Carquefou travel guide
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Visit Carquefou: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Carquefou is situated in the Loire-Atlantique department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the north-west of France at 14 km from Nantes, the department capital. (General information: Carquefou is 334 km from Paris and 473 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Nantes at 10 km from Carquefou
Popular places to visit near Carquefou: these include Nantes at 10 km and at km.
Jardin des plantes is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 9km and Nantes is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 14km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Carquefou: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 4*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Carquefou, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Carquefou
See France This Way travel guides for Loire-Atlantique and Pays-de-la-Loire (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Carquefou.
Note that all distances from Carquefou shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Carquefou holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Carquefou (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 France and Loire-Atlantique 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 Carquefou and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin des plantes (9km) : Jardins du Pin (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Nantes (14km) :
Map of places to visit near Carquefou & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Carquefou
Canton: Carquefou
Arrondissement: Nantes
Department: Loire-Atlantique
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 44470
Distance to Carquefou
from Nantes: 14 km
from Paris: 334 km
from Calais: 473 km
from Nice: 790 km
from Bordeaux: 283 km
from Strasbourg: 703 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 4 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Carquefou): La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire, Suce-sur-Erdre and Thouare-sur-Loire.
Getting here
Loire-Atlantique is in the north-west of France. Most visitors arrive by car via one of the ferry ports such as Saint-Malo or Cherbourg. Allow around 3 hours for the trip in France. For driving distances to Carquefou from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Carquefou