Doue-la-Fontaine travel guide
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Visit Doue-la-Fontaine: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Doue-la-Fontaine is situated in the Maine-et-Loire department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the western-centre of France at 36 km from Angers, the department capital. (General information: Doue-la-Fontaine is 269 km from Paris and 445 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Aubigne-sur-Layon at 14 km from Doue-la-Fontaine
Popular places to visit near Doue-la-Fontaine: these include Aubigne-sur-Layon at 14 km and Chateau de Saumur at 16 km.
Montreuil-Bellay is a listed 'recommended detour' at 12km and Aubigne-sur-Layon 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 Doue-la-Fontaine: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Doue-la-Fontaine, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Doue-la-Fontaine
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 Doue-la-Fontaine.
Note that all distances from Doue-la-Fontaine shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Doue-la-Fontaine holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Doue-la-Fontaine (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 Doue-la-Fontaine and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc oriental de Maulévrier (41km) : Parc de Lathan (45km) : Les jardins du château du Rivau (48km) :
- National Monuments: Fontevraud Abbey (25km) : Oiron Chateau (31km) : Chateau d'Angers (37km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Montsoreau (25km) : Candes-Saint-Martin (27km) :
- Religious monuments: Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (16km) : Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (16km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (25km) : Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (27km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (36km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (39km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (42km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Aubigne-sur-Layon (14km) : Thouars (24km) : Angers (36km) : Cholet (48km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Chinon (39km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Montreuil-Bellay (12km) : Loudun (34km) :
Map of places to visit near Doue-la-Fontaine & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Doué-la-Fontaine
Canton: Doué-la-Fontaine
Arrondissement: Saumur
Department: Maine-et-Loire
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 49700
Distance to Doue-la-Fontaine
from Angers: 36 km
from Paris: 269 km
from Calais: 445 km
from Nice: 705 km
from Bordeaux: 263 km
from Strasbourg: 618 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 9 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Doue-la-Fontaine): Brossay, Concourson-sur-Layon, Deneze-sous-Doue, Forges, Les Verchers-sur-Layon, Louerre, Louresse-Rochemenier, Meigne and Montfort.
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 Doue-la-Fontaine from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Doue-la-Fontaine