Le Gavre travel guide
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Visit Le Gavre: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Le Gavre is situated in the Loire-Atlantique department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the north-west of France at 37 km from Nantes, the department capital. (General information: Le Gavre is 338 km from Paris and 462 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Redon at 29 km from Le Gavre
Popular places to visit near Le Gavre: these include Redon at 29 km and Nantes at 37 km.
Carquefou is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 31km and Jardin des plantes is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 37km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Le Gavre, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Le Gavre
See France This Way travel guides for Loire-Atlantique and Pays-de-la-Loire (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Le Gavre.
Note that all distances from Le Gavre shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Le Gavre holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Le Gavre (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 Loire-Atlantique 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 Le Gavre and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin des plantes (37km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Carquefou (31km) : Nantes (37km) : La Gacilly (39km) : Rochefort-en-Terre (49km) :
Map of places to visit near Le Gavre & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Gâvre
Canton: Blain
Arrondissement: Châteaubriant
Department: Loire-Atlantique
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 44130
Distance to Le Gavre
from Nantes: 37 km
from Paris: 338 km
from Calais: 462 km
from Nice: 819 km
from Bordeaux: 312 km
from Strasbourg: 715 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 3 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Le Gavre): Blain, La Grigonnais and Vay.
Getting here
Loire-Atlantique is in the north-west of France. Most visitors arrive by car via one of the ferry ports such as Saint-Malo or Cherbourg. Allow around 3 hours for the trip in France. For driving distances to Le Gavre from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Le Gavre