Saint-Jean-de-la-Foret travel guide
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Visit Saint-Jean-de-la-Foret: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Saint-Jean-de-la-Foret is situated in the Orne department (Normandy region) in the north of France at 41 km from Alencon, the department capital. (General information: Saint-Jean-de-la-Foret is 137 km from Paris and 299 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Belleme at 5 km from Saint-Jean-de-la-Foret
Popular places to visit near Saint-Jean-de-la-Foret: these include Belleme at 5 km and Le Perche at 12 km.
Jardin de la petite Rochelle is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 12km and Perche is a listed 'regional natural parc' at 12km. 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 Saint-Jean-de-la-Foret, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Saint-Jean-de-la-Foret
See France This Way travel guides for Orne and Normandy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Saint-Jean-de-la-Foret.
Note that all distances from Saint-Jean-de-la-Foret shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Saint-Jean-de-la-Foret holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Saint-Jean-de-la-Foret (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 Saint-Jean-de-la-Foret and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de la petite Rochelle (12km) : Le pré Catelan (46km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (49km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Nogent-le-Rotrou (15km) :
Map of places to visit near Saint-Jean-de-la-Foret & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Jean-de-la-Forêt
Canton: Nocé
Arrondissement: Mortagne-au-Perche
Department: Orne
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 61340
Distance to Saint-Jean-de-la-Foret
from Alencon: 41 km
from Paris: 137 km
from Calais: 299 km
from Nice: 729 km
from Bordeaux: 405 km
from Strasbourg: 525 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 Saint-Jean-de-la-Foret): Appenai-sous-Belleme, Belleme, Colonard-Corubert, Dame-Marie, Noce, Preaux-du-Perche, Saint-Aubin-Des-Grois, Saint-Cyr-la-Rosiere, Saint-Ouen-de-la-Cour and Serigny.
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 Saint-Jean-de-la-Foret from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Saint-Jean-de-la-Foret