Aube tourism and travel guide

Visit Aube: highlights and tourist information

Aube 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 Aube in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Mortagne-au-Perche at 24 km and Haras du Pin at 29 km.

Aube, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Mortagne-au-Perche

Mortagne-au-Perche

at 24 km (direction south)

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

See Mortagne-au-Perche guide
Haras du Pin

Haras du Pin

at 29 km (direction west)

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

See Haras du Pin guide
Sees

Sees

at 31 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Sees guide
Chateau de Beaumesnil

Chateau de Beaumesnil

Castle at 33 km (direction north-north-east), in the Eure department

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

See Chateau de Beaumesnil guide
 
 
Belleme

Belleme

at 40 km (direction south)

Belleme is one of several small attractive villages within the Perche Natural Regional Park...

See Belleme guide
Argentan

Argentan

at 41 km (direction west)

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

See Argentan guide
Le Perche

Le Perche

at 42 km (direction south-east)

The peaceful countryside of the Perche Natural Regional Park has lots of opportunities to...

See Le Perche guide
Alencon

Alencon

at 48 km (direction west-south-west)

There are several sites of historical interest in Alencon, best known as a centre...

See Alencon guide
 
 
Lisieux Basilica

Lisieux Basilica

Church at 50 km (direction north-west), in the Calvados department

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

See Lisieux Basilica guide
Nogent-le-Rotrou

Nogent-le-Rotrou

at 51 km (direction south-south-east), in the Eure-et-Loir department

Within the Perche Regional Natural Park, in Nogent-le-Rotrou you can discover the castle and...

See Nogent-le-Rotrou guide
Lisieux

Lisieux

at 51 km (direction north-west), in the Calvados department

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

See Lisieux guide
Chateau de Harcourt

Chateau de Harcourt

Castle at 51 km (direction north-north-east), in the Eure department

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

See Chateau de Harcourt guide
 
 
Evreux

Evreux

at 54 km (direction east-north-east), in the Eure department

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

See Evreux guide
Chateau de Boutemont

Chateau de Boutemont

Castle at 55 km (direction north-west), in the Calvados department

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

See Chateau de Boutemont guide

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Markets in and near Aube

  • Vitrai-sous-Laigle: market Tuesday (12km)
  • Tourouvre: market Friday (18km)
  • Montreuil-l'Argille: market Tuesday (23km)
  • La Barre-en-Ouche: market Wednesday (24km)
  • Mortagne-Au-Perche: market Saturday all day (25km)
  • Longny-Au-Perche: market Wednesday (28km)
  • Verneuil-sur-Avre: market Saturday (28km)
  • Breteuil: market Wednesday (29km)
  • Le Mele-sur-Sarthe: market Wednesday (29km)
  • Sees: market Saturday (31km)

More information about Aube, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Aube, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Regional Natural Parcs

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardin de la petite Rochelle (38km)
  • Sassy (40km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Forêt d'Écouves (41km)
  • Forêt de Perseigne (43km)
  • Signal d'Écouves (43km)

Towns of Art and history

  • Orbec (33km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

  • Tourouvre (18km)
 
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Geography and distances

Aube is in the north of France at 48 kilometres from Alencon, the department capital (general information: Aube is 133 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Aube

Canton: Aigle-Ouest

Arrondissement: Mortagne-au-Perche

Department: Orne

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 61270

Distance to Aube

from Alencon (prefecture): 48 km

from Paris: 133 km

from Calais: 263 km

from Nice: 762 km

from Bordeaux: 442 km

from Strasbourg: 529 km

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 Aube from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Auguaise, Beaufai, Brethel, Ecorcei, La Chapelle-Viel, Le Menil-Berard, Les Aspres, Rai and Saint-Pierre-Des-Loges.

This page in French: Visiter Aube

 
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