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Visit Cre: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Cre is situated in the Sarthe department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the north-west of France at 43 km from Le Mans, the department capital. (General information: Cre is 227 km from Paris and 392 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Bauge at 16 km from Cre
Popular places to visit near Cre: these include Bauge at 16 km and Chateau du Lude at 24 km.
La Fleche is a listed 'recommended detour' at 7km and Parc et jardins du château du Lude is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 24km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Cre: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Cre, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Cre
See France This Way travel guides for and Pays-de-la-Loire (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Cre.
Note that all distances from Cre shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Cre holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Cre (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 Sarthe 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 Cre and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc et jardins du château du Lude (24km) : Jardins de la Massonnière (32km) : Parc de Lathan (33km) : Jardin du château de Vilaines (33km) : Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (34km) : Jardins du Mirail (35km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau d'Angers (38km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (38km) : Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (38km) : Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (46km) : Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Chenille-Change (38km) : Coudray (38km) : Angers (39km) : La Cropte (40km) : Chateau-Gontier (45km) : Coulaines (47km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Saulges (39km) : Le Mans (45km) : Sainte-Suzanne (49km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: La Fleche (7km) :
Map of places to visit near Cre & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Cré
Canton: Flèche
Arrondissement: Flèche
Department: Sarthe
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 72200
Distance to Cre
from Le Mans: 43 km
from Paris: 227 km
from Calais: 392 km
from Nice: 726 km
from Bordeaux: 317 km
from Strasbourg: 595 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 Cre): Bazouges-sur-le-Loir, Durtal, Fougere and Les Rairies.
Getting here
Sarthe is in the north-west of France. Most visitors get here by car having taken a ferry, probably to Saint-Malo or Caen, and then a drive of around 2 - 3 hours. For driving distances to Cre from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Cre