Agon-Coutainville tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Coutances at 9 km from Agon-Coutainville
Visit Agon-Coutainville: highlights and tourist information
Agon-Coutainville is situated in the Manche department and Normandy region.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Agon-Coutainville in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Coutances at 9 km and Lessay abbey at 20 km.
Agon-Coutainville, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Coutances
at 9 km (direction east)Coutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th century...
See Coutances guide
Lessay abbey
Abbey at 20 km (direction north-north-east)The abbey church at Lessay is an important example of roman style architecture...
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Granville
Seaside resort at 23 km (direction south)Granville is best known for its long sandy beach, and the 19th century villas...
See Granville guide
Cancale
at 44 km (direction south-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentCancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh every day!...
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Mont-Saint-Michel
Heritage Site at 46 km (direction south-south-east)No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey and island...
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Emerald Coast
at 54 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe Emerald Coast in northern Brittany is extremely popular with visitors and contains numerous...
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Saint-Malo
at 54 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentWe were pleased to discover that Saint-Malo, often considered a ferry port, is also...
See Saint-Malo guide
Dinard Pointe du Moulinet
at 56 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe Pointe du Moulinet in Dinard is visited for the imposing neo-gothic villas and...
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Dinard Pointe de la Malouine
at 56 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe Pointe de la Malouine in Dinard is a promontory west of the town...
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Dinard
at 57 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentDinard, estblished as a fashionable resort in the 19th century, is still one of...
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Saint-Lunaire
Seaside resort at 59 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentSaint-Lunaire is a small resort, established west of Dinard in the 19th century...
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Saint-Briac-sur-Mer
Seaside resort at 62 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe resort of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer is an attractive destination with lovely views, several beaches and...
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Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer
Seaside resort at 66 km (direction south-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor departmentSaint-Jacut-de-la-Mer is a small town on a peninsula in Brittany that is surrounded by...
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Saint-Cast-le-Guildo
Seaside resort at 67 km (direction west-south-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor departmentSaint-cast-le-Guildo is a small seaside resort with a sandy beach and easy access to...
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Markets in and near Agon-Coutainville
Market days in Agon-Coutainville: weekly market: Tuesday & Saturday;
- Agon-Coutainville: market Tuesday & Saturday (0km)
- Gouville-sur-Mer: market Monday - seasonal market only (6km)
- Gouville-sur-Mer: market Friday (6km)
- Coutances: market Thursday & Saturday (11km)
- Brehal: market Tuesday & Sunday (18km)
- Periers: market Saturday (20km)
- Granville: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (23km)
- Gavray: market Saturday (23km)
- Saint-Pair-sur-Mer: market Thursday (26km)
- Marigny: market Wednesday (26km)
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Tourist attractions near Agon-Coutainville, France
What to do at Agon-Coutainville? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Agon-Coutainville.
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Granville (23km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (36km)
Remarkable gardens
- Argences (12km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Chausey (26km)
- Roches de Ham (40km)
- Île des Landes (41km)
- Pointe du Grouin (41km)
- Île des Rimains (44km)
- Île du Guesclin (45km)
- Côte de Cancale à Paramé (46km)
- Île Besnard (48km)
- Forêt de Saint-Sever (48km)
- Havre de Rothéneuf (48km)
- Baie des Veys (50km)
- Pointe de la Varde (50km)
- Cézembre (54km)
- Embouchure - Rance (55km)
- Rance (fleuve) (56km)
Towns of Art and history
- Coutances (9km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villedieu-les-Poeles (36km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (45km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Domjean (41km)
- Saint-Malo (54km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Champrepus (31km)
Geography and distances
Agon-Coutainville is in the north of France at 37 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Agon-Coutainville is 289 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Agon-Coutainville
from Saint-Lo (prefecture): 37 km
from Paris: 289 km
from Calais: 325 km
from Nice: 902 km
from Bordeaux: 474 km
from Strasbourg: 686 km
Getting here
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 Agon-Coutainville from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Blainville-sur-Mer, Boisroger, Gouville-sur-Mer, Heugueville-sur-Sienne, Regneville-sur-Mer, Saint-Malo-de-la-Lande and Tourville-sur-Sienne.
This page in French: Visiter Agon-Coutainville