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Visit Gene: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Gene is situated in the Maine-et-Loire department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the western-centre of France at 27 km from Angers, the department capital. (General information: Gene is 270 km from Paris and 416 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Chateau Plessis-Bourre at 20 km from Gene
Popular places to visit near Gene: these include Chateau Plessis-Bourre at 20 km and Angers at 26 km.
Chenille-Change is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 13km and Coudray is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 21km. 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 Gene, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to GeneSee 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 Gene.
Note that all distances from Gene shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Gene holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Gene (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 Gene and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du Pin (25km) : Parc et jardins du château de Craon (27km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau d'Angers (26km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Chenille-Change (13km) : Coudray (21km) : Chateau-Gontier (23km) : Angers (27km) : La Cropte (43km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Laval (49km) : Saulges (49km) :
Map of places to visit near Gene & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Gené
Canton: Lion-d'Angers
Arrondissement: Segré
Department: Maine-et-Loire
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 49220
Distance to Gene
from Angers: 27 km
from Paris: 270 km
from Calais: 416 km
from Nice: 764 km
from Bordeaux: 311 km
from Strasbourg: 643 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 Gene): Andigne, Brain-sur-Longuenee, La Chapelle-sur-Oudon, Marans and Vern-d'Anjou.
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 Gene from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Gene
