Ceaux tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Mont-Saint-Michel at 9 km from Ceaux
Visit Ceaux: highlights and tourist information
Ceaux 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 Ceaux in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Mont-Saint-Michel at 9 km and Saint-Brice-en-Cogles at 24 km.
Ceaux, 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 9 km (direction west)No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey and island...
See Mont-Saint-Michel guide
Saint-Brice-en-Cogles
at 24 km (direction south), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentMost visitors to Saint-Brice-en-Cogles also enjoy the tour of the local castles and manor...
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Granville
Seaside resort at 28 km (direction north-west)Granville is best known for its long sandy beach, and the 19th century villas...
See Granville guide
Mont-Dol
at 29 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentMont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which stands a...
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Dol-de-Bretagne
at 29 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the most popular...
See Dol-de-Bretagne guide
Cancale
at 33 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentCancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh every day!...
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Fougeres
at 34 km (direction south-south-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe castle and historic lower town are the main attraction, but be sure to...
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Combourg
at 36 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentCombourg is best known for the Chateau de Combourg, once home to Chateaubriand, the...
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Vire
at 43 km (direction east-north-east), in the Calvados departmentWhen you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des Gorges de...
See Vire guide
Saint-Suliac
Most Beautiful Village at 43 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentSaint Suliac is a beautiful village on the estuary of the River Rance in...
See Saint-Suliac guide
Emerald Coast
at 46 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe Emerald Coast in northern Brittany is extremely popular with visitors and contains numerous...
See Emerald Coast guide
Saint-Malo
at 46 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentWe were pleased to discover that Saint-Malo, often considered a ferry port, is also...
See Saint-Malo guide
Coutances
at 46 km (direction north-north-west)Coutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th century...
See Coutances guide
Les Jardins des Renaudies
Garden at 48 km (direction east-south-east), in the Mayenne departmentLes Jardins des Renaudies is a pretty garden in north-west France...
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Markets in and near Ceaux
- Avranches: market Saturday (6km)
- Ducey: market Tuesday (8km)
- Pontorson: market Wednesday (12km)
- Saint-James: market Monday (13km)
- Carolles: market Thursday (18km)
- La Haye-Pesnel: market Wednesday (19km)
- Brecey: market Friday (19km)
- Jullouville: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (20km)
- Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouet: market Wednesday (23km)
- Saint-Pair-sur-Mer: market Thursday (24km)
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Tourist attractions near Ceaux, France
What to do at Ceaux? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Ceaux.
Grand sites of France
Heritage sites
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Granville (28km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (20km)
- Jardin du château de La Ballue (24km)
- Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (26km)
- Argences (42km)
- Jardins de la Pellerine (43km)
- Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (46km)
- Parc du château de Caradeuc (55km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Couesnon (9km)
- Embouchure - Couesnon (9km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (16km)
- Forêt de Fougères (31km)
- Île des Rimains (33km)
- Forêt de Saint-Sever (33km)
- Île des Landes (34km)
- Pointe du Grouin (35km)
- Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (37km)
- Île du Guesclin (38km)
- Chausey (38km)
- Côte de Cancale à Paramé (38km)
- Havre de Rothéneuf (42km)
- Île Besnard (42km)
- Source - Couesnon (43km)
- Estuaire de la Rance (43km)
- Pointe de la Varde (45km)
- Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (47km)
- Roches de Ham (51km)
Towns of Art and history
- Fougeres (34km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Ducey (8km)
- Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (25km)
- Villedieu-les-Poeles (26km)
- Dol-de-Bretagne (28km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (54km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Domjean (47km)
- Juvigne (52km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Champrepus (23km)
Geography and distances
Ceaux is in the north of France at 58 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Ceaux is 275 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Ceaux
from Saint-Lo (prefecture): 58 km
from Paris: 275 km
from Calais: 347 km
from Nice: 862 km
from Bordeaux: 426 km
from Strasbourg: 671 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 Ceaux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Avranches, Courtils, Crollon, Huisnes-sur-Mer, Juilley, Le Val-Saint-Pere, Poilley, Pontaubault, Precey, Saint-Martin-Des-Champs, Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme, Saint-Senier-sous-Avranches, Servon, Tanis and Vains.
This page in French: Visiter Ceaux