Brie tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chateaugiron at 11 km from Brie
Visit Brie: highlights and tourist information
Brie 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 Brie in Brittany.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateaugiron at 11 km and Rennes at 21 km.
Brie, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chateaugiron
at 11 km (direction north-north-east)The castle and towers in the heart of old Chateaugiron help explain why it...
See Chateaugiron guide
Rennes
at 21 km (direction north-west)An unmissable highlight in the region, Rennes has a very picturesque medieval centre...
See Rennes guide
Vitre
at 31 km (direction east-north-east)A town not be missed, Vitré has a superb historic centre with numerous fascinating...
See Vitre guide
Langon
at 34 km (direction south-west)Langon is home to an ancient chapel with a Roman fresco...
See Langon guide
Paimpont
at 48 km (direction west)Paimpont is well known for its 'magical forest', part of the ancient forests that...
See Paimpont guide
Becherel
at 49 km (direction north-west)Becherel is a pretty town and a centre for books....
See Becherel guide
Fougeres
at 51 km (direction north-east)The castle and historic lower town are the main attraction, but be sure to...
See Fougeres guide
Redon
at 53 km (direction west-south-west)Combining and active port with the cobbled streets of the old town, Redon is...
See Redon guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Ille-et-Vilaine
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Map of places to visit near Brie
Markets in and near Brie
- Janze: market Wednesday (3km)
- Chateaugiron: market Thursday (11km)
- Bain-de-Bretagne: market Monday (16km)
- Bruz: market Friday (18km)
- Cesson-Sevigne: market Saturday (19km)
- Chateaubourg: market Friday (21km)
- Rennes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (21km)
- Thorigne-Fouillard: market Sunday (23km)
- La Guerche-de-Bretagne: market Tuesday (23km)
- Mordelles: market Tuesday (27km)
More information about Brie, Brittany
Tourist attractions near Brie, France
What to do at Brie? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Brie.
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Vitre (31km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (18km)
- Jardins de Broceliande (27km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Craon (45km)
- Parc du château de Caradeuc (49km)
- Jardins de la Pellerine (54km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Forêt de Chevré (24km)
- Forêt de Rennes (27km)
- Vallée du Canut (27km)
- Étang de la Cantache (28km)
- Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (28km)
- Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (30km)
- Étang de la Valière (32km)
- Étang de Paintourteau (35km)
- Forêt du Pertre (37km)
- Étang de Haute-Vilaine (38km)
- Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (41km)
- Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (44km)
- Forges de Paimpont (45km)
- Île-aux-Pies (51km)
- Source - Couesnon (54km)
- Marais de Vilaine (61km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Grand-Fougeray (29km)
- Bedee (40km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Chartres-de-Bretagne (16km)
- Cesson-Sevigne (19km)
- Le Rheu (25km)
- Juvigne (48km)
- La Gacilly (49km)
- Saint-Juvat (58km)
Geography and distances
Brie is in the north-west of France at 21 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Brie is 304 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Brie
Canton: Janzé
Arrondissement: Rennes
Department: Ille-et-Vilaine
Region: Brittany
Postcode: 35150
Distance to Brie
from Rennes (prefecture): 21 km
from Paris: 304 km
from Calais: 414 km
from Nice: 829 km
from Bordeaux: 354 km
from Strasbourg: 690 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 Brie from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bourgbarre, Chanteloup, Corps-Nuds, Janze, Le Petit-Fougeray and Saulnieres.
This page in French: Visiter Brie