Chateaubriant tourism and travel guide

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Visit Chateaubriant: highlights and tourist information

Chateaubriant is situated in the Loire-Atlantique 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 Chateaubriant in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Langon at 35 km and Chateaugiron at 38 km.

Chateaubriant, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Langon

at 35 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Langon guide

Chateaugiron

at 38 km (direction north-north-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Chateaugiron guide

Vitre

at 47 km (direction north-north-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Vitre guide

Rennes

at 50 km (direction north-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Rennes guide

Laval

at 60 km (direction east-north-east), in the Mayenne department

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

See Laval guide

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Markets in and near Chateaubriant

• Pouance: market Thursday (15km)
• Renaze: market Friday (25km)
• Bain-de-Bretagne: market Monday (27km)
• La Guerche-de-Bretagne: market Tuesday (27km)
• Janze: market Wednesday (28km)
• Cande: market Monday (31km)
• Nort-sur-Erdre: market Friday (32km)
• Craon: market Monday (35km)
• Chateaugiron: market Thursday (38km)
• Segre: market Wednesday & Saturday (38km)

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Tourist attractions near Chateaubriant, France

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Vitre (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardins du château de Craon (35km)
• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (45km)
• Jardins du Pin (51km)
• Jardins de Broceliande (52km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Étang de la Valière (45km)
• Forêt du Pertre (45km)
• Vallée du Canut (48km)
• Étang de Paintourteau (48km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rennes (50km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Grand-Fougeray (26km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Chartres-de-Bretagne (44km)
• Cesson-Sevigne (47km)
• Le Rheu (53km)

Geography and distances

Chateaubriant is in the north-west of France at 57 kilometres from Nantes, the department capital (general information: Chateaubriant is 303 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car via one of the ferry ports such as Saint-Malo or Cherbourg. Allow around 3 hours for the trip in France. For driving distances to Chateaubriant from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 2 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Louisfert and Soudan.

This page in French: Visiter Chateaubriant