Rai travel guide
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Visit Rai: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Rai is situated in the Orne department (Normandy region) in the north of France at 51 km from Alencon, the department capital. (General information: Rai is 130 km from Paris and 261 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Mortagne-au-Perche at 26 km from Rai
Popular places to visit near Rai: these include Mortagne-au-Perche at 26 km and Belleme at 42 km.
Orbec is a listed 'town of art and history' at 33km and Jardin de la petite Rochelle is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 39km. 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 Rai, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Rai
See France This Way travel guides for Orne and Normandy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Rai.
Note that all distances from Rai shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Rai holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Rai (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 Rai and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de la petite Rochelle (39km) : Sassy (43km) : Arboretum d'Harcourt (49km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Orbec (33km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Argentan (44km) :
Map of places to visit near Rai & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Rai
Canton: Aigle-Ouest
Arrondissement: Mortagne-au-Perche
Department: Orne
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 61270
Distance to Rai
from Alencon: 51 km
from Paris: 130 km
from Calais: 261 km
from Nice: 761 km
from Bordeaux: 444 km
from Strasbourg: 526 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 7 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Rai): Aube, Auguaise, Beaufai, Brethel, Ecorcei, La Chapelle-Viel and Le Menil-Berard.
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 Rai from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Rai