Aunay-les-Bois tourism and travel guide

Visit Aunay-les-Bois: highlights and tourist information

Aunay-les-Bois 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 Aunay-les-Bois in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Sees at 11 km and Mortagne-au-Perche at 19 km.

Aunay-les-Bois, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Sees

Sees

at 11 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Sees guide
Mortagne-au-Perche

Mortagne-au-Perche

at 19 km (direction east)

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

See Mortagne-au-Perche guide
Alencon

Alencon

at 19 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Alencon guide
Haras du Pin

Haras du Pin

at 24 km (direction north-west)

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

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Belleme

Belleme

at 27 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Belleme guide
Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Les Jardins de la Mansoniere

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere

Garden at 31 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Argentan

Argentan

at 32 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Fresnay-sur-Sarthe

Fresnay-sur-Sarthe

at 35 km (direction south-west), in the Sarthe department

The traditional market hall and remains of a medieval castle, and the river and...

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Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

at 37 km (direction south-south-west), in the Sarthe department

It is the countryside around Beaumont-sur-Sarthe that is the main attraction, but the town...

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Le Perche

Le Perche

at 40 km (direction east-south-east)

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

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Nogent-le-Rotrou

Nogent-le-Rotrou

at 46 km (direction east-south-east), in the Eure-et-Loir department

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

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La Ferte-Bernard

La Ferte-Bernard

at 48 km (direction south-east), in the Sarthe department

The medieval character and picturesque setting make La Ferté-Bernard one of our favourite towns...

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Sillé-le-Guillaume

Sillé-le-Guillaume

at 51 km (direction south-west), in the Sarthe department

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

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Markets in and near Aunay-les-Bois

  • Le Mele-sur-Sarthe: market Wednesday (6km)
  • Sees: market Saturday (11km)
  • Mortagne-Au-Perche: market Saturday all day (19km)
  • Alencon: market Tuesday & Thursday all day & Sunday & Saturday (20km)
  • Mamers: market Monday (22km)
  • Tourouvre: market Friday (27km)
  • Argentan: market Tuesday & Friday (32km)
  • Longny-Au-Perche: market Wednesday (34km)
  • Fresnay-sur-Sarthe: market Saturday (36km)
  • Vitrai-sous-Laigle: market Tuesday (36km)

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Tourist attractions near Aunay-les-Bois, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

  • Carrouges Chateau (33km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Regional Natural Parcs

  • Normandie-Maine (38km)
  • Perche (40km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Sassy (25km)
  • Jardin de la petite Rochelle (38km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Forêt de Perseigne (16km)
  • Forêt d'Écouves (17km)
  • Signal d'Écouves (19km)
  • Mont du Haut-Fourché (34km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

  • Tourouvre (27km)
 
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Geography and distances

Aunay-les-Bois is in the north of France at 19 kilometres from Alencon, the department capital (general information: Aunay-les-Bois is 155 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Aunay-les-Bois

Canton: Mêle-sur-Sarthe

Arrondissement: Alençon

Department: Orne

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 61500

Distance to Aunay-les-Bois

from Alencon (prefecture): 19 km

from Paris: 155 km

from Calais: 290 km

from Nice: 760 km

from Bordeaux: 417 km

from Strasbourg: 549 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 Aunay-les-Bois from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Boitron, Bursard, Essay, Le Chalange, Le Mele-sur-Sarthe, Le Menil-Guyon, Les Ventes-de-Bourse, Marchemaisons, Montchevrel, Neuilly-le-Bisson, Saint-Aubin-d'Appenai, Saint-Julien-sur-Sarthe and Saint-Leger-sur-Sarthe.

This page in French: Visiter Aunay-les-Bois

 
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