Bille tourism and travel guide

Visit Bille: highlights and tourist information

Bille is situated in the Ille-et-Vilaine 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 Bille in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Fougeres at 8 km and Saint-Brice-en-Cogles at 16 km.

Bille, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Fougeres

Fougeres

at 8 km (direction north-east)

The castle and historic lower town are the main attraction, but be sure to...

See Fougeres guide
Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 16 km (direction north-west)

Most visitors to Saint-Brice-en-Cogles also enjoy the tour of the local castles and manor...

See Saint-Brice-en-Cogles guide
Vitre

Vitre

at 18 km (direction south-south-east)

A town not be missed, Vitré has a superb historic centre with numerous fascinating...

See Vitre guide
Les Jardins des Renaudies

Les Jardins des Renaudies

Garden at 32 km (direction east-north-east), in the Mayenne department

Les Jardins des Renaudies is a pretty garden in north-west France...

See Les Jardins des Renaudies guide
 
 
Chateaugiron

Chateaugiron

at 33 km (direction south-west)

The castle and towers in the heart of old Chateaugiron help explain why it...

See Chateaugiron guide
Rennes

Rennes

at 37 km (direction west-south-west)

An unmissable highlight in the region, Rennes has a very picturesque medieval centre...

See Rennes guide
Combourg

Combourg

at 40 km (direction west-north-west)

Combourg is best known for the Chateau de Combourg, once home to Chateaubriand, the...

See Combourg guide
Laval

Laval

at 43 km (direction east-south-east), in the Mayenne department

The castle, the river and the historic centre make the substantial town of Laval...

See Laval guide
 
 
Mont-Saint-Michel

Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 43 km (direction north-west), in the Manche department

No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey and island...

See Mont-Saint-Michel guide
Mayenne (town)

Mayenne (town)

at 46 km (direction east), in the Mayenne department

Quite a small town, the highlight of a visit to Mayenne is the nearby...

See Mayenne (town) guide
Dol-de-Bretagne

Dol-de-Bretagne

at 48 km (direction west-north-west)

The lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the most popular...

See Dol-de-Bretagne guide
Mont-Dol

Mont-Dol

at 50 km (direction west-north-west)

Mont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which stands a...

See Mont-Dol guide
 
 
Domfront

Domfront

at 56 km (direction east-north-east), in the Orne department

The castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the old town...

See Domfront guide
Cancale

Cancale

at 61 km (direction north-west)

Cancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh every day!...

See Cancale guide

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Markets in and near Bille

  • Fougeres: market Saturday (8km)
  • Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier: market Thursday (12km)
  • Vitre: market Monday (18km)
  • Liffre: market Friday (21km)
  • Chateaubourg: market Friday (23km)
  • Ernee: market Tuesday (23km)
  • Louvigne-du-Desert: market Friday (23km)
  • Saint-James: market Monday (27km)
  • Port-Brillet: market Tuesday (28km)
  • Thorigne-Fouillard: market Sunday (29km)

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Tourist attractions near Bille, France

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

Grand sites of France

Heritage sites

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Remarkable gardens

  • Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (14km)
  • Jardins de la Pellerine (15km)
  • Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (26km)
  • Jardin du château de La Ballue (28km)
  • Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (28km)
  • Parc et jardin de Clivoy (29km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (8km)
  • Forêt de Fougères (13km)
  • Source - Couesnon (14km)
  • Étang de la Cantache (17km)
  • Étang de Haute-Vilaine (18km)
  • Forêt de Chevré (20km)
  • Étang de Paintourteau (21km)
  • Étang de la Valière (22km)
  • Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (23km)
  • Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (26km)
  • Forêt de Rennes (26km)
  • Forêt du Pertre (27km)
  • Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (30km)
  • Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (31km)
  • Embouchure - Couesnon (42km)
  • Couesnon (42km)
  • Île des Rimains (61km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Juvigne (17km)
  • Cesson-Sevigne (33km)
  • Chartres-de-Bretagne (44km)
  • Le Rheu (46km)
  • Saint-Fraimbault (46km)
 
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Geography and distances

Bille is in the north-west of France at 37 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Bille is 272 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Bille

Canton: Fougères-Sud

Arrondissement: Fougères

Department: Ille-et-Vilaine

Region: Brittany

Postcode: 35133

Distance to Bille

from Rennes (prefecture): 37 km

from Paris: 272 km

from Calais: 371 km

from Nice: 831 km

from Bordeaux: 387 km

from Strasbourg: 664 km

Getting here

Most visitors Most UK visitors arrive by car with the cross-channel ferry port at Saint Malo keeping driving time to a minimum. For driving distances to Bille from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Combourtille, Javene, La Chapelle-Saint-Aubert, Mece, Montreuil-Des-Landes, Parce, Romagne, Saint-Georges-de-Chesne and Vendel.

This page in French: Visiter Bille

 
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