La Chartre-sur-le-Loir tourism and travel guide

Visit La Chartre-sur-le-Loir: highlights and tourist information

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La Chartre-sur-le-Loir is situated in the Sarthe department and Pays de la Loire region, in the north-west of France at 43 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: La Chartre-sur-le-Loir is 181 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Lavardin at 23 km and Chateau du Lude at 33 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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La Chartre-sur-le-Loir, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to La Chartre-sur-le-Loir in Pays de la Loire.

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

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Map of places to visit near La Chartre-sur-le-Loir

Markets in and near La Chartre-sur-le-Loir

• Chateau-du-Loir: market Saturday (13km)
• Neuvy-le-Roi: market Friday (14km)
• Saint-Paterne-Racan: market Thursday (16km)
• Besse-sur-Braye: market Saturday (17km)
• Le Grand-Luce: market Wednesday all day (18km)
• Neuille-Pont-Pierre: market Tuesday (20km)
• Montoire-sur-le-Loir: market Saturday (21km)
• Savigny-sur-Braye: market Tuesday (24km)
• Saint-Calais: market Thursday all day & Sunday (25km)
• Ecommoy: market Tuesday (26km)

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Tourist attractions near La Chartre-sur-le-Loir, France

What to do at La Chartre-sur-le-Loir? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting La Chartre-sur-le-Loir.

Aquarium

• Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (45km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (23km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (38km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (39km)
• Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (42km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Poncé (7km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (27km)
• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (28km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (33km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (38km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (38km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (38km)
• Parc de Lathan (42km)
• Les jardins du château de Villandry (43km)
• Jardin du château de Vilaines (47km)
• Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (53km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Chenonceau (58km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Le Mans (40km)
• Amboise (46km)

Towns of Art and history

• Vendome (38km)
• Tours (38km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cogners (17km)
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (37km)
• Coulaines (43km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Réserve de Beaumarchais (38km)
• Spaycific'Zoo (39km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

La Chartre-sur-le-Loir is in the north-west of France. 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 La Chartre-sur-le-Loir from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beaumont-sur-Deme, Chahaignes, Lhomme, Marcon, Ponce-sur-le-Loir, Ruille-sur-Loir, Trehet and Villedieu-le-Chateau.

This page in French: Visiter La Chartre-sur-le-Loir