Bignan tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chateau de Josselin at 19 km from Bignan
Visit Bignan: highlights and tourist information
Bignan is situated in the Morbihan department and Brittany region.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Bignan in Brittany.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Josselin at 19 km and Josselin at 19 km.
Bignan, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chateau de Josselin
Castle at 19 km (direction east-north-east)The Chateau de Josselin has a 1000 year history and includes both medieval and...
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Josselin
at 19 km (direction east-north-east)The castle and the river are the centre of your visit to the historic...
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Sainte-Anne d'Auray
at 24 km (direction south-west)This ensemble of religious monuments in Sainte-Anne-d'Auray was a most unexpected discovery in southern...
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Vannes
at 25 km (direction south)An unmissable highlight in this region of Brittany, the half-timbered houses in the centre...
See Vannes guide
Chateau de Pontivy
Castle at 26 km (direction north-west)The Chateau de Pontivy has dominated the centre of Pontivy in Morbihan since 1485...
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Pontivy
at 26 km (direction north-west)Pontivy is particularly interesting because it has a medieval old town and also a...
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Saint-Goustan
at 28 km (direction south-west)The picturesque harbour area of Saint-Goustan is a lovely place for a promenade after...
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Auray
at 28 km (direction south-west)Auray is a an attractive town with lovely views across the port of Saint-Goustan...
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Morbihan Gulf
at 31 km (direction south)The Gulf of Morbihan, almost a protected lagoon on the southern coast of Brittany...
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Ile aux Moines
Island at 32 km (direction south-south-west)In the Morbihan Gulf, the Ile-aux-Moines is also very easy to reach - very...
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Ile-d'Arz
Island at 32 km (direction south)The beaches and scenery along the coastal footpath combine to make the Ile d'Arz,...
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Locmariaquer
at 37 km (direction south-south-west)The quiet small town of Locmariquer is best known for the famous oysters produced...
See Locmariaquer guide
La Trinite sur Mer
at 38 km (direction south-west)The quiet harbour town of La Trinité-sur-Mer is where you can discover a traditional...
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Arzon
at 38 km (direction south-south-west)Arzon is a tiny village with basic facilities near the coast...
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Reserve excursions near Bignan
Map of places to visit near Bignan
Markets in and near Bignan
- Locmine: market Thursday (5km)
- Baud: market Saturday (19km)
- Josselin: market Saturday (19km)
- Elven: market Friday (21km)
- Saint-Ave: market Sunday (22km)
- Vannes: market Wednesday & Saturday (25km)
- Pontivy: market Monday all day (25km)
- Auray: market Monday (28km)
- Ploermel: market Friday (29km)
- Arradon: market Friday (29km)
More information about Bignan, Brittany
Tourist attractions near Bignan, France
What to do at Bignan? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Bignan.
Aquarium
- Aquarium de Vannes (27km)
Grand sites of France
- Massif Dunaire de Gavres-Quiberon (48km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Carnac (40km)
National Monuments
- Megaliths of Locmariaquer (37km)
- Megalithic site of Carnac (40km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins de Kerambar’h (27km)
- Jardin du Botrain (39km)
- Parc Victor Chevassu (46km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Source - Rivière de Noyalo (24km)
- Source - Marle (24km)
- Pont du Vincin (26km)
- Source - Vincin (Rivière de Conleau) (26km)
- Moulin à marée de Campen (26km)
- Vincin (26km)
- Pont de Kérino (26km)
- Embouchure - Vincin (Rivière de Conleau) (28km)
- Presqu'île de Conleau (28km)
- Embouchure - Marle (28km)
- Maison rose (Séné) (29km)
- Réserve naturelle nationale des marais de Séné (29km)
- Golfe du Morbihan (31km)
- Anse de Mancel (31km)
- Presqu'île de la Villeneuve (32km)
- Passage Saint-Armel (32km)
- Embouchure - Rivière de Noyalo (32km)
- Étang de Toulvern (34km)
- Saint-Philibert (Morbihan) (37km)
- Phare de Port-Navalo (38km)
- Presqu'île de Rhuys (40km)
- Lac de Guerlédan (42km)
- Forêt de Paimpont (47km)
- Presqu'île de Quiberon (50km)
Towns of Art and history
- Vannes (25km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Josselin (19km)
- Elven (21km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- La Vraie-Croix (27km)
- Rochefort-en-Terre (38km)
- Saint-Gilles-Vieux-Marche (43km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique du château de Branféré (42km)
Geography and distances
Bignan is in the north-west of France at 25 kilometres from Vannes, the department capital (general information: Bignan is 394 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Bignan
from Vannes (prefecture): 25 km
from Paris: 394 km
from Calais: 478 km
from Nice: 905 km
from Bordeaux: 378 km
from Strasbourg: 783 km
Getting here
Most visitors While most UK visitors will arrive by car from the ferry port at Saint Malo a drive of 2-3 hours is still common. For driving distances to Bignan from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Locmine, Moreac, Moustoir-Ac, Saint-Allouestre and Saint-Jean-Brevelay.
This page in French: Visiter Bignan