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Visit Forges: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Forges is situated in the Orne department (Normandy region) in the north of France at 8 km from Alencon, the department capital. (General information: Forges is 169 km from Paris and 300 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Alencon at 8 km from Forges
Popular places to visit near Forges: these include Alencon at 8 km and Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei at 18 km.
Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 18km and Sassy is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 20km. 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 Forges, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Forges
See France This Way travel guides for Orne and Normandy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Forges.
Note that all distances from Forges shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Forges holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Forges (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 Normandy and Orne 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 Forges and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Sassy (20km) : Jardin de la petite Rochelle (49km) :
- National Monuments: Carrouges Chateau (21km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei (18km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Argentan (29km) :
Map of places to visit near Forges & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Forges
Canton: Alençon 3e Canton
Arrondissement: Alençon
Department: Orne
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 61250
Distance to Forges
from Alencon: 8 km
from Paris: 169 km
from Calais: 300 km
from Nice: 766 km
from Bordeaux: 410 km
from Strasbourg: 562 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 11 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Forges): Chenay, Colombiers, Larre, Lonrai, Menil-Erreux, Montigny, Radon, Saint-Gervais-du-Perron, Semalle, Valframbert and Vingt-Hanaps.
Getting here
Orne is in the north of France. Most visitors arrive in one of the cross-challen ferry ports with Caen being especially close, typically within an hours drive. For driving distances to Forges from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Forges