Le Bignon-du-Maine tourism and travel guide

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Visit Le Bignon-du-Maine: highlights and tourist information

Le Bignon-du-Maine is situated in the Mayenne 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 Le Bignon-du-Maine in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saulges at 16 km and Laval at 18 km.

Le Bignon-du-Maine, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Saulges

at 16 km (direction east)

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

See Saulges guide

Laval

at 18 km (direction north-west)

The castle, the river and the historic centre make the substantial town of Laval...

See Laval guide

Sainte-Suzanne

Most Beautiful Village at 25 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Solesmes

at 25 km (direction east-south-east), in the Sarthe department

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

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Evron

at 28 km (direction north-east)

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

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Asnieres-sur-Vegre

at 29 km (direction east), in the Sarthe department

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

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Parcé-sur-Sarthe

at 33 km (direction east-south-east), in the Sarthe department

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

See Parcé-sur-Sarthe guide

Jublains

at 35 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Chateau Plessis-Bourre

Castle at 39 km (direction south), 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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Mayenne (town)

at 40 km (direction south)

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

See Mayenne (town) guide

Sillé-le-Guillaume

at 44 km (direction east-north-east), in the Sarthe department

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

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Vitre

at 49 km (direction west-north-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

A town not be missed, Vitré has a superb historic centre with numerous fascinating...

See Vitre guide

Les Jardins des Renaudies

Garden at 52 km (direction north-north-west)

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

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Bauge

at 59 km (direction south-east), in the Maine-et-Loire department

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

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Map of places to visit near Le Bignon-du-Maine

Markets in and near Le Bignon-du-Maine

• Meslay-du-Maine: market Friday (4km)
• Chateau-Gontier: market Thursday & (15km)
• Laval: market Tuesday & Saturday all day (18km)
• Sable-sur-Sarthe: market Monday (23km)
• Evron: market Thursday (28km)
• Craon: market Monday (28km)
• Andouille: market Thursday (28km)
• Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe: market Friday (31km)
• Port-Brillet: market Tuesday (32km)
• Segre: market Wednesday & Saturday (35km)

More information about Le Bignon-du-Maine, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near Le Bignon-du-Maine, France

What to do at Le Bignon-du-Maine? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Le Bignon-du-Maine.

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sainte-Suzanne (25km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chateau-Gontier (15km)
• Vitre (48km)
• La Fleche (49km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardins du château de Craon (28km)
• Jardins de la Massonnière (35km)
• Parc et jardin de Clivoy (36km)
• Jardins du Mirail (42km)
• Jardins de la Pellerine (52km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt du Pertre (37km)
• Étang de Paintourteau (43km)
• Étang de Haute-Vilaine (44km)
• Étang de la Valière (44km)
• Source - Couesnon (52km)
• Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (53km)
• Mont du Haut-Fourché (60km)

Towns of Art and history

• Saulges (16km)
• Laval (18km)
• Evron (28km)
• Jublains (35km)
• Mayenne (40km)
• Fougeres (63km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• La Cropte (9km)
• Coudray (18km)
• Chenille-Change (28km)
• Juvigne (44km)

Geography and distances

Le Bignon-du-Maine is in the center of France at 18 kilometres from Laval, the department capital (general information: Le Bignon-du-Maine is 241 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive here from the cross channel ports of Saint Malo and Caen, the jorney only taking a couple of hours. For driving distances to Le Bignon-du-Maine from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arquenay, Maisoncelles-du-Maine, Meslay-du-Maine, Ruille-Froid-Fonds, Saint-Charles-la-Foret and Villiers-Charlemagne.

This page in French: Visiter Le Bignon-du-Maine