Couvains tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau de Beaumesnil at 20 km from Couvains
Visit Couvains: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitCouvains 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 Couvains in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau de Beaumesnil at 20 km and Haras du Pin at 33 km.
Couvains, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Chateau de Beaumesnil
Castle at 20 km (direction north-east), in the Eure departmentThe Chateau de Beaumesnil is a baroque style castle surrounded by park...
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Haras du Pin
at 33 km (direction west-south-west)The Haras du Pin is the oldest of the national horse training...
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Mortagne-au-Perche
at 38 km (direction south)There are several places of historic interest to discover here at Mortagne-au-Perche,...
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Chateau de Harcourt
Castle at 39 km (direction north-east), in the Eure departmentThe Chateau de Harcourt in Eure is a medieval castle now restored...
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Lisieux Basilica
Church at 39 km (direction north-west), in the Calvados departmentThe basilica in Lisieux is a 20th century church built in tribute...
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Lisieux
at 40 km (direction north-west), in the Calvados departmentThe painstaking rebuilding of Lisieux since the war has gone a long...
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Sees
at 40 km (direction west-south-west)The cathedral is the famous attraction at Sees, but there are other...
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Le Bec-Hellouin
Most Beautiful Village at 43 km (direction north-north-east), in the Eure departmentThe village of Le-Bec-Hellouin is one of the prettiest in Normandy, and...
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Chateau de Boutemont
Castle at 44 km (direction north-west), in the Calvados departmentBeautiful chateau and gardens in the Calvados department of Normandy...
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Argentan
at 44 km (direction west-south-west)Despite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites of interest...
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Evreux
at 46 km (direction east-north-east), in the Eure departmentIn Evreux it is the two religious monuments - the cathedral and...
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Cambremer
at 50 km (direction west-north-west), in the Calvados departmentCambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of...
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Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge
Garden at 50 km (direction west-north-west), in the Calvados departmentThe gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set...
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Beuvron
Most Beautiful Village at 57 km (direction west-north-west), in the Calvados departmentPart of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses...
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Markets in and near Couvains
- Montreuil-l'Argille: market Tuesday (10km)
- La Barre-en-Ouche: market Wednesday (12km)
- Vitrai-sous-Laigle: market Tuesday (19km)
- La Ferriere-sur-Risle: market Sunday (21km)
- Orbec: market Wednesday (21km)
- Bernay: market Wednesday & Saturday (26km)
- Breteuil: market Wednesday (26km)
- Beaumont-le-Roger: market Tuesday & Friday (29km)
- Verneuil-sur-Avre: market Saturday (30km)
- Conches-en-Ouche: market Thursday (30km)
More information about Couvains, Normandy
Tourist attractions near Couvains, France
What to do at Couvains? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Couvains.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beuvron (57km)
National Monuments
- Abbey of Bec-Hellouin (43km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Argentan (44km)
Remarkable gardens
- Arboretum d'Harcourt (39km)
- Jardins du château du Champ de Bataille (41km)
- Boutemont (43km)
- Sassy (46km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Forêt d'Écouves (50km)
- Signal d'Écouves (52km)
Towns of Art and history
- Orbec (21km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Tourouvre (31km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Lisieux (40km)
Geography and distances
Couvains is in the north of France at 59 kilometres from Alencon, the department capital (general information: Couvains is 131 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Couvains
from Alencon (prefecture): 59 km
from Paris: 131 km
from Calais: 250 km
from Nice: 771 km
from Bordeaux: 456 km
from Strasbourg: 528 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 Couvains from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Anceins, Chambord, Gauville, Glos-la-Ferriere, La Ferte-Frenel, La Gonfriere, La Haye-Saint-Sylvestre, Melicourt, Mesnil-Rousset, Notre-Dame-du-Hamel and Saint-Nicolas-de-Sommaire.
This page in French: Visiter Couvains
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