Echauffour tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Haras du Pin at 18 km from Echauffour

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Visit Echauffour: highlights and tourist information

Echauffour 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 Echauffour in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Haras du Pin at 18 km and Sees at 22 km.

Echauffour, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Haras du Pin

at 18 km (direction west)

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

See Haras du Pin guide

Sees

at 22 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Mortagne-au-Perche

at 27 km (direction south-east)

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

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Argentan

at 30 km (direction west)

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

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Chateau de Beaumesnil

Castle at 38 km (direction north-east), in the Eure department

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

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Alencon

at 41 km (direction south-west)

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

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Belleme

at 42 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Belleme guide

Falaise

at 46 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

Lisieux Basilica

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

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

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Lisieux

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

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

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Le Perche

at 48 km (direction south-east)

The peaceful countryside of the Perche Natural Regional Park has lots of opportunities to...

See Le Perche guide

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Most Beautiful Village at 51 km (direction south-west)

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

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Les Jardins de la Mansoniere

Garden at 51 km (direction south-west)

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere is a lovely garden in the charming village of...

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Chateau de Boutemont

Castle at 52 km (direction north-north-west), in the Calvados department

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

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

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Reserve excursions near Echauffour

Map of places to visit near Echauffour

Markets in and near Echauffour

• Sees: market Saturday (22km)
• Montreuil-l'Argille: market Tuesday (23km)
• Vitrai-sous-Laigle: market Tuesday (23km)
• Tourouvre: market Friday (25km)
• Le Mele-sur-Sarthe: market Wednesday (26km)
• Mortagne-Au-Perche: market Saturday all day (27km)
• Trun: market Thursday (29km)
• Argentan: market Tuesday & Friday (30km)
• La Barre-en-Ouche: market Wednesday (30km)
• Orbec: market Wednesday (31km)

More information about Echauffour, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Echauffour, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei (51km)

National Monuments

• Carrouges Chateau (45km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Argentan (30km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perche (48km)
• Normandie-Maine (53km)

Remarkable gardens

• Sassy (29km)
• Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (44km)
• Jardin de la petite Rochelle (44km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt d'Écouves (32km)
• Signal d'Écouves (34km)
• Forêt de Perseigne (39km)
• Mont du Haut-Fourché (55km)

Towns of Art and history

• Orbec (31km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Tourouvre (25km)

Geography and distances

Echauffour is in the north of France at 41 kilometres from Alencon, the department capital (general information: Echauffour is 144 kilometres from Paris).

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 Echauffour from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Champ-Haut, Cisai-Saint-Aubin, Les Authieux-du-Puits, Ligneres, Orgeres, Planches and Saint-Pierre-Des-Loges.

This page in French: Visiter Echauffour