Villechien travel guide
Visit Villechien: Highlights and Tourist Information
Note: The photo above was taken in Domfront at 25 km from Villechien
Location: Villechien is situated in the Manche department (Normandy region) in the north of France at 60 km from Saint-Lo, the department capital. (General information: Villechien is 247 km from Paris and 333 km from the port at Calais).
Popular places to visit near Villechien: these include Domfront at 25 km and Vire at 30 km. Ducey is a listed village d'etape at 22 km and Saint-Fraimbault is a listed ville fleurie 4* at 24 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 Villechien, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Villechien
See France This Way travel guides for Manche and Normandy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Villechien.
Note that all distances from Villechien shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Villechien 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 Normandy and Manche gites and villas
Markets near Villechien
- Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouet: market every Wednesday (7km)
- Louvigne-du-Desert: market every Friday (15km)
- Sourdeval: market every Tuesday (17km)
- Brecey: market every Friday (21km)
- Ducey: market every Tuesday (22km)
- Gorron: market every Wednesday (23km)
- Saint-James: market every Monday (26km)
- Avranches: market every Saturday (30km)
- Vire: market every Friday (30km)
- Fougeres: market every Saturday (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 Villechien and wondering what to do next! Positions of each of these attractions is shown on the Villechien map below.
Grand Site Of France Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (39km)
Heritage Site Mont-Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (39km)
Recommended Detour Domfront (25km)
Remarkable Garden Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (27km); Jardins de la Pellerine (30km); Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (39km); Parc et jardin de Clivoy (40km)
Town Of Art And History Fougeres (30km); Mayenne (40km); Jublains (51km)
Village D'etape Ducey (22km); Villedieu-les-Poeles (34km); Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (34km)
Ville Fleurie 4* Saint-Fraimbault (24km); Fougeres (30km); Saint-Loup-du-Gast (37km); Juvigne (39km)
Zoo Or Wildlife Park Parc zoologique de Champrepus (38km)
Map of places to visit near Villechien & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Villechien
Canton: Mortain
Arrondissement: Avranches
Department: Manche
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 50140
Distance to Villechien
from Saint-Lo (local prefecture): 60 km
from Paris: 247 km
from Calais: 333 km
from Nice: 835 km
from Bordeaux: 417 km
from Strasbourg: 642 km
* distances are direct not by road!
More information
We have 10 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Villechien): Bion, Chevreville, Ferrieres, Fontenay, Lapenty, Milly, Moulines, Notre-Dame-du-Touchet, Saint-Jean-du-Corail and Saint-Symphorien-Des-Monts.
Getting here
Manche is in the north of France. Most visitors arrive by car, often from the ferries at Saint-Malo, Cherbourg or Caen on the coast here which are very convenient. For driving distances to Villechien from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Villechien