Geneslay travel guide
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Visit Geneslay: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Geneslay is situated in the Orne department (Normandy region) in the north of France at 43 km from Alencon, the department capital. (General information: Geneslay is 211 km from Paris and 319 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Bagnoles de l'Orne at 6 km from Geneslay
Popular places to visit near Geneslay: these include Bagnoles de l'Orne at 6 km and Domfront at 15 km.
Domfront is a listed 'recommended detour' at 15km and Saint-Fraimbault is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 16km. 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 Geneslay, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Geneslay
See France This Way travel guides for Orne and Normandy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Geneslay.
Note that all distances from Geneslay shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Geneslay holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Geneslay (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 Geneslay and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Sassy (40km) : Parc et jardin de Clivoy (43km) : Jardins de la Pellerine (47km) :
- National Monuments: Carrouges Chateau (25km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei (35km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Fraimbault (16km) : Saint-Loup-du-Gast (16km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Mayenne (24km) : Jublains (28km) : Evron (40km) : Sainte-Suzanne (47km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Domfront (15km) : Argentan (43km) :
Map of places to visit near Geneslay & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Geneslay
Canton: Juvigny-sous-Andaine
Arrondissement: Alençon
Department: Orne
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 61140
Distance to Geneslay
from Alencon: 43 km
from Paris: 211 km
from Calais: 319 km
from Nice: 801 km
from Bordeaux: 409 km
from Strasbourg: 606 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 13 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Geneslay): Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, Beaulandais, Couterne, Haleine, Juvigny-sous-Andaine, La Chapelle-d'Andaine, Rennes-en-Grenouilles, Saint-Denis-de-Villenette, Saint-Julien-du-Terroux, Sainte-Marie-du-Bois, Sept-Forges, Tesse-Froulay and Thuboeuf.
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 Geneslay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Geneslay