Champagne tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Le Mans at 10 km from Champagne
Visit Champagne: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitChampagne is situated in the Sarthe department and Pays de la Loire region.
Below you can see 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.
Popular places to visit nearby include Le Mans at 10 km and Beaumont-sur-Sarthe at 27 km.
Champagne, France: places to visit and attractions
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 attraction, but...
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 our...
See La Ferte-Bernard guide

Fresnay-sur-Sarthe
at 37 km (direction north-west)The traditional market hall and remains of a medieval castle, and the...
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 century and...
See Sillé-le-Guillaume guide

Belleme
at 43 km (direction north-north-east), in the Orne departmentBelleme is one of several small attractive villages within the Perche Natural...
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 of...
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 has...
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 area around...
See Asnieres-sur-Vegre guide

Alencon
at 48 km (direction north-north-west), in the Orne departmentThere are several sites of historical interest in Alencon, best known as...
See Alencon guide

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei
Most Beautiful Village at 49 km (direction north-west), in the Orne departmentSaint-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 departmentLes 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 departmentWithin the Perche Regional Natural Park, in Nogent-le-Rotrou you can discover the...
See Nogent-le-Rotrou guide

Solesmes
at 51 km (direction west-south-west)Solesmes is known for its Abbey Saint-Pierre, an important benedictine abbey that...
See Solesmes guide
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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).
Geographical Information
Commune: Champagne
Canton: Montfort-le-Gesnois
Arrondissement: Mans
Department: Sarthe
Region: Pays de la Loire
Postcode: 72470
Distance to Champagne
from Le Mans (prefecture): 10 km
from Paris: 175 km
from Calais: 343 km
from Nice: 720 km
from Bordeaux: 361 km
from Strasbourg: 552 km
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
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