La Tranche-sur-Mer travel guide
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Visit La Tranche-sur-Mer: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: La Tranche-sur-Mer is situated in the Vendee department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the west of France at 36 km from La Roche-sur-Yon, the department capital. (General information: La Tranche-sur-Mer is 397 km from Paris and 565 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Saint-Martin-de-Re at 17 km from La Tranche-sur-Mer
Popular places to visit near La Tranche-sur-Mer: these include Saint-Martin-de-Re at 17 km and Ile de Re at 17 km.
Georges Clemenceau house is a listed 'national monument' at 13km and Ars-en-Re is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 18km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for La Tranche-sur-Mer: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 1*;
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near La Tranche-sur-Mer, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to La Tranche-sur-Mer
See France This Way travel guides for Vendee and Pays-de-la-Loire (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of La Tranche-sur-Mer.
Note that all distances from La Tranche-sur-Mer shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
La Tranche-sur-Mer holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to La Tranche-sur-Mer (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 Vendee 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 La Tranche-sur-Mer and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins de Chaligny (32km) : Jardins du phare de Chassiron (35km) : Jardins du Bâtiment (38km) : Jardins de la Boirie (46km) :
- National Monuments: Georges Clemenceau house (13km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Ars-en-Re (18km) : La Flotte-en-Re (19km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Maille) (48km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Marans (33km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Fontenay-le-Comte (48km) :
Map of places to visit near La Tranche-sur-Mer & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Tranche-sur-Mer
Canton: Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits
Arrondissement: Sables-d'Olonne
Department: Vendee
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 85360
Distance to La Tranche-sur-Mer
from La Roche-sur-Yon: 36 km
from Paris: 397 km
from Calais: 565 km
from Nice: 743 km
from Bordeaux: 180 km
from Strasbourg: 732 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Getting here
Vendee is in the west of France. Most visitors arrive by car from a cross-channel ferry port - Saint Malo is convenient at around 3 hours drive. For driving distances to La Tranche-sur-Mer from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez La Tranche-sur-Mer