Brehal tourism and travel guide

Visit Brehal: highlights and tourist information

Brehal 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 Brehal in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Granville at 9 km and Coutances at 16 km.

Brehal, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Granville

Granville

Seaside resort at 9 km (direction south-west)

Granville is best known for its long sandy beach, and the 19th century villas...

See Granville guide
Coutances

Coutances

at 16 km (direction north-north-east)

Coutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th century...

See Coutances guide
Mont-Saint-Michel

Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 29 km (direction south)

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

See Mont-Saint-Michel guide
Cancale

Cancale

at 33 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Cancale guide
 
 
Lessay abbey

Lessay abbey

Abbey at 36 km (direction west-south-west)

The abbey church at Lessay is an important example of roman style architecture...

See Lessay abbey guide
Mont-Dol

Mont-Dol

at 41 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Mont-Dol guide
Dol-de-Bretagne

Dol-de-Bretagne

at 43 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Dol-de-Bretagne guide
Emerald Coast

Emerald Coast

at 46 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The Emerald Coast in northern Brittany is extremely popular with visitors and contains numerous...

See Emerald Coast guide
 
 
Saint-Malo

Saint-Malo

at 46 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

We were pleased to discover that Saint-Malo, often considered a ferry port, is also...

See Saint-Malo guide
Vire

Vire

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

When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des Gorges de...

See Vire guide
Dinard Pointe du Moulinet

Dinard Pointe du Moulinet

at 49 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The Pointe du Moulinet in Dinard is visited for the imposing neo-gothic villas and...

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Dinard Pointe de la Malouine

Dinard Pointe de la Malouine

at 49 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The Pointe de la Malouine in Dinard is a promontory west of the town...

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Saint-Suliac

Saint-Suliac

Most Beautiful Village at 49 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Saint Suliac is a beautiful village on the estuary of the River Rance in...

See Saint-Suliac guide
Dinard

Dinard

at 50 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Dinard, estblished as a fashionable resort in the 19th century, is still one of...

See Dinard guide

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Markets in and near Brehal

Market days in Brehal: weekly market: Tuesday & Sunday;

  • Brehal: market Tuesday & Sunday (0km)
  • Granville: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (9km)
  • Saint-Pair-sur-Mer: market Thursday (10km)
  • Gavray: market Saturday (12km)
  • La Haye-Pesnel: market Wednesday (14km)
  • Jullouville: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (15km)
  • Carolles: market Thursday (17km)
  • Agon-Coutainville: market Tuesday & Saturday (18km)
  • Coutances: market Thursday & Saturday (18km)
  • Villedieu-les-Poeles: market Tuesday (22km)

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Tourist attractions near Brehal, France

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

Grand sites of France

Heritage sites

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Churches and religious monuments

  • Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (54km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Argences (14km)
  • Jardins de Montmarin (53km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Chausey (21km)
  • Couesnon (31km)
  • Embouchure - Couesnon (31km)
  • Île des Landes (31km)
  • Pointe du Grouin (32km)
  • Île des Rimains (33km)
  • Forêt de Saint-Sever (36km)
  • Île du Guesclin (36km)
  • Côte de Cancale à Paramé (37km)
  • Roches de Ham (37km)
  • Île Besnard (40km)
  • Havre de Rothéneuf (40km)
  • Pointe de la Varde (42km)
  • Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (43km)
  • Cézembre (48km)
  • Embouchure - Rance (48km)
  • Rance (fleuve) (48km)
  • Îlots Notre-Dame et Chevret (49km)
  • Estuaire de la Rance (50km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

  • Villedieu-les-Poeles (22km)
  • Ducey (35km)
  • Torigni-sur-Vire (42km)
  • Dol-de-Bretagne (42km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Parc zoologique de Champrepus (16km)
 
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Geography and distances

Brehal is in the north of France at 39 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Brehal is 282 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Brehal

Canton: Bréhal

Arrondissement: Coutances

Department: Manche

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 50290

Distance to Brehal

from Saint-Lo (prefecture): 39 km

from Paris: 282 km

from Calais: 332 km

from Nice: 887 km

from Bordeaux: 457 km

from Strasbourg: 680 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 Brehal from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Anctoville-sur-Boscq, Breville-sur-Mer, Bricqueville-sur-Mer, Cerences, Chanteloup, Coudeville-sur-Mer, Donville-les-Bains, Hudimesnil, Lingreville, Longueville, Muneville-sur-Mer, Saint-Sauveur-la-Pommeraye and Yquelon.

This page in French: Visiter Brehal

 
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