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Visit Pince: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Pince is situated in the Sarthe department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the north-west of France at 48 km from Le Mans, the department capital. (General information: Pince is 234 km from Paris and 386 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Saulges at 21 km from Pince
Popular places to visit near Pince: these include Saulges at 21 km and Chateau Plessis-Bourre at 25 km.
La Cropte is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 20km and Coudray is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 20km. 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 Pince, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Pince
See France This Way travel guides for and Pays-de-la-Loire (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Pince.
Note that all distances from Pince shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Pince holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Pince (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 Sarthe 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 Pince and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins de la Massonnière (26km) : Jardins du Mirail (32km) : Jardin du château de Vilaines (36km) : Parc et jardins du château du Lude (43km) : Parc et jardins du château de Craon (43km) : Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (46km) :
- National Monuments: Chateau d'Angers (38km) :
- Religious monuments: Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: La Cropte (20km) : Coudray (20km) : Chenille-Change (24km) : Chateau-Gontier (25km) : Angers (40km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Saulges (21km) : Sainte-Suzanne (34km) : Evron (40km) : Laval (43km) : Le Mans (49km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: La Fleche (25km) :
Map of places to visit near Pince & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Pincé
Canton: Sablé-sur-Sarthe
Arrondissement: Flèche
Department: Sarthe
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 72300
Distance to Pince
from Le Mans: 48 km
from Paris: 234 km
from Calais: 386 km
from Nice: 747 km
from Bordeaux: 329 km
from Strasbourg: 609 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 7 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Pince): Chemire-sur-Sarthe, Courtillers, Morannes, Precigne, Sable-sur-Sarthe, Saint-Denis-d'Anjou and Souvigne-sur-Sarthe.
Getting here
Sarthe is in the north-west of France. Most visitors get here by car having taken a ferry, probably to Saint-Malo or Caen, and then a drive of around 2 - 3 hours. For driving distances to Pince from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Pince