Locronan travel guide
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Visit Locronan: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Locronan is situated in the Finistere department (Brittany region) in the north-west of France at 14 km from Quimper, the department capital. (General information: Locronan is 490 km from Paris and 540 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Locronan
Popular places to visit near Locronan: these include Locronan at 1 km and Douarnenez at 9 km.
Locronan is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 1km and Menez-Hom is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 13km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Locronan: One of the 'most beautiful villages in France' (see also beautiful French villages);
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Locronan, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Locronan
See France This Way travel guides for Finistere and Brittany (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Locronan.
Note that all distances from Locronan shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Locronan holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Locronan (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 Brittany and Finistere 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 Locronan and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin du château de Lanniron (14km) : Jardin du prieuré de Locmaria (14km) : Parc botanique de Cornouaille (24km) : Parc du château de Trévarez (30km) : Conservatoire botanique du Stangalac'h (38km) : Arboretum de Poërop (45km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Locronan (1km) : Ile-de-Sein (40km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Quimper (14km) : Brest (38km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Concarneau (34km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Renan (48km) :
- Grand Site of France: Pointe du Raz (40km) :
Map of places to visit near Locronan & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Locronan
Canton: Châteaulin
Arrondissement: Châteaulin
Department: Finistere
Region: Brittany
Postcode: 29180
Distance to Locronan
from Quimper: 14 km
from Paris: 490 km
from Calais: 540 km
from Nice: 1012 km
from Bordeaux: 457 km
from Strasbourg: 884 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 Locronan): Kerlaz, Le Juch, Ploeven, Plogonnec and Plonevez-Porzay.
Getting here
Finistere is in the north-west of France. Most visitors Most UK visitors arrive by car from one of the many cross-channel ports along the Brittany and Normandy coast. These are typically within 2 hours drive. For driving distances to Locronan from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Locronan