Chauvigne tourism and travel guide

Visit Chauvigne: highlights and tourist information

Chauvigne 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 Chauvigne in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Brice-en-Cogles at 8 km and Fougeres at 19 km.

Chauvigne, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 8 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Saint-Brice-en-Cogles guide
Fougeres

Fougeres

at 19 km (direction east)

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

See Fougeres guide
Combourg

Combourg

at 22 km (direction west)

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

See Combourg guide
Mont-Saint-Michel

Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 29 km (direction west), in the Manche department

No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey and island...

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Dol-de-Bretagne

Dol-de-Bretagne

at 29 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Mont-Dol

Mont-Dol

at 31 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Rennes

Rennes

at 33 km (direction south-west)

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

See Rennes guide
Vitre

Vitre

at 34 km (direction south-east)

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

See Vitre guide
 
 
Chateaugiron

Chateaugiron

at 36 km (direction south)

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

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Becherel

Becherel

at 37 km (direction west)

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

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Cancale

Cancale

at 43 km (direction north-west)

Cancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh every day!...

See Cancale guide
Saint-Suliac

Saint-Suliac

Most Beautiful Village at 43 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Dinan Rue du Jerzual

Dinan Rue du Jerzual

at 43 km (direction west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The Rue du Jerzual and the port are two of the most picturesque areas...

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Dinan basilica of Saint-Sauveur

Dinan basilica of Saint-Sauveur

Church at 44 km (direction west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The basilica of Saint-Sauveur in Dinan incorporates romanesque elements from the 12th century and...

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Markets in and near Chauvigne

  • Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier: market Thursday (14km)
  • Liffre: market Friday (18km)
  • Saint-James: market Monday (19km)
  • Pontorson: market Wednesday (20km)
  • Fougeres: market Saturday (20km)
  • Combourg: market Monday (22km)
  • Melesse: market Thursday (25km)
  • Betton: market Sunday (25km)
  • Thorigne-Fouillard: market Sunday (26km)
  • Louvigne-du-Desert: market Friday (28km)

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Tourist attractions near Chauvigne, France

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

Grand sites of France

Heritage sites

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardin du château de La Ballue (9km)
  • Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (10km)
  • Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (16km)
  • Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (30km)
  • Jardins de la Pellerine (31km)
  • Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (33km)
  • Parc du château de Caradeuc (37km)
  • Parc et jardin de Clivoy (47km)
  • Jardins de Broceliande (47km)
  • Jardins de Montmarin (49km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (14km)
  • Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (15km)
  • Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (19km)
  • Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (19km)
  • Forêt de Rennes (22km)
  • Forêt de Fougères (22km)
  • Forêt de Chevré (25km)
  • Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (26km)
  • Embouchure - Couesnon (27km)
  • Couesnon (27km)
  • Étang de la Cantache (30km)
  • Source - Couesnon (31km)
  • Étang de Haute-Vilaine (36km)
  • Étang de Paintourteau (38km)
  • Étang de la Valière (38km)
  • Estuaire de la Rance (42km)
  • Île des Rimains (43km)
  • Forêt du Pertre (45km)
  • Île des Landes (46km)
  • Pointe du Grouin (47km)
  • Îlots Notre-Dame et Chevret (47km)
  • Côte de Cancale à Paramé (48km)
  • Île du Guesclin (48km)
  • Havre de Rothéneuf (50km)
  • Île Besnard (50km)
  • Pointe de la Varde (52km)
  • Rance (fleuve) (52km)
  • Embouchure - Rance (52km)
  • Vallée du Canut (55km)
  • Cézembre (56km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Cesson-Sevigne (31km)
  • Juvigne (35km)
  • Le Rheu (39km)
  • Chartres-de-Bretagne (41km)
  • Saint-Juvat (43km)
  • Saint-Malo (51km)
 
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Geography and distances

Chauvigne is in the north-west of France at 33 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Chauvigne is 285 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Chauvigne

Canton: Antrain

Arrondissement: Fougères

Department: Ille-et-Vilaine

Region: Brittany

Postcode: 35490

Distance to Chauvigne

from Rennes (prefecture): 33 km

from Paris: 285 km

from Calais: 373 km

from Nice: 850 km

from Bordeaux: 399 km

from Strasbourg: 679 km

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

We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Le Tiercent, Rimou, Romazy, Saint-Christophe-de-Valains, Saint-Marc-le-Blanc, Saint-Ouen-Des-Alleux, Sens-de-Bretagne, Tremblay and Vieux-Vy-sur-Couesnon.

This page in French: Visiter Chauvigne

 
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