Contest tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Mayenne (town) at 6 km from Contest

Visit Contest: highlights and tourist information

Contest is situated in the Mayenne department and Pays de la Loire region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Mayenne (town) at 6 km and Jublains at 12 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Contest, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Contest in Pays de la Loire.

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

Mayenne (town)

at 6 km (direction north-east)

Quite a small town, the highlight of a visit to Mayenne...

See Mayenne (town) guide

Jublains

at 12 km (direction east)

Here in Jublains you can visit the roman ruins of the ancient...

See Jublains guide

Les Jardins des Renaudies

Garden at 20 km (direction north-west)

Les Jardins des Renaudies is a pretty garden in...

See Les Jardins des Renaudies guide

Evron

at 22 km (direction east-south-east)

The highlight here at Evron is the Abbey of Notre Dame, in...

See Evron guide

Laval

at 23 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Laval guide

Lassay-les-Chateaux

at 23 km (direction north-east)

Small town with two 15th century castles and a popular public garden...

See Lassay-les-Chateaux guide

Sainte-Suzanne

Most Beautiful Village at 29 km (direction east-south-east)

The medieval village and the castle in the pretty village of...

See Sainte-Suzanne guide

Saulges

at 36 km (direction south-east)

The principal attraction in Saulges is the caves, occupied in...

See Saulges guide

Bagnoles de l'Orne

at 36 km (direction north-east), in the Orne department

The town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is very pleasant, and well known...

See Bagnoles de l'Orne guide

Domfront

at 37 km (direction north-east), in the Orne department

The castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets...

See Domfront guide

Sillé-le-Guillaume

at 40 km (direction east), in the Sarthe department

Sillé le Guillaume has a chateau dating to the 11th century and...

See Sillé-le-Guillaume guide

Fougeres

at 41 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Fougeres guide

Vitre

at 44 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

A town not be missed, Vitré has a superb historic...

See Vitre guide

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere

Garden at 47 km (direction east-north-east), in the Orne department

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere is a lovely garden in...

See Les Jardins de la Mansoniere guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Mayenne

Map of places to visit near Contest

Markets in and near Contest

• Mayenne: market Saturday & Monday (6km)
• Andouille: market Thursday (13km)
• Gorron: market Wednesday (20km)
• Ernee: market Tuesday (21km)
• Laval: market Tuesday & Saturday all day (23km)
• Evron: market Thursday (23km)
• Port-Brillet: market Tuesday (29km)
• Villaines-la-Juhel: market Monday (30km)
• Meslay-du-Maine: market Friday (35km)
• Bagnoles-de-l'Orne: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (37km)

More information about Contest, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near Contest, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sainte-Suzanne (29km)
• Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei (47km)

National Monuments

• Carrouges Chateau (50km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Domfront (37km)
• Vitre (44km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Normandie-Maine (41km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardin de Clivoy (16km)
• Jardins de la Pellerine (30km)
• Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (47km)
• Jardins de la Massonnière (51km)
• Jardins du Mirail (55km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Source - Couesnon (30km)
• Étang de Haute-Vilaine (36km)
• Forêt du Pertre (37km)
• Étang de Paintourteau (39km)
• Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (39km)
• Forêt de Fougères (40km)
• Étang de la Valière (42km)
• Mont du Haut-Fourché (45km)

Towns of Art and history

• Mayenne (6km)
• Jublains (12km)
• Evron (22km)
• Laval (23km)
• Saulges (36km)
• Fougeres (41km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Loup-du-Gast (15km)
• Saint-Fraimbault (25km)
• Juvigne (28km)
• La Cropte (36km)

Geography and distances

Contest is in the center of France at 23 kilometres from Laval, the department capital (general information: Contest is 231 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive here from the cross channel ports of Saint Malo and Caen, the jorney only taking a couple of hours. For driving distances to Contest from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Commer, Mayenne, Moulay, Parigne-sur-Braye, Saint-Baudelle, Saint-Georges-Buttavent and Saint-Germain-d'Anxure.

This page in French: Visiter Contest