Montreuil-Bellay travel guide
Visit Montreuil-Bellay: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Montreuil-Bellay is situated in the Maine-et-Loire department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the western-centre of France at 49 km from Angers, the department capital. (General information: Montreuil-Bellay is 268 km from Paris and 449 km from the port at Calais).
Tourist classifications for Montreuil-Bellay: Recommended detour town (fr: plus beau détour);
Market days in Montreuil-Bellay: weekly market: Tuesday; (markets take place in the morning unless indicated)
Popular places to visit near Montreuil-Bellay: these include Chateau de Saumur at 15 km and Saumur at 16 km. Parc zoologique de Doué-la-Fontaine is a listed zoo or wildlife park at 13 km and Saumur is a listed secteur sauvegarde at 15 km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
Selected places to visit and attractions near Montreuil-Bellay, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Montreuil-Bellay
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 Montreuil-Bellay.
Note that all distances from Montreuil-Bellay shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Montreuil-Bellay holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see our hotel search (from a leading hotel agent 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
Markets near Montreuil-Bellay
- Montreuil-Bellay: market every Tuesday (0km)
- Doue-la-Fontaine: market every Monday (12km)
- Saumur: market every Wednesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (15km)
- Thouars: market every Tuesday & Friday all day (17km)
- Montsoreau: market every Sunday (18km)
- Loudun: market every Tuesday (23km)
- Avoine: market every Friday (27km)
- Argenton-Chateau: market every Thursday (28km)
- Longue-Jumelles: market every Thursday (28km)
- Vihiers: market every Wednesday (29km)
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 Montreuil-Bellay and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the Montreuil-Bellay map below.
Aquarium Aquarium de Loudun (22km)
Most Beautiful Village Montsoreau (19km); Candes-Saint-Martin (20km)
National Monument Fontevraud Abbey (17km); Oiron Chateau (21km); Chateau d'Angers (49km)
Recommended Detour Loudun (22km)
Regional Natural Parc Loire-Anjou-Touraine (21km)
Religious Monument Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (17km); Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (20km); Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (24km); Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (24km); Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (27km); Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (29km); Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (34km)
Remarkable Garden Les jardins du château du Rivau (38km); Parc de Lathan (45km)
Secteur Sauvegarde Saumur (15km); Chinon (31km); Richelieu (39km)
Town Of Art And History Thouars (18km); Chinon (31km); Angers (48km)
Ville Fleurie 4* Thouars (17km); Aubigne-sur-Layon (25km); Angers (47km)
Zoo Or Wildlife Park Parc zoologique de Doué-la-Fontaine (13km)
Map of places to visit near Montreuil-Bellay & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Montreuil-Bellay
Canton: Montreuil-Bellay
Arrondissement: Saumur
Department: Maine-et-Loire
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 49260
Distance to Montreuil-Bellay
from Angers (local prefecture): 49 km
from Paris: 268 km
from Calais: 449 km
from Nice: 693 km
from Bordeaux: 257 km
from Strasbourg: 611 km
* distances are direct not by road!
More information
We have 5 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Montreuil-Bellay): Antoigne, Brossay, Saint-Just-sur-Dive, Saint-Martin-de-Sanzay and Vaudelnay.
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 Montreuil-Bellay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Montreuil-Bellay