Chelun tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Vitre at 30 km from Chelun

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Visit Chelun: highlights and tourist information

Chelun 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 Chelun in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Vitre at 30 km and Chateaugiron at 30 km.

Chelun, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Vitre

at 30 km (direction )

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

See Vitre guide

Chateaugiron

at 30 km (direction north-west)

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

See Chateaugiron guide

Laval

at 42 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

Rennes

at 45 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Rennes guide

Langon

at 49 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Langon guide

Apocalypse Tapestry

at 66 km (direction east-south-east), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The Apocalypse Tapestry is a remarkable 14th century tapestry, 100 metres long, telling the...

See Apocalypse Tapestry guide

Chateau d'Angers

Castle at 66 km (direction east-south-east), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The mighty fortified walls of Chateau d'Angers form an interesting contrast with the more...

See Chateau d'Angers guide

Angers Cathedral

Cathedral at 66 km (direction east-south-east), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The cathedral in Angers is the earliest example of Angevin gothic architecture in France...

See Angers Cathedral guide

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Map of places to visit near Chelun

Markets in and near Chelun

• La Guerche-de-Bretagne: market Tuesday (10km)
• Pouance: market Thursday (13km)
• Renaze: market Friday (14km)
• Craon: market Monday (20km)
• Janze: market Wednesday (23km)
• Vitre: market Monday (30km)
• Chateaugiron: market Thursday (30km)
• Chateaubourg: market Friday (31km)
• Segre: market Wednesday & Saturday (32km)
• Port-Brillet: market Tuesday (34km)

More information about Chelun, Brittany

Tourist attractions near Chelun, France

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Vitre (30km)
• Chateau-Gontier (39km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardins du château de Craon (21km)
• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (36km)
• Parc et jardin de Clivoy (49km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt du Pertre (27km)
• Étang de la Valière (27km)
• Étang de Paintourteau (30km)
• Étang de la Cantache (32km)
• Étang de Haute-Vilaine (34km)
• Forêt de Chevré (36km)
• Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (42km)
• Forêt de Rennes (45km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (45km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (48km)

Towns of Art and history

• Laval (42km)
• Rennes (45km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Grand-Fougeray (41km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cesson-Sevigne (41km)
• Chartres-de-Bretagne (42km)
• Coudray (44km)
• Juvigne (44km)
• Chenille-Change (45km)
• Le Rheu (51km)

Geography and distances

Chelun is in the north-west of France at 45 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Chelun is 286 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 Chelun from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Brains-sur-les-Marches, Drouges, Eance, Forges-la-Foret and La Rouaudiere.

This page in French: Visiter Chelun