Houssay travel guide
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Visit Houssay: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Houssay is situated in the Mayenne department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the center of France at 18 km from Laval, the department capital. (General information: Houssay is 251 km from Paris and 386 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Laval at 18 km from Houssay
Popular places to visit near Houssay: these include Laval at 18 km and Saulges at 26 km.
Chateau-Gontier is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 9km and Coudray is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 15km. 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 Houssay, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Houssay
See France This Way travel guides for Mayenne and Pays-de-la-Loire (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Houssay.
Note that all distances from Houssay shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Houssay holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Houssay (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 Mayenne 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 Houssay and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc et jardins du château de Craon (18km) : Parc et jardin de Clivoy (36km) : Jardins de la Massonnière (45km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Chateau-Gontier (9km) : Coudray (15km) : La Cropte (19km) : Chenille-Change (24km) : Juvigne (42km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Laval (18km) : Saulges (26km) : Sainte-Suzanne (35km) : Evron (37km) : Jublains (42km) : Vitre (42km) : Mayenne (45km) :
Map of places to visit near Houssay & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Houssay
Canton: Château-Gontier-Ouest
Arrondissement: Château-Gontier
Department: Mayenne
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 53360
Distance to Houssay
from Laval: 18 km
from Paris: 251 km
from Calais: 386 km
from Nice: 777 km
from Bordeaux: 342 km
from Strasbourg: 632 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 7 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Houssay): Fromentieres, Loigne-sur-Mayenne, Marigne-Peuton, Origne, Quelaines-Saint-Gault, Saint-Sulpice and Villiers-Charlemagne.
Getting here
Mayenne is in the center of France. Most visitors arrive here from the cross channel ports of Saint Malo and Caen, the jorney only taking a couple of hours. For driving distances to Houssay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Houssay