La Suze-sur-Sarthe tourism and travel guide

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Visit La Suze-sur-Sarthe: highlights and tourist information

La Suze-sur-Sarthe is situated in the Sarthe department and Pays de la Loire 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 Suze-sur-Sarthe in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Le Mans at 18 km and Parcé-sur-Sarthe at 18 km.

La Suze-sur-Sarthe, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Le Mans

at 18 km (direction north-east)

Le Mans is best known for its famous car race, but also has a...

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Parcé-sur-Sarthe

at 18 km (direction west-south-west)

Parcé sur Sarthe is a classified petites cites de caractere and has an attractive...

See Parcé-sur-Sarthe guide

Asnieres-sur-Vegre

at 20 km (direction west)

The small town of Asnières-sur-Vègre is especially picturesque in the area around the bridge...

See Asnieres-sur-Vegre guide

Solesmes

at 25 km (direction west)

Solesmes is known for its Abbey Saint-Pierre, an important benedictine abbey that has helped...

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Chateau du Lude

Castle at 29 km (direction south-south-east)

The Chateau de Lude and its lovely gardens are the closest of the Loire...

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Saulges

at 34 km (direction west-north-west), in the Mayenne department

The principal attraction in Saulges is the caves, occupied in prehistoric times...

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Sillé-le-Guillaume

at 35 km (direction north-north-west)

Sillé le Guillaume has a chateau dating to the 11th century and a 13th...

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Sainte-Suzanne

Most Beautiful Village at 37 km (direction west-north-west), in the Mayenne department

The medieval village and the castle in the pretty village of Sainte-Suzanne still retain...

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Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

at 38 km (direction north-north-east)

It is the countryside around Beaumont-sur-Sarthe that is the main attraction, but the town...

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Bauge

at 40 km (direction south-south-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

Bauge is a small traditional town with a small castle - and a very...

See Bauge guide

Fresnay-sur-Sarthe

at 44 km (direction south-south-west)

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

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Evron

at 44 km (direction west-north-west), in the Mayenne department

The highlight here at Evron is the Abbey of Notre Dame, in particular the...

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Chateau Plessis-Bourre

Castle at 54 km (direction west-south-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The most unusual feature of Chateau Plessis-Bourre is the way it combines medieval and...

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Jublains

at 56 km (direction north-west), in the Mayenne department

Here in Jublains you can visit the roman ruins of the ancient city that...

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Markets in and near La Suze-sur-Sarthe

Market days in La Suze-sur-Sarthe: weekly market: Thursday;

• La Suze-sur-Sarthe: market Thursday (0km)
• Noyen-sur-Sarthe: market Saturday (10km)
• Malicorne-sur-Sarthe: market Friday (12km)
• Arnage: market Saturday (12km)
• Allonnes: market Tuesday (13km)
• Le Mans: market every day except Monday (16km)
• Loue: market Tuesday (18km)
• Ecommoy: market Tuesday (19km)
• La Fleche: market Wednesday (23km)
• Conlie: market Thursday (26km)

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Tourist attractions near La Suze-sur-Sarthe, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sainte-Suzanne (37km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• La Fleche (23km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (18km)
• Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (23km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin du château de Vilaines (6km)
• Jardins du Mirail (12km)
• Jardins de la Massonnière (15km)
• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (17km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (29km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Le Mans (16km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Île Saint-Aubin (61km)

Towns of Art and history

• Saulges (34km)
• Evron (44km)
• Jublains (56km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Coulaines (20km)
• La Cropte (40km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Spaycific'Zoo (9km)

Geography and distances

La Suze-sur-Sarthe is in the north-west of France at 19 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: La Suze-sur-Sarthe is 202 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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 Suze-sur-Sarthe from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chemire-le-Gaudin, Ferce-sur-Sarthe, Louplande, Parigne-le-Polin, Roeze-sur-Sarthe, Saint-Jean-du-Bois and Voivres-les-le-Mans.

This page in French: Visiter La Suze-sur-Sarthe