Tanques travel guide
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Visit Tanques: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Tanques is situated in the Orne department (Normandy region) in the north of France at 31 km from Alencon, the department capital. (General information: Tanques is 179 km from Paris and 287 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Argentan at 8 km from Tanques
Popular places to visit near Tanques: these include Argentan at 8 km and Falaise at 25 km.
Sassy is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 6km and Argentan is a listed 'recommended detour' at 8km. 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 Tanques, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Tanques
See France This Way travel guides for Orne and Normandy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Tanques.
Note that all distances from Tanques shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Tanques holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Tanques (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 Tanques and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Sassy (6km) : Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (34km) :
- National Monuments: Carrouges Chateau (15km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei (34km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Argentan (8km) : Domfront (43km) :
Map of places to visit near Tanques & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Tanques
Canton: Écouché
Arrondissement: Argentan
Department: Orne
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 61150
Distance to Tanques
from Alencon: 31 km
from Paris: 179 km
from Calais: 287 km
from Nice: 791 km
from Bordeaux: 430 km
from Strasbourg: 575 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 15 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Tanques): Avoine, Bouce, Ecouche, Fleure, Fontenai-sur-Orne, Francheville, Goulet, Joue-du-Plain, Louce, Saint-Christophe-le-Jajolet, Sarceaux, Serans, Sevrai, Vieux-Pont and Vrigny.
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 Tanques from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Tanques