Coulonge tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chateau du Lude at 6 km from Coulonge
Visit Coulonge: highlights and tourist information
Coulonge is situated in the Sarthe 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 Coulonge in Pays de la Loire.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau du Lude at 6 km and Bauge at 28 km.
Coulonge, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chateau du Lude
Castle at 6 km (direction south-west)The Chateau de Lude and its lovely gardens are the closest of the Loire...
See Chateau du Lude guide
Bauge
at 28 km (direction west-south-west), in the Maine-et-Loire departmentBauge is a small traditional town with a small castle - and a very...
See Bauge guide
Parcé-sur-Sarthe
at 34 km (direction west-north-west)Parcé sur Sarthe is a classified petites cites de caractere and has an attractive...
See Parcé-sur-Sarthe guide
Le Mans
at 35 km (direction west-north-west)Le Mans is best known for its famous car race, but also has a...
See Le Mans guide
Asnieres-sur-Vegre
at 39 km (direction west-north-west)The small town of Asnières-sur-Vègre is especially picturesque in the area around the bridge...
See Asnieres-sur-Vegre guide
Solesmes
at 42 km (direction west-north-west)Solesmes is known for its Abbey Saint-Pierre, an important benedictine abbey that has helped...
See Solesmes guide
Langeais
at 43 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentLangeais is a small town with a pretty town centre, best known for the...
See Langeais guide
Chateau de Langeais
Castle at 43 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentChâteau de Langeais is a medieval-renaissance castle with nicely furnished rooms and the oldest...
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Chateau de Villandry
Castle at 45 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentThe rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is the world...
See Chateau de Villandry guide
Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours
Church at 49 km (direction east-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentThe basilica Saint-Martin is an imposing neo-byzantine church in the town of Tours...
See Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours guide
Tours
at 49 km (direction east-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentTours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval buildings, and...
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Chateau d'Ussé
Castle at 49 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentThe imposing Chateau d'Usse, next to the Loire, is an imposing medieval-renaissance castle surrounded...
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Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters
Cathedral at 49 km (direction east-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentThe la Psalette cloister and the cathedral of Tours together make a very impressive...
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Azay-le-Rideau
at 52 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire departmentThe village of Azay-le-Rideau is best known for its castle but also has a...
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Markets in and near Coulonge
- Le Lude: market Thursday (6km)
- Ecommoy: market Tuesday (16km)
- Chateau-du-Loir: market Saturday (16km)
- Chateau-la-Valliere: market Monday (18km)
- La Fleche: market Wednesday (21km)
- Noyant: market Friday (21km)
- Saint-Paterne-Racan: market Thursday (23km)
- Malicorne-sur-Sarthe: market Friday (26km)
- La Suze-sur-Sarthe: market Thursday (26km)
- Arnage: market Saturday (26km)
More information about Coulonge, Pays de la Loire
Tourist attractions near Coulonge, France
What to do at Coulonge? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Coulonge.
National Monuments
- Cloisters of la Psalette (49km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- La Fleche (21km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (36km)
- Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (36km)
- Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (51km)
- Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (51km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc et jardins du château du Lude (6km)
- Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (15km)
- Parc de Lathan (24km)
- Jardin du château de Vilaines (31km)
- Jardins du château de Poncé (35km)
- Jardins du Mirail (38km)
- Jardins de la Massonnière (40km)
- Les jardins du château de Villandry (45km)
- Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (48km)
- Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (49km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Le Mans (33km)
Towns of Art and history
- Tours (49km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Coulaines (37km)
- Cogners (40km)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (47km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Spaycific'Zoo (26km)
Geography and distances
Coulonge is in the north-west of France at 37 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: Coulonge is 205 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Coulonge
Canton: Mayet
Arrondissement: Flèche
Department: Sarthe
Region: Pays de la Loire
Postcode: 72800
Distance to Coulonge
from Le Mans (prefecture): 37 km
from Paris: 205 km
from Calais: 382 km
from Nice: 705 km
from Bordeaux: 323 km
from Strasbourg: 569 km
Getting here
Most visitors get here by car having taken a ferry, probably to Saint-Malo or Caen, and then a drive of around 2 - 3 hours. For driving distances to Coulonge from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 3 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aubigne-Racan, Le Lude and Sarce.
This page in French: Visiter Coulonge