Rochefort-sur-Loire travel guide
Visit Rochefort-sur-Loire: Highlights and Tourist Information
Note: The photo above was taken in Angers at 15 km from Rochefort-sur-Loire
Location: Rochefort-sur-Loire is situated in the Maine-et-Loire department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the western-centre of France at 15 km from Angers, the department capital. (General information: Rochefort-sur-Loire is 279 km from Paris and 439 km from the port at Calais).
Popular places to visit near Rochefort-sur-Loire: these include Angers at 15 km and Chateau de Brissac at 16 km. Angers is a listed ville fleurie 4* at 13 km and Chateau d'Angers is a listed national monument 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 Rochefort-sur-Loire, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Rochefort-sur-Loire
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 Rochefort-sur-Loire.
Note that all distances from Rochefort-sur-Loire shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Rochefort-sur-Loire 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 Rochefort-sur-Loire
- Chalonnes-sur-Loire: market every Tuesday & Saturday (8km)
- Angers: market every Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (13km)
- Thouarce: market every Tuesday (16km)
- Brissac-Quince: market every Thursday (16km)
- Chemille: market every Thursday (17km)
- Trelaze: market every Sunday (18km)
- Saint-Barthelemy-d'Anjou: market every Tuesday (18km)
- Vihiers: market every Wednesday (25km)
- Le Lion-d'Angers: market every Friday (30km)
- Beaupreau: market every Monday (30km)
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 Rochefort-sur-Loire and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the Rochefort-sur-Loire map below.
National Monument Chateau d'Angers (15km)
Recommended Detour Montreuil-Bellay (46km)
Religious Monument Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (32km); Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (32km)
Remarkable Garden Jardins du Pin (17km); Parc oriental de Maulévrier (39km)
Town Of Art And History Angers (15km)
Ville Fleurie 4* Angers (13km); Aubigne-sur-Layon (22km); Cholet (37km); Chenille-Change (38km)
Zoo Or Wildlife Park Parc zoologique de Doué-la-Fontaine (33km)
Map of places to visit near Rochefort-sur-Loire & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Rochefort-sur-Loire
Canton: Chalonnes-sur-Loire
Arrondissement: Angers
Department: Maine-et-Loire
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 49190
Distance to Rochefort-sur-Loire
from Angers (local prefecture): 15 km
from Paris: 279 km
from Calais: 439 km
from Nice: 739 km
from Bordeaux: 280 km
from Strasbourg: 640 km
* distances are direct not by road!
More information
We have 9 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Rochefort-sur-Loire): Beaulieu-sur-Layon, Behuard, Chaudefonds-sur-Layon, Denee, La Possonniere, Le Champ-sur-Layon, Saint-Aubin-de-Luigne, Saint-Jean-de-la-Croix and Savennieres.
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 Rochefort-sur-Loire from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Rochefort-sur-Loire