Anceins tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau de Beaumesnil at 23 km from Anceins

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Visit Anceins: highlights and tourist information

Anceins is situated in the Orne 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 Anceins in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Beaumesnil at 23 km and Haras du Pin at 29 km.

Anceins, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau de Beaumesnil

Castle at 23 km (direction north-east), in the Eure department

The Chateau de Beaumesnil is a baroque style castle surrounded by park and gardens...

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Haras du Pin

at 29 km (direction west-south-west)

The Haras du Pin is the oldest of the national horse training centres in...

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Lisieux Basilica

Church at 36 km (direction north-west), in the Calvados department

The basilica in Lisieux is a 20th century church built in tribute to Saint-Therese,...

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Lisieux

at 37 km (direction north-west), in the Calvados department

The painstaking rebuilding of Lisieux since the war has gone a long way to...

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Sees

at 38 km (direction south-west)

The cathedral is the famous attraction at Sees, but there are other sites of...

See Sees guide

Mortagne-au-Perche

at 38 km (direction south)

There are several places of historic interest to discover here at Mortagne-au-Perche, within the...

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Chateau de Harcourt

Castle at 40 km (direction north-east), in the Eure department

The Chateau de Harcourt in Eure is a medieval castle now restored and surrounded...

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Argentan

at 40 km (direction west-south-west)

Despite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites of interest...

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Chateau de Boutemont

Castle at 41 km (direction north-west), in the Calvados department

Beautiful chateau and gardens in the Calvados department of Normandy...

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Le Bec-Hellouin

Most Beautiful Village at 44 km (direction north-north-east), in the Eure department

The village of Le-Bec-Hellouin is one of the prettiest in Normandy, and also has...

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Cambremer

at 46 km (direction west-north-west), in the Calvados department

Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of the Normandy...

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Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Garden at 46 km (direction west-north-west), in the Calvados department

The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set around a...

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Evreux

at 50 km (direction east-north-east), in the Eure department

In Evreux it is the two religious monuments - the cathedral and the bishop's...

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Beuvron

Most Beautiful Village at 54 km (direction west-north-west), in the Calvados department

Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses and is...

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Reserve excursions near Anceins

Map of places to visit near Anceins

Markets in and near Anceins

• Montreuil-l'Argille: market Tuesday (8km)
• La Barre-en-Ouche: market Wednesday (15km)
• Orbec: market Wednesday (19km)
• Vitrai-sous-Laigle: market Tuesday (22km)
• La Ferriere-sur-Risle: market Sunday (25km)
• Bernay: market Wednesday & Saturday (26km)
• Breteuil: market Wednesday (30km)
• Thiberville: market Monday (31km)
• Beaumont-le-Roger: market Tuesday & Friday (31km)
• Tourouvre: market Friday (32km)

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Tourist attractions near Anceins, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Beuvron (54km)

National Monuments

• Abbey of Bec-Hellouin (44km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Argentan (40km)

Remarkable gardens

• Arboretum d'Harcourt (40km)
• Boutemont (41km)
• Sassy (42km)
• Jardins du château du Champ de Bataille (43km)
• Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (44km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt d'Écouves (48km)
• Signal d'Écouves (49km)

Towns of Art and history

• Orbec (19km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Tourouvre (32km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lisieux (38km)

Geography and distances

Anceins is in the north of France at 57 kilometres from Alencon, the department capital (general information: Anceins is 135 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive in one of the cross-channel ferry ports with Caen being especially close, typically within an hours drive. For driving distances to Anceins from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bocquence, Couvains, Gauville, La Ferte-Frenel, La Gonfriere, Melicourt, Mesnil-Rousset, Notre-Dame-du-Hamel, Saint-Laurent-du-Tencement, Saint-Nicolas-Des-Laitiers, Verneusses and Villers-en-Ouche.

This page in French: Visiter Anceins