Planches travel guide
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Visit Planches: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Planches is situated in the Orne department (Normandy region) in the north of France at 37 km from Alencon, the department capital. (General information: Planches is 146 km from Paris and 272 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Mortagne-au-Perche at 24 km from Planches
Popular places to visit near Planches: these include Mortagne-au-Perche at 24 km and Argentan at 29 km.
Sassy is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 27km and Argentan is a listed 'recommended detour' at 29km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Planches, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Planches
See France This Way travel guides for Orne and Normandy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Planches.
Note that all distances from Planches shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Planches holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Planches (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 Orne 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 Planches and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Sassy (27km) : Jardin de la petite Rochelle (42km) : Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (46km) :
- National Monuments: Carrouges Chateau (42km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei (47km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Orbec (36km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Argentan (29km) :
Map of places to visit near Planches & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Planches
Canton: Merlerault
Arrondissement: Argentan
Department: Orne
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 61370
Distance to Planches
from Alencon: 37 km
from Paris: 146 km
from Calais: 272 km
from Nice: 768 km
from Bordeaux: 436 km
from Strasbourg: 542 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 Planches): Brullemail, Champ-Haut, Echauffour, Fay, Ferrieres-la-Verrerie, La Genevraie, Le Menil-Vicomte, Les Authieux-du-Puits, Ligneres and Maheru.
Getting here
Orne is in the north of France. Most visitors arrive in one of the cross-challen ferry ports with Caen being especially close, typically within an hours drive. For driving distances to Planches from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Planches