Marans travel guide
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Visit Marans: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Marans is situated in the Maine-et-Loire department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the western-centre of France at 30 km from Angers, the department capital. (General information: Marans is 273 km from Paris and 417 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Chateau Plessis-Bourre at 24 km from Marans
Popular places to visit near Marans: these include Chateau Plessis-Bourre at 24 km and Angers at 30 km.
Chenille-Change is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 16km and Coudray is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 23km. 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 Marans, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Marans
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 Marans.
Note that all distances from Marans shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Marans holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Marans (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 Marans and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc et jardins du château de Craon (24km) : Jardins du Pin (25km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau d'Angers (29km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Chenille-Change (16km) : Coudray (23km) : Chateau-Gontier (24km) : Angers (30km) : La Cropte (45km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Laval (49km) :
Map of places to visit near Marans & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Marans
Canton: Segré
Arrondissement: Segré
Department: Maine-et-Loire
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 49500
Distance to Marans
from Angers: 30 km
from Paris: 273 km
from Calais: 417 km
from Nice: 768 km
from Bordeaux: 312 km
from Strasbourg: 647 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 8 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Marans): Andigne, Chaze-sur-Argos, Gene, La Chapelle-sur-Oudon, Louvaines, Sainte-Gemmes-d'Andigne, Segre and Vern-d'Anjou.
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 Marans from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Marans