel de France
  • Hôtel Le Parisien
  • Saveurs de l'abbaye +335 46 94 17 91
  • Hôtel de l'avenue

Other

Alternatives

  • relation 15903397 (from Saint-Jean-d'Angély) — 38.6 km

Joins the Voie de Tours at Saintes, km 617.3 ›

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Sources: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); elevation from Copernicus GLO-30.

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