Elven travel guide
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Visit Elven: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Elven is situated in the Morbihan department (Brittany region) in the north-west of France at 15 km from Vannes, the department capital. (General information: Elven is 386 km from Paris and 481 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Vannes at 15 km from Elven
Popular places to visit near Elven: these include Vannes at 15 km and Rochefort-en-Terre at 19 km.
La Vraie-Croix is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 6km and Vannes is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 15km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Elven: Listed as a village d'etape - (recommended place to break a long journey);
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Elven, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Elven
See France This Way travel guides for Morbihan and Brittany (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Elven.
Note that all distances from Elven shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Elven holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Elven (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 Brittany and Morbihan 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 Elven and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins de Kerambar’h (36km) :
- National Monuments: Megaliths of Locmariaquer (32km) : Megalithic site of Carnac (40km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Carnac (40km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: La Vraie-Croix (6km) : Vannes (15km) : Rochefort-en-Terre (19km) : La Gacilly (34km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Guerande (47km) :
Map of places to visit near Elven & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Elven
Canton: Elven
Arrondissement: Vannes
Department: Morbihan
Region: Brittany
Postcode: 56250
Distance to Elven
from Vannes: 15 km
from Paris: 386 km
from Calais: 481 km
from Nice: 886 km
from Bordeaux: 357 km
from Strasbourg: 772 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 Elven): La Vraie-Croix, Larre, Saint-Guyomard, Saint-Nolff and Trefflean.
Getting here
Morbihan is in the north-west of France. Most visitors While most UK visitors will arrive by car from the ferry port at Saint Malo a drive of 2-3 hours is still common. For driving distances to Elven from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Elven