Forges-la-Foret tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateaugiron at 27 km from Forges-la-Foret

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Visit Forges-la-Foret: highlights and tourist information

Forges-la-Foret is situated in the Ille-et-Vilaine department and Brittany region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Forges-la-Foret in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateaugiron at 27 km and Vitre at 30 km.

Forges-la-Foret, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateaugiron

at 27 km (direction north-west)

The castle and towers in the heart of old Chateaugiron help explain why it...

See Chateaugiron guide

Vitre

at 30 km (direction north-north-east)

A town not be missed, Vitré has a superb historic centre with numerous fascinating...

See Vitre guide

Rennes

at 41 km (direction west-north-west)

An unmissable highlight in the region, Rennes has a very picturesque medieval centre...

See Rennes guide

Langon

at 45 km (direction west-south-west)

Langon is home to an ancient chapel with a Roman fresco...

See Langon guide

Laval

at 45 km (direction east-north-east), in the Mayenne department

The castle, the river and the historic centre make the substantial town of Laval...

See Laval guide

Becherel

at 69 km (direction west-north-west)

Becherel is a pretty town and a centre for books....

See Becherel guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Ille-et-Vilaine

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Map of places to visit near Forges-la-Foret

Markets in and near Forges-la-Foret

• La Guerche-de-Bretagne: market Tuesday (10km)
• Pouance: market Thursday (15km)
• Renaze: market Friday (18km)
• Janze: market Wednesday (19km)
• Craon: market Monday (25km)
• Chateaugiron: market Thursday (27km)
• Chateaubourg: market Friday (29km)
• Bain-de-Bretagne: market Monday (30km)
• Vitre: market Monday (30km)
• Segre: market Wednesday & Saturday (36km)

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Tourist attractions near Forges-la-Foret, France

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Vitre (30km)
• Chateau-Gontier (43km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardins du château de Craon (25km)
• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (33km)
• Jardins de Broceliande (48km)
• Parc et jardin de Clivoy (51km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Étang de la Valière (28km)
• Forêt du Pertre (28km)
• Étang de la Cantache (31km)
• Étang de Paintourteau (31km)
• Forêt de Chevré (34km)
• Étang de Haute-Vilaine (35km)
• Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (42km)
• Forêt de Rennes (43km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (43km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (46km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rennes (41km)
• Laval (45km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Grand-Fougeray (37km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cesson-Sevigne (37km)
• Chartres-de-Bretagne (38km)
• Juvigne (45km)
• Le Rheu (47km)

Geography and distances

Forges-la-Foret is in the north-west of France at 41 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Forges-la-Foret is 290 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors Most UK visitors arrive by car with the cross-channel ferry port at Saint Malo keeping driving time to a minimum. For driving distances to Forges-la-Foret from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chelun, Drouges, Eance and Martigne-Ferchaud.

This page in French: Visiter Forges-la-Foret