Chambois tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Haras du Pin at 8 km from Chambois

Visit Chambois: highlights and tourist information

Chambois is situated in the Orne department and Normandy region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Haras du Pin at 8 km and Argentan at 11 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Chambois, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Chambois in Normandy.

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

Haras du Pin

at 8 km (direction south-south-east)

The Haras du Pin is the oldest of the national horse training...

See Haras du Pin guide

Argentan

at 11 km (direction west-south-west)

Despite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites of interest...

See Argentan guide

Sees

at 23 km (direction south-south-east)

The cathedral is the famous attraction at Sees, but there are other...

See Sees guide

Falaise

at 24 km (direction west-north-west), in the Calvados department

Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments...

See Falaise guide

Lisieux Basilica

Church at 38 km (direction north-north-east), in the Calvados department

The basilica in Lisieux is a 20th century church built in tribute...

See Lisieux Basilica guide

Lisieux

at 39 km (direction north-north-east), in the Calvados department

The painstaking rebuilding of Lisieux since the war has gone a long...

See Lisieux guide

Cambremer

at 39 km (direction north-north-east), in the Calvados department

Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of...

See Cambremer guide

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Garden at 39 km (direction north-north-east), in the Calvados department

The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set...

See Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge guide

Alencon

at 42 km (direction south)

There are several sites of historical interest in Alencon, best known as...

See Alencon guide

Chateau de Boutemont

Castle at 44 km (direction north-north-east), in the Calvados department

Beautiful chateau and gardens in the Calvados department of Normandy...

See Chateau de Boutemont guide

Beuvron

Most Beautiful Village at 44 km (direction north-north-west), in the Calvados department

Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses...

See Beuvron guide

Mortagne-au-Perche

at 45 km (direction east-south-east)

There are several places of historic interest to discover here at Mortagne-au-Perche,...

See Mortagne-au-Perche guide

Bagnoles de l'Orne

at 48 km (direction west-south-west)

The town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is very pleasant, and well known as a...

See Bagnoles de l'Orne guide

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Most Beautiful Village at 48 km (direction south-south-west)

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei is a very pretty village in the Regional Natural Park of...

See Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Orne

Map of places to visit near Chambois

Markets in and near Chambois

• Trun: market Thursday (7km)
• Argentan: market Tuesday & Friday (12km)
• Sees: market Saturday (23km)
• Falaise: market Saturday (25km)
• Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives: market Monday (26km)
• Montreuil-l'Argille: market Tuesday (31km)
• Orbec: market Wednesday (32km)
• Mezidon-Canon: market Sunday (33km)
• Briouze: market Monday (37km)
• Le Mele-sur-Sarthe: market Wednesday (37km)

Hotels near Chambois

More information about Chambois, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Chambois, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Beuvron (44km)

National Monuments

• Carrouges Chateau (33km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Argentan (11km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Normandie-Maine (42km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (54km)

Remarkable gardens

• Sassy (17km)
• Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (25km)
• Boutemont (43km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Signal d'Écouves (29km)
• Forêt d'Écouves (29km)
• Rochers des Parcs (44km)
• Forêt de Perseigne (45km)
• Prairie (Caen) (54km)
• Jardin des plantes de Caen (55km)

Towns of Art and history

• Orbec (32km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Tourouvre (46km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lisieux (45km)

Geography and distances

Chambois is in the north of France at 42 kilometres from Alencon, the department capital (general information: Chambois is 164 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive in one of the cross-channel ferry ports with Caen being especially close, typically within an hours drive. For driving distances to Chambois from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aubry-en-Exmes, Coudehard, Exmes, Fel, Le Bourg-Saint-Leonard, Mont-Ormel, Neauphe-sur-Dive, Ommeel, Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive, Saint-Pierre-la-Riviere, Silly-en-Gouffern, Tournai-sur-Dive, Trun and Villebadin.

This page in French: Visiter Chambois