Echalou tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Domfront at 19 km from Echalou
Visit Echalou: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitEchalou 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 Echalou in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Domfront at 19 km and Bagnoles de l'Orne at 20 km.
Echalou, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Domfront
at 19 km (direction south-west)The castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the...
See Domfront guide

Bagnoles de l'Orne
at 20 km (direction south-south-east)The town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is very pleasant, and well known as a...
See Bagnoles de l'Orne guide

Falaise
at 29 km (direction east-north-east), in the Calvados departmentBest known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments...
See Falaise guide

Vire
at 32 km (direction west-north-west), in the Calvados departmentWhen you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des...
See Vire guide

Lassay-les-Chateaux
at 32 km (direction south), in the Mayenne departmentSmall town with two 15th century castles and a popular public garden...
See Lassay-les-Chateaux guide

Argentan
at 35 km (direction east)Despite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites of interest...
See Argentan guide

Les Jardins des Renaudies
Garden at 45 km (direction south-west), in the Mayenne departmentLes Jardins des Renaudies is a pretty garden in north-west France...
See Les Jardins des Renaudies guide

Haras du Pin
at 47 km (direction east)The Haras du Pin is the oldest of the national horse training...
See Haras du Pin guide

Mayenne (town)
at 47 km (direction south-south-west), in the Mayenne departmentQuite a small town, the highlight of a visit to Mayenne is...
See Mayenne (town) guide

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere
Garden at 50 km (direction south-east)Les Jardins de la Mansoniere is a lovely garden in the charming...
See Les Jardins de la Mansoniere guide

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei
Most Beautiful Village at 50 km (direction south-east)Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei is a very pretty village in the Regional Natural Park of...
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Sees
at 51 km (direction east)The cathedral is the famous attraction at Sees, but there are other...
See Sees guide

Alencon
at 54 km (direction east-south-east)There are several sites of historical interest in Alencon, best known as...
See Alencon guide

Cambremer
at 62 km (direction north-east), in the Calvados departmentCambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of...
See Cambremer guide
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Map of places to visit near Echalou
Markets in and near Echalou
- Flers: market Wednesday & Saturday (5km)
- Briouze: market Monday (10km)
- Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (14km)
- La Ferte-Mace: market Thursday (18km)
- Bagnoles-de-l'Orne: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (20km)
- Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (29km)
- Falaise: market Saturday (29km)
- Vire: market Friday (31km)
- Sourdeval: market Tuesday (31km)
- Aunay-sur-Odon: market Saturday (34km)
More information about Echalou, Normandy
Tourist attractions near Echalou, France
What to do at Echalou? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Echalou.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei (50km)
National Monuments
- Carrouges Chateau (31km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Normandie-Maine (33km)
Remarkable gardens
- Sassy (37km)
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (42km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Rochers des Parcs (21km)
- Forêt de Saint-Sever (41km)
- Signal d'Écouves (43km)
- Forêt d'Écouves (46km)
- Mont du Haut-Fourché (52km)
- Roches de Ham (52km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (41km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (49km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Fraimbault (31km)
- Saint-Loup-du-Gast (39km)
- Domjean (49km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (36km)
Geography and distances
Echalou is in the north of France at 54 kilometres from Alencon, the department capital (general information: Echalou is 209 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Echalou
from Alencon (prefecture): 54 km
from Paris: 209 km
from Calais: 299 km
from Nice: 817 km
from Bordeaux: 433 km
from Strasbourg: 605 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 Echalou from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bellou-en-Houlme, Durcet, Flers, La Carneille, La Selle-la-Forge, Landigou, Messei, Saint-Andre-de-Messei, Sainte-Opportune and Saires-la-Verrerie.
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