La Godefroy tourism and travel guide

Visit La Godefroy: highlights and tourist information

La Godefroy is situated in the Manche 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 Godefroy in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Mont-Saint-Michel at 17 km and Granville at 28 km.

La Godefroy, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Mont-Saint-Michel

Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 17 km (direction west-south-west)

No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey and island...

See Mont-Saint-Michel guide
Granville

Granville

Seaside resort at 28 km (direction west-north-west)

Granville is best known for its long sandy beach, and the 19th century villas...

See Granville guide
Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 31 km (direction south-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Most visitors to Saint-Brice-en-Cogles also enjoy the tour of the local castles and manor...

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Vire

Vire

at 34 km (direction east-north-east), in the Calvados department

When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des Gorges de...

See Vire guide
 
 
Mont-Dol

Mont-Dol

at 37 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Mont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which stands a...

See Mont-Dol guide
Dol-de-Bretagne

Dol-de-Bretagne

at 38 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the most popular...

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Fougeres

Fougeres

at 38 km (direction south-south-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The castle and historic lower town are the main attraction, but be sure to...

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Cancale

Cancale

at 39 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Cancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh every day!...

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Coutances

Coutances

at 41 km (direction north-north-west)

Coutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th century...

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Combourg

Combourg

at 46 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Combourg is best known for the Chateau de Combourg, once home to Chateaubriand, the...

See Combourg guide
Les Jardins des Renaudies

Les Jardins des Renaudies

Garden at 47 km (direction east-south-east), in the Mayenne department

Les Jardins des Renaudies is a pretty garden in north-west France...

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Domfront

Domfront

at 48 km (direction east), in the Orne department

The castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the old town...

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Saint-Suliac

Saint-Suliac

Most Beautiful Village at 52 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Saint Suliac is a beautiful village on the estuary of the River Rance in...

See Saint-Suliac guide
Mayenne (town)

Mayenne (town)

at 65 km (direction east-south-east), in the Mayenne department

Quite a small town, the highlight of a visit to Mayenne is the nearby...

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Markets in and near La Godefroy

  • Avranches: market Saturday (5km)
  • Ducey: market Tuesday (8km)
  • Brecey: market Friday (10km)
  • La Haye-Pesnel: market Wednesday (14km)
  • Villedieu-les-Poeles: market Tuesday (17km)
  • Saint-James: market Monday (19km)
  • Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouet: market Wednesday (20km)
  • Carolles: market Thursday (21km)
  • Pontorson: market Wednesday (22km)
  • Jullouville: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (22km)

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Tourist attractions near La Godefroy, France

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

Grand sites of France

Heritage sites

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Remarkable gardens

  • Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (29km)
  • Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (31km)
  • Jardin du château de La Ballue (33km)
  • Argences (37km)
  • Jardins de la Pellerine (45km)
  • Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (56km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Couesnon (18km)
  • Embouchure - Couesnon (18km)
  • Forêt de Saint-Sever (23km)
  • Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (25km)
  • Forêt de Fougères (34km)
  • Île des Rimains (39km)
  • Île des Landes (40km)
  • Chausey (41km)
  • Pointe du Grouin (41km)
  • Roches de Ham (42km)
  • Île du Guesclin (44km)
  • Côte de Cancale à Paramé (45km)
  • Source - Couesnon (46km)
  • Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (47km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Domjean (38km)
  • Saint-Fraimbault (49km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Parc zoologique de Champrepus (16km)
  • Parc zoologique de Jurques (52km)
 
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Geography and distances

La Godefroy is in the north of France at 50 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: La Godefroy is 267 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: La Godefroy

Canton: Avranches

Arrondissement: Avranches

Department: Manche

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 50300

Distance to La Godefroy

from Saint-Lo (prefecture): 50 km

from Paris: 267 km

from Calais: 338 km

from Nice: 860 km

from Bordeaux: 432 km

from Strasbourg: 664 km

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car, often from the ferries at Saint-Malo, Cherbourg or Caen on the coast here which are very convenient. For driving distances to La Godefroy from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 19 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Avranches, Chavoy, La Gohanniere, Le Mesnil-Ozenne, Le Petit-Celland, Le Val-Saint-Pere, Marcilly, Plomb, Ponts, Saint-Brice, Saint-Georges-de-Livoye, Saint-Jean-de-la-Haize, Saint-Loup, Saint-Martin-Des-Champs, Saint-Ovin, Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme, Saint-Senier-sous-Avranches, Tirepied and Vernix.

This page in French: Visiter La Godefroy

 
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