Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe travel guide
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Visit Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe is situated in the Maine-et-Loire department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the western-centre of France at 26 km from Angers, the department capital. (General information: Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe is 247 km from Paris and 401 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Chateau Plessis-Bourre at 10 km from Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe
Popular places to visit near Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe: these include Chateau Plessis-Bourre at 10 km and Angers at 24 km.
Chenille-Change is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 14km and Coudray is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 17km. 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 Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe
See France This Way travel guides for Maine-et-Loire and Pays-de-la-Loire (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe.
Note that all distances from Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe (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 Maine-et-Loire 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 Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc et jardins du château de Craon (39km) : Jardins de la Massonnière (41km) : Jardins du Pin (41km) : Jardins du Mirail (47km) : Parc et jardins du château du Lude (49km) : Jardin du château de Vilaines (49km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau d'Angers (24km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (43km) : Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (43km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Chenille-Change (14km) : Coudray (17km) : Chateau-Gontier (24km) : Angers (26km) : La Cropte (31km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Saulges (34km) : Laval (48km) : Sainte-Suzanne (48km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: La Fleche (31km) :
Map of places to visit near Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Châteauneuf-sur-Sarthe
Canton: Châteauneuf-sur-Sarthe
Arrondissement: Segré
Department: Maine-et-Loire
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 49330
Distance to Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe
from Angers: 26 km
from Paris: 247 km
from Calais: 401 km
from Nice: 747 km
from Bordeaux: 316 km
from Strasbourg: 619 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 5 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe): Brissarthe, Cherre, Contigne, Etriche and Juvardeil.
Getting here
Maine-et-Loire is in the western-centre of France. Most visitors arrive in a car from one of the ferry terminals - Saint Malo and Caen are most practical, allow around 3-4 hours for the journey. For driving distances to Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe