Coulmer tourism and travel guide

Visit Coulmer: highlights and tourist information

Coulmer is situated in the Orne department and Normandy region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Coulmer in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Haras du Pin at 11 km and Sees at 20 km.

Coulmer, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Haras du Pin

Haras du Pin

at 11 km (direction west-south-west)

The Haras du Pin is the oldest of the national horse training centres in...

See Haras du Pin guide
Sees

Sees

at 20 km (direction south-west)

The cathedral is the famous attraction at Sees, but there are other sites of...

See Sees guide
Argentan

Argentan

at 23 km (direction west)

Despite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites of interest...

See Argentan guide
Mortagne-au-Perche

Mortagne-au-Perche

at 33 km (direction south-east)

There are several places of historic interest to discover here at Mortagne-au-Perche, within the...

See Mortagne-au-Perche guide
 
 
Falaise

Falaise

at 38 km (direction west-north-west), in the Calvados department

Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments in the...

See Falaise guide
Alencon

Alencon

at 41 km (direction south-south-west)

There are several sites of historical interest in Alencon, best known as a centre...

See Alencon guide
Chateau de Beaumesnil

Chateau de Beaumesnil

Castle at 41 km (direction east-north-east), in the Eure department

The Chateau de Beaumesnil is a baroque style castle surrounded by park and gardens...

See Chateau de Beaumesnil guide
Lisieux Basilica

Lisieux Basilica

Church at 41 km (direction east-north-east), in the Calvados department

The basilica in Lisieux is a 20th century church built in tribute to Saint-Therese,...

See Lisieux Basilica guide
 
 
Lisieux

Lisieux

at 42 km (direction east-north-east), in the Calvados department

The painstaking rebuilding of Lisieux since the war has gone a long way to...

See Lisieux guide
Cambremer

Cambremer

at 46 km (direction north-north-west), in the Calvados department

Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of the Normandy...

See Cambremer guide
Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Garden at 46 km (direction north-north-west), in the Calvados department

The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set around a...

See Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge guide
Chateau de Boutemont

Chateau de Boutemont

Castle at 47 km (direction north-north-west), in the Calvados department

Beautiful chateau and gardens in the Calvados department of Normandy...

See Chateau de Boutemont guide
 
 
Belleme

Belleme

at 48 km (direction south-south-east)

Belleme is one of several small attractive villages within the Perche Natural Regional Park...

See Belleme guide
Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Most Beautiful Village at 50 km (direction south-west)

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei is a very pretty village in the Regional Natural Park of Normandie-Marne....

See Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei guide

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Markets in and near Coulmer

  • Sees: market Saturday (20km)
  • Trun: market Thursday (21km)
  • Montreuil-l'Argille: market Tuesday (23km)
  • Argentan: market Tuesday & Friday (24km)
  • Orbec: market Wednesday (29km)
  • Le Mele-sur-Sarthe: market Wednesday (29km)
  • Vitrai-sous-Laigle: market Tuesday (31km)
  • Tourouvre: market Friday (33km)
  • Mortagne-Au-Perche: market Saturday all day (33km)
  • La Barre-en-Ouche: market Wednesday (33km)

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Tourist attractions near Coulmer, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

  • Carrouges Chateau (40km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Regional Natural Parcs

  • Normandie-Maine (49km)
  • Perche (55km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Sassy (24km)
  • Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (36km)
  • Jardin de la petite Rochelle (52km)
  • Arboretum d'Harcourt (57km)
  • Jardins du château du Champ de Bataille (60km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Forêt d'Écouves (30km)
  • Signal d'Écouves (31km)
  • Forêt de Perseigne (41km)

Towns of Art and history

  • Orbec (29km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

  • Tourouvre (33km)
 
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Geography and distances

Coulmer is in the north of France at 41 kilometres from Alencon, the department capital (general information: Coulmer is 151 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Coulmer

Canton: Gacé

Arrondissement: Argentan

Department: Orne

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 61230

Distance to Coulmer

from Alencon (prefecture): 41 km

from Paris: 151 km

from Calais: 267 km

from Nice: 777 km

from Bordeaux: 442 km

from Strasbourg: 547 km

Getting here

Most visitors arrive in one of the cross-channel ferry ports with Caen being especially close, typically within an hours drive. For driving distances to Coulmer from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Champ-Haut, Cisai-Saint-Aubin, Courmenil, Croisilles, Gace, Ginai, La Trinite-Des-Laitiers, Le Menil-Vicomte, Ligneres, Menil-Froger, Menil-Hubert-en-Exmes, Orgeres, Resenlieu and Saint-Evroult-de-Montfort.

This page in French: Visiter Coulmer

 
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