Lavenay tourism and travel guide
Visit Lavenay: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsLavenay is situated in the Sarthe department and Pays de la Loire region, in the north-west of France at 45 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: Lavenay is 170 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Lavardin at 15 km and Vendome at 27 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Lavenay, 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 Lavenay in Pays de la Loire.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Sarthe
Map of places to visit near Lavenay
Markets in and near Lavenay
- Besse-sur-Braye: market Saturday (6km)
- Montoire-sur-le-Loir: market Saturday (13km)
- Savigny-sur-Braye: market Tuesday (13km)
- Saint-Calais: market Thursday all day & Sunday (15km)
- Le Grand-Luce: market Wednesday all day (19km)
- Neuvy-le-Roi: market Friday (23km)
- Chateau-du-Loir: market Saturday (24km)
- Mondoubleau: market Saturday & Monday all day (26km)
- Saint-Paterne-Racan: market Thursday (27km)
- Chateau-Renault: market Tuesday & Saturday (27km)
More information about Lavenay, Pays de la Loire
Tourist attractions near Lavenay, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Lavenay.
Aquarium
- Aquarium du Val-de-Loire (47km)
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Lavardin (15km)
National Monuments
- Cloisters of la Psalette (44km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (41km)
- Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (45km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Poncé (5km)
- Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (19km)
- Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (35km)
- Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (40km)
- Parc et jardins du château du Lude (44km)
- Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (44km)
- Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (45km)
- Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (50km)
- Parc de Lathan (54km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cogners (9km)
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (43km)
- Coulaines (45km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Réserve de Beaumarchais (37km)
- Spaycific'Zoo (45km)
Geography and distances
Geographical Information
Commune: Lavenay
Canton: Chartre-sur-le-Loir
Arrondissement: Mans
Department: Sarthe
Region: Pays de la Loire
Postcode: 72310
Distance to Lavenay
from Le Mans (prefecture): 45 km
from Paris: 170 km
from Calais: 361 km
from Nice: 682 km
from Bordeaux: 343 km
from Strasbourg: 529 km
Getting here
Lavenay 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 Lavenay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Artins, Besse-sur-Braye, Bonneveau, Celle, Couture-sur-Loir, La Chapelle-Gaugain, Ponce-sur-le-Loir, Souge and Vance.
This page in French: Visiter Lavenay
