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Visit Lire: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Lire is situated in the Maine-et-Loire department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the western-centre of France at 48 km from Angers, the department capital. (General information: Lire is 311 km from Paris and 457 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Nantes at 32 km from Lire
Popular places to visit near Lire: these include Nantes at 32 km and Angers at 49 km.
Jardins du Pin is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 24km and Carquefou is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 25km. 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 Lire, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Lire
See 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 Lire.
Note that all distances from Lire shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Lire holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Lire (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 Lire and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du Pin (24km) : Jardin des plantes (31km) : Parc oriental de Maulévrier (49km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau d'Angers (48km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Carquefou (25km) : Nantes (37km) : Cholet (38km) : Angers (48km) :
Map of places to visit near Lire & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Liré
Canton: Champtoceaux
Arrondissement: Cholet
Department: Maine-et-Loire
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 49530
Distance to Lire
from Angers: 48 km
from Paris: 311 km
from Calais: 457 km
from Nice: 771 km
from Bordeaux: 282 km
from Strasbourg: 678 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 Lire): Ancenis, Anetz, Bouzille, Drain and Saint-Gereon.
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 Lire from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Lire