Champagne tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Le Mans at 10 km from Champagne

Visit Champagne: highlights and tourist information

Champagne is situated in the Sarthe department and Pays de la Loire region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Le Mans at 10 km and Beaumont-sur-Sarthe at 27 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Champagne, 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 Champagne in Pays de la Loire.

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

Le Mans

at 10 km (direction west)

Le Mans is best known for its famous car race, but also...

See Le Mans guide

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

at 27 km (direction north-west)

It is the countryside around Beaumont-sur-Sarthe that is the main...

See Beaumont-sur-Sarthe guide

La Ferte-Bernard

at 30 km (direction east-north-east)

The medieval character and picturesque setting make La Ferté-Bernard one of...

See La Ferte-Bernard guide

Fresnay-sur-Sarthe

at 37 km (direction north-west)

The traditional market hall and remains of a medieval...

See Fresnay-sur-Sarthe guide

Sillé-le-Guillaume

at 38 km (direction west-north-west)

Sillé le Guillaume has a chateau dating to the 11th...

See Sillé-le-Guillaume guide

Belleme

at 43 km (direction north-north-east), in the Orne department

Belleme is one of several small attractive villages within the Perche...

See Belleme guide

Chateau du Lude

Castle at 44 km (direction south-south-west)

The Chateau de Lude and its lovely gardens are the closest...

See Chateau du Lude guide

Parcé-sur-Sarthe

at 44 km (direction west-south-west)

Parcé sur Sarthe is a classified petites cites de caractere and...

See Parcé-sur-Sarthe guide

Asnieres-sur-Vegre

at 45 km (direction west-south-west)

The small town of Asnières-sur-Vègre is especially picturesque in the...

See Asnieres-sur-Vegre guide

Alencon

at 48 km (direction north-north-west), in the Orne department

There are several sites of historical interest in Alencon,...

See Alencon guide

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Most Beautiful Village at 49 km (direction north-west), in the Orne department

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

See Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei guide

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere

Garden at 49 km (direction north-west), in the Orne department

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere is a lovely garden in the charming...

See Les Jardins de la Mansoniere guide

Nogent-le-Rotrou

at 49 km (direction east-north-east), in the Eure-et-Loir department

Within the Perche Regional Natural Park, in Nogent-le-Rotrou you can...

See Nogent-le-Rotrou guide

Solesmes

at 51 km (direction west-south-west)

Solesmes is known for its Abbey Saint-Pierre, an important benedictine...

See Solesmes guide

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

Map of places to visit near Champagne

Markets in and near Champagne

• Le Mans: market every day except Monday (11km)
• Connerre: market Wednesday (13km)
• Allonnes: market Tuesday (15km)
• Arnage: market Saturday (15km)
• Bonnetable: market Tuesday & Friday (18km)
• Le Grand-Luce: market Wednesday all day (20km)
• Ecommoy: market Tuesday (23km)
• Beaumont-sur-Sarthe: market Tuesday (27km)
• La Suze-sur-Sarthe: market Thursday (27km)
• Conlie: market Thursday (28km)

More information about Champagne, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near Champagne, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei (49km)
• Lavardin (52km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• La Fleche (47km)
• Nogent-le-Rotrou (49km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perche (54km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (5km)
• Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (10km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du château de Vilaines (23km)
• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (24km)
• Jardins du Mirail (29km)
• Jardins de la Massonnière (35km)
• Jardins du château de Poncé (38km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (44km)
• Jardin de la petite Rochelle (56km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (57km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Le Mans (11km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt de Perseigne (43km)
• Mont du Haut-Fourché (47km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Coulaines (10km)
• Cogners (30km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Spaycific'Zoo (18km)

Geography and distances

Champagne is in the north-west of France at 10 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: Champagne is 175 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors get here by car having taken a ferry, probably to Saint-Malo or Caen, and then a drive of around 2 - 3 hours. For driving distances to Champagne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Change, Fatines, Montfort-le-Gesnois, Saint-Corneille, Saint-Mars-la-Briere, Savigne-l'Eveque and Yvre-l'Eveque.

This page in French: Visiter Champagne