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Visit Montanel: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Montanel is situated in the Manche department (Normandy region) in the north of France at 73 km from Saint-Lo, the department capital. (General information: Montanel is 280 km from Paris and 360 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Mont-Saint-Michel at 17 km from Montanel
Popular places to visit near Montanel: these include Mont-Saint-Michel at 17 km and Fougeres at 23 km.
Parc du château de Bonnefontaine is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 6km and Jardin du château de La Ballue is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 11km. 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 Montanel, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Montanel
See France This Way travel guides for Manche and Normandy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Montanel.
Note that all distances from Montanel shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Montanel holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Montanel (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 Normandy and Manche 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 Montanel and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (6km) : Jardin du château de La Ballue (11km) : Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (15km) : Jardins de la Pellerine (34km) : Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (37km) : Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (43km) : Parc du château de Caradeuc (45km) : Jardins de Montmarin (48km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel (Mont-Saint-Michel) (17km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Fougeres (24km) : Juvigne (41km) : Cesson-Sevigne (44km) : Saint-Malo (48km) : Saint-Juvat (49km) : Dinard (49km) :
- Heritage Sites: Mont-Saint-Michel (17km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Vitre (44km) : Dinan (46km) : Rennes (47km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Granville (40km) :
- Grand Site of France: Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (17km) :
Map of places to visit near Montanel & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Montanel
Canton: Saint-James
Arrondissement: Avranches
Department: Manche
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 50240
Distance to Montanel
from Saint-Lo: 73 km
from Paris: 280 km
from Calais: 360 km
from Nice: 855 km
from Bordeaux: 412 km
from Strasbourg: 675 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 10 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Montanel): Antrain, Argouges, Aucey-la-Plaine, Carnet, Cogles, La Croix-Avranchin, Sacey, Saint-Ouen-la-Rouerie, Vessey and Villiers-le-Pre.
Getting here
Manche is in the north of France. Most visitors arrive by car, often from the ferries at Saint-Malo, Cherbourg or Caen on the coast here which are very convenient. For driving distances to Montanel from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Montanel