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Visit Pointel: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Pointel is situated in the Orne department (Normandy region) in the north of France at 44 km from Alencon, the department capital. (General information: Pointel is 199 km from Paris and 296 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Bagnoles de l'Orne at 18 km from Pointel
Popular places to visit near Pointel: these include Bagnoles de l'Orne at 18 km and Falaise at 24 km.
Carrouges Chateau is a listed 'national monument' at 21km and Argentan is a listed 'recommended detour' at 25km. 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 Pointel, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Pointel
See France This Way travel guides for Orne and Normandy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Pointel.
Note that all distances from Pointel shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Pointel holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Pointel (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 Pointel and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Sassy (27km) : Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (38km) :
- National Monuments: Carrouges Chateau (21km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei (42km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Fraimbault (35km) : Saint-Loup-du-Gast (39km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Mayenne (48km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Argentan (25km) : Domfront (25km) :
Map of places to visit near Pointel & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Pointel
Canton: Briouze
Arrondissement: Argentan
Department: Orne
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 61220
Distance to Pointel
from Alencon: 44 km
from Paris: 199 km
from Calais: 296 km
from Nice: 807 km
from Bordeaux: 430 km
from Strasbourg: 595 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 9 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Pointel): Briouze, Cramenil, Faverolles, Le Menil-de-Briouze, Les Yveteaux, Lignou, Saint-Andre-de-Briouze, Saint-Hilaire-de-Briouze and Sainte-Opportune.
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 Pointel from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Pointel