Ambrieres-les-Vallees tourism and travel guide

Visit Ambrieres-les-Vallees: highlights and tourist information

Ambrieres-les-Vallees is situated in the Mayenne department and Pays de la Loire region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Ambrieres-les-Vallees in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Mayenne (town) at 10 km and Lassay-les-Chateaux at 10 km.

Ambrieres-les-Vallees, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Mayenne (town)

Mayenne (town)

at 10 km (direction south)

Quite a small town, the highlight of a visit to Mayenne is the nearby...

See Mayenne (town) guide
Lassay-les-Chateaux

Lassay-les-Chateaux

at 10 km (direction east-north-east)

Small town with two 15th century castles and a popular public garden...

See Lassay-les-Chateaux guide
Les Jardins des Renaudies

Les Jardins des Renaudies

Garden at 16 km (direction west)

Les Jardins des Renaudies is a pretty garden in north-west France...

See Les Jardins des Renaudies guide
Jublains

Jublains

at 19 km (direction south-east)

Here in Jublains you can visit the roman ruins of the ancient city that...

See Jublains guide
 
 
Domfront

Domfront

at 21 km (direction south-east), in the Orne department

The castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the old town...

See Domfront guide
Bagnoles de l'Orne

Bagnoles de l'Orne

at 22 km (direction north-east), in the Orne department

The town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is very pleasant, and well known as a spa town...

See Bagnoles de l'Orne guide
Evron

Evron

at 32 km (direction south-east)

The highlight here at Evron is the Abbey of Notre Dame, in particular the...

See Evron guide
Laval

Laval

at 38 km (direction south-south-west)

The castle, the river and the historic centre make the substantial town of Laval...

See Laval guide
 
 
Sainte-Suzanne

Sainte-Suzanne

Most Beautiful Village at 39 km (direction south-east)

The medieval village and the castle in the pretty village of Sainte-Suzanne still retain...

See Sainte-Suzanne guide
Les Jardins de la Mansoniere

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere

Garden at 43 km (direction east), in the Orne department

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere is a lovely garden in the charming village of...

See Les Jardins de la Mansoniere guide
Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Most Beautiful Village at 43 km (direction east), in the Orne department

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei is a very pretty village in the Regional Natural Park of Normandie-Marne....

See Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei guide
Fougeres

Fougeres

at 43 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The castle and historic lower town are the main attraction, but be sure to...

See Fougeres guide
 
 
Sillé-le-Guillaume

Sillé-le-Guillaume

at 44 km (direction east-south-east), in the Sarthe department

Sillé le Guillaume has a chateau dating to the 11th century and a 13th...

See Sillé-le-Guillaume guide
Saulges

Saulges

at 49 km (direction south-south-east)

The principal attraction in Saulges is the caves, occupied in prehistoric times...

See Saulges guide

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Markets in and near Ambrieres-les-Vallees

  • Mayenne: market Saturday & Monday (11km)
  • Gorron: market Wednesday (14km)
  • Bagnoles-de-l'Orne: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (23km)
  • Ernee: market Tuesday (25km)
  • Villaines-la-Juhel: market Monday (26km)
  • Andouille: market Thursday (27km)
  • La Ferte-Mace: market Thursday (29km)
  • Evron: market Thursday (33km)
  • Louvigne-du-Desert: market Friday (38km)
  • Laval: market Tuesday & Saturday all day (38km)

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Tourist attractions near Ambrieres-les-Vallees, France

What to do at Ambrieres-les-Vallees? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Ambrieres-les-Vallees.

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

  • Carrouges Chateau (39km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Regional Natural Parcs

  • Normandie-Maine (32km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Parc et jardin de Clivoy (27km)
  • Jardins de la Pellerine (33km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Source - Couesnon (33km)
  • Forêt de Fougères (40km)
  • Mont du Haut-Fourché (41km)
  • Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (45km)
  • Étang de Haute-Vilaine (46km)
  • Étang de Paintourteau (49km)
  • Forêt du Pertre (49km)
  • Étang de la Valière (52km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Saint-Loup-du-Gast (4km)
  • Saint-Fraimbault (11km)
  • Juvigne (36km)
 
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Geography and distances

Ambrieres-les-Vallees is in the center of France at 38 kilometres from Laval, the department capital (general information: Ambrieres-les-Vallees is 225 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Ambrieres-les-Vallees

Canton: Ambrières-les-Vallées

Arrondissement: Mayenne

Department: Mayenne

Region: Pays de la Loire

Postcode: 53300

Distance to Ambrieres-les-Vallees

from Laval (prefecture): 38 km

from Paris: 225 km

from Calais: 335 km

from Nice: 802 km

from Bordeaux: 396 km

from Strasbourg: 617 km

Getting here

Most visitors arrive here from the cross channel ports of Saint Malo and Caen, the jorney only taking a couple of hours. For driving distances to Ambrieres-les-Vallees from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chantrigne, La Haie-Traversaine, Le Pas, Oisseau, Saint-Fraimbault-de-Prieres, Saint-Loup-du-Gast and Saint-Mars-sur-Colmont.

This page in French: Visiter Ambrieres-les-Vallees

 
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