La Genevraie tourism and travel guide

Visit La Genevraie: highlights and tourist information

La Genevraie 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 La Genevraie in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Sees at 14 km and Haras du Pin at 14 km.

La Genevraie, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Sees

Sees

at 14 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Sees guide
Haras du Pin

Haras du Pin

at 14 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Haras du Pin guide
Mortagne-au-Perche

Mortagne-au-Perche

at 25 km (direction south-east)

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

See Mortagne-au-Perche guide
Argentan

Argentan

at 26 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Argentan guide
 
 
Alencon

Alencon

at 33 km (direction south-west)

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

See Alencon guide
Belleme

Belleme

at 39 km (direction south-east)

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

See Belleme guide
Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Most Beautiful Village at 43 km (direction south-west)

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

See Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei guide
Les Jardins de la Mansoniere

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere

Garden at 43 km (direction south-west)

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

See Les Jardins de la Mansoniere guide
 
 
Falaise

Falaise

at 44 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
Chateau de Beaumesnil

Chateau de Beaumesnil

Castle at 47 km (direction north-east), in the Eure department

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

See Chateau de Beaumesnil guide
Le Perche

Le Perche

at 47 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Le Perche guide
Fresnay-sur-Sarthe

Fresnay-sur-Sarthe

at 50 km (direction south-west), in the Sarthe department

The traditional market hall and remains of a medieval castle, and the river and...

See Fresnay-sur-Sarthe guide
 
 
Nogent-le-Rotrou

Nogent-le-Rotrou

at 55 km (direction south-east), in the Eure-et-Loir department

Within the Perche Regional Natural Park, in Nogent-le-Rotrou you can discover the castle and...

See Nogent-le-Rotrou guide

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Markets in and near La Genevraie

  • Sees: market Saturday (14km)
  • Le Mele-sur-Sarthe: market Wednesday (19km)
  • Mortagne-Au-Perche: market Saturday all day (25km)
  • Argentan: market Tuesday & Friday (26km)
  • Tourouvre: market Friday (27km)
  • Trun: market Thursday (27km)
  • Vitrai-sous-Laigle: market Tuesday (29km)
  • Montreuil-l'Argille: market Tuesday (31km)
  • Alencon: market Tuesday & Thursday all day & Sunday & Saturday (33km)
  • Longny-Au-Perche: market Wednesday (36km)

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Tourist attractions near La Genevraie, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

  • Carrouges Chateau (37km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Regional Natural Parcs

  • Normandie-Maine (45km)
  • Perche (47km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Sassy (23km)
  • Jardin de la petite Rochelle (44km)
  • Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (44km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Forêt d'Écouves (24km)
  • Signal d'Écouves (26km)
  • Forêt de Perseigne (31km)
  • Mont du Haut-Fourché (47km)

Towns of Art and history

  • Orbec (38km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

  • Tourouvre (27km)
 
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Geography and distances

La Genevraie is in the north of France at 33 kilometres from Alencon, the department capital (general information: La Genevraie is 150 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: La Genevraie

Canton: Merlerault

Arrondissement: Argentan

Department: Orne

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 61240

Distance to La Genevraie

from Alencon (prefecture): 33 km

from Paris: 150 km

from Calais: 275 km

from Nice: 769 km

from Bordeaux: 433 km

from Strasbourg: 546 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 La Genevraie from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Brullemail, Champ-Haut, Ferrieres-la-Verrerie, Godisson, Le Merlerault, Les Authieux-du-Puits, Ligneres, Menil-Froger, Planches and Saint-Leonard-Des-Parcs.

This page in French: Visiter La Genevraie

 
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