Bures travel guide
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Visit Bures: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Bures is situated in the Orne department (Normandy region) in the north of France at 28 km from Alencon, the department capital. (General information: Bures is 147 km from Paris and 285 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Mortagne-au-Perche at 12 km from Bures
Popular places to visit near Bures: these include Mortagne-au-Perche at 12 km and Belleme at 24 km.
Sassy is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 31km and Jardin de la petite Rochelle is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 31km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Bures, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Bures
See France This Way travel guides for Orne and Normandy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Bures.
Note that all distances from Bures shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Bures holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Bures (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Normandy and Orne gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Bures and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Sassy (31km) : Jardin de la petite Rochelle (31km) :
- National Monuments: Carrouges Chateau (41km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei (39km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Argentan (37km) : Nogent-le-Rotrou (41km) :
Map of places to visit near Bures & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Bures
Canton: Courtomer
Arrondissement: Alençon
Department: Orne
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 61170
Distance to Bures
from Alencon: 28 km
from Paris: 147 km
from Calais: 285 km
from Nice: 756 km
from Bordeaux: 421 km
from Strasbourg: 541 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 15 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Bures): Bazoches-sur-Hoene, Boece, Bure, Champeaux-sur-Sarthe, Coulonges-sur-Sarthe, La Mesniere, Laleu, Le Mele-sur-Sarthe, Le Plantis, Montchevrel, Saint-Agnan-sur-Sarthe, Saint-Aubin-d'Appenai, Saint-Aubin-de-Courteraie, Saint-Germain-de-Martigny and Sainte-Scolasse-sur-Sarthe.
Getting here
Orne is in the north of France. Most visitors arrive in one of the cross-challen ferry ports with Caen being especially close, typically within an hours drive. For driving distances to Bures from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Bures