Avranches tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Mont-Saint-Michel at 12 km from Avranches
Visit Avranches: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitAvranches 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 Avranches in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Mont-Saint-Michel at 12 km and Granville at 24 km.
Avranches, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Mont-Saint-Michel
Heritage Site at 12 km (direction west-south-west)No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey...
See Mont-Saint-Michel guide

Granville
Seaside resort at 24 km (direction west-north-west)Granville is best known for its long sandy beach, and the 19th...
See Granville guide

Saint-Brice-en-Cogles
at 30 km (direction south), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentMost visitors to Saint-Brice-en-Cogles also enjoy the tour of the local castles...
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Mont-Dol
at 32 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentMont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which...
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Dol-de-Bretagne
at 33 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the...
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Cancale
at 34 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentCancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh...
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Vire
at 38 km (direction east-north-east), in the Calvados departmentWhen you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des...
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Fougeres
at 39 km (direction south-south-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe castle and historic lower town are the main attraction, but be...
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Coutances
at 40 km (direction north-north-west)Coutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th...
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Combourg
at 42 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentCombourg is best known for the Chateau de Combourg, once home to...
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Saint-Suliac
Most Beautiful Village at 47 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentSaint Suliac is a beautiful village on the estuary of the River...
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Emerald Coast
at 48 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe Emerald Coast in northern Brittany is extremely popular with visitors and...
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Saint-Malo
at 48 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentWe were pleased to discover that Saint-Malo, often considered a ferry port,...
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Les Jardins des Renaudies
Garden at 50 km (direction east-south-east), in the Mayenne departmentLes Jardins des Renaudies is a pretty garden in north-west France...
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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Manche
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Markets in and near Avranches
Market days in Avranches: weekly market: Saturday;
- Avranches: market Saturday (0km)
- Ducey: market Tuesday (9km)
- La Haye-Pesnel: market Wednesday (13km)
- Brecey: market Friday (15km)
- Carolles: market Thursday (17km)
- Jullouville: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (18km)
- Pontorson: market Wednesday (18km)
- Saint-James: market Monday (18km)
- Villedieu-les-Poeles: market Tuesday (20km)
- Saint-Pair-sur-Mer: market Thursday (21km)
More information about Avranches, Normandy
Tourist attractions near Avranches, France
What to do at Avranches? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Avranches.
Grand sites of France
- Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (12km)
Heritage sites
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Granville (24km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (26km)
- Jardin du château de La Ballue (30km)
- Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (31km)
- Argences (37km)
- Jardins de la Pellerine (47km)
- Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (51km)
- Parc du château de Caradeuc (61km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Couesnon (13km)
- Embouchure - Couesnon (13km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (22km)
- Forêt de Saint-Sever (28km)
- Île des Rimains (34km)
- Île des Landes (35km)
- Forêt de Fougères (35km)
- Pointe du Grouin (36km)
- Chausey (37km)
- Île du Guesclin (39km)
- Côte de Cancale à Paramé (40km)
- Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (44km)
- Havre de Rothéneuf (44km)
- Île Besnard (44km)
- Roches de Ham (45km)
- Estuaire de la Rance (47km)
- Source - Couesnon (47km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Ducey (9km)
- Villedieu-les-Poeles (20km)
- Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (30km)
- Dol-de-Bretagne (32km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (48km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Domjean (41km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Champrepus (17km)
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (57km)
Geography and distances
Avranches is in the north of France at 52 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Avranches is 272 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Avranches
from Saint-Lo (prefecture): 52 km
from Paris: 272 km
from Calais: 341 km
from Nice: 864 km
from Bordeaux: 432 km
from Strasbourg: 669 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 Avranches from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ceaux, Chavoy, La Godefroy, Le Val-Saint-Pere, Lolif, Marcey-les-Greves, Montviron, Plomb, Ponts, Saint-Brice, Saint-Jean-de-la-Haize, Saint-Loup, Saint-Martin-Des-Champs, Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme, Saint-Senier-sous-Avranches and Vains.
This page in French: Visiter Avranches
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