Champeaux tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Vitre at 8 km from Champeaux

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Visit Champeaux: highlights and tourist information

Champeaux 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 Champeaux in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Vitre at 8 km and Chateaugiron at 18 km.

Champeaux, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Vitre

at 8 km (direction east-south-east)

A town not be missed, Vitré has a superb historic centre with numerous fascinating...

See Vitre guide

Chateaugiron

at 18 km (direction west-south-west)

The castle and towers in the heart of old Chateaugiron help explain why it...

See Chateaugiron guide

Fougeres

at 24 km (direction north-north-east)

The castle and historic lower town are the main attraction, but be sure to...

See Fougeres guide

Rennes

at 28 km (direction west)

An unmissable highlight in the region, Rennes has a very picturesque medieval centre...

See Rennes guide

Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 30 km (direction north-north-west)

Most visitors to Saint-Brice-en-Cogles also enjoy the tour of the local castles and manor...

See Saint-Brice-en-Cogles guide

Laval

at 41 km (direction east), in the Mayenne department

The castle, the river and the historic centre make the substantial town of Laval...

See Laval guide

Combourg

at 44 km (direction west-north-west)

Combourg is best known for the Chateau de Combourg, once home to Chateaubriand, the...

See Combourg guide

Les Jardins des Renaudies

Garden at 44 km (direction east-north-east), in the Mayenne department

Les Jardins des Renaudies is a pretty garden in north-west France...

See Les Jardins des Renaudies guide

Becherel

at 50 km (direction west-north-west)

Becherel is a pretty town and a centre for books....

See Becherel guide

Dol-de-Bretagne

at 56 km (direction north-west)

The lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the most popular...

See Dol-de-Bretagne guide

Mont-Dol

at 58 km (direction north-west)

Mont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which stands a...

See Mont-Dol guide

Langon

at 62 km (direction south-west)

Langon is home to an ancient chapel with a Roman fresco...

See Langon guide

Saint-Suliac

Most Beautiful Village at 68 km (direction west-north-west)

Saint Suliac is a beautiful village on the estuary of the River Rance in...

See Saint-Suliac guide

Domfront

at 70 km (direction north-east), in the Orne department

The castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the old town...

See Domfront guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Ille-et-Vilaine

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Reserve excursions near Champeaux

Map of places to visit near Champeaux

Markets in and near Champeaux

• Chateaubourg: market Friday (8km)
• Vitre: market Monday (8km)
• Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier: market Thursday (14km)
• Liffre: market Friday (16km)
• Chateaugiron: market Thursday (18km)
• Thorigne-Fouillard: market Sunday (20km)
• Cesson-Sevigne: market Saturday (22km)
• La Guerche-de-Bretagne: market Tuesday (24km)
• Fougeres: market Saturday (24km)
• Janze: market Wednesday (25km)

More information about Champeaux, Brittany

Tourist attractions near Champeaux, France

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Vitre (8km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (16km)
• Jardins de la Pellerine (27km)
• Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (30km)
• Parc et jardin de Clivoy (34km)
• Jardin du château de La Ballue (37km)
• Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (37km)
• Jardins de Broceliande (43km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Craon (43km)
• Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (52km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Chateau-Gontier (57km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Étang de la Cantache (3km)
• Forêt de Chevré (8km)
• Étang de la Valière (13km)
• Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (13km)
• Étang de Paintourteau (14km)
• Étang de Haute-Vilaine (15km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (18km)
• Forêt de Rennes (20km)
• Forêt du Pertre (20km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (21km)
• Source - Couesnon (26km)
• Forêt de Fougères (30km)
• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (33km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (43km)
• Vallée du Canut (47km)

Towns of Art and history

• Fougeres (24km)
• Rennes (28km)
• Laval (41km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (30km)
• Dol-de-Bretagne (55km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cesson-Sevigne (22km)
• Juvigne (22km)
• Chartres-de-Bretagne (32km)
• Le Rheu (36km)

Geography and distances

Champeaux is in the north-west of France at 28 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Champeaux is 281 kilometres from Paris).

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 Champeaux from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Dourdain, Landavran, Marpire, Montreuil-sous-Perouse, Poce-les-Bois, Saint-Aubin-Des-Landes, Saint-Didier, Saint-Jean-sur-Vilaine, Taillis and Val-d'Ize.

This page in French: Visiter Champeaux