Le Breil-sur-Merize tourism and travel guide

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Visit Le Breil-sur-Merize: highlights and tourist information

Le Breil-sur-Merize 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 Le Breil-sur-Merize in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Le Mans at 21 km and La Ferte-Bernard at 24 km.

Le Breil-sur-Merize, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Le Mans

at 21 km (direction west)

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

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La Ferte-Bernard

at 24 km (direction north-east)

The medieval character and picturesque setting make La Ferté-Bernard one of our favourite towns...

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Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

at 35 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Beaumont-sur-Sarthe guide

Belleme

at 42 km (direction north-north-east), in the Orne department

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

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Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 42 km (direction east-south-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

With a river and ancient bridge below and an ancient castle above Lavardin, it...

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Nogent-le-Rotrou

at 43 km (direction north-east), in the Eure-et-Loir department

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

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Fresnay-sur-Sarthe

at 46 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Chateau du Lude

Castle at 47 km (direction south-west)

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

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Sillé-le-Guillaume

at 49 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Le Perche

at 49 km (direction north-east), in the Orne department

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

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Vendome

at 50 km (direction east-south-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

Now listed as a 'town of art and history', Vendome retains many monuments from...

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Alencon

at 55 km (direction north-west), in the Orne department

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

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Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Most Beautiful Village at 57 km (direction north-west), in the Orne department

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

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Les Jardins de la Mansoniere

Garden at 57 km (direction north-west), in the Orne department

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

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Sarthe

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Reserve excursions near Le Breil-sur-Merize

Map of places to visit near Le Breil-sur-Merize

Markets in and near Le Breil-sur-Merize

• Connerre: market Wednesday (6km)
• Le Grand-Luce: market Wednesday all day (16km)
• Bonnetable: market Tuesday & Friday (19km)
• Vibraye: market Friday (20km)
• Le Mans: market every day except Monday (21km)
• Saint-Calais: market Thursday all day & Sunday (22km)
• Arnage: market Saturday (23km)
• La Ferte-Bernard: market Saturday & Monday (24km)
• Allonnes: market Tuesday (25km)
• Ecommoy: market Tuesday (26km)

More information about Le Breil-sur-Merize, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near Le Breil-sur-Merize, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (42km)
• Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei (57km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Nogent-le-Rotrou (43km)
• La Fleche (54km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perche (49km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (15km)
• Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (21km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (27km)
• Jardins du château de Poncé (30km)
• Jardin du château de Vilaines (33km)
• Jardins du Mirail (40km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (47km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (47km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Le Mans (21km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt de Perseigne (47km)
• Mont du Haut-Fourché (56km)

Towns of Art and history

• Vendome (50km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cogners (20km)
• Coulaines (21km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Spaycific'Zoo (27km)

Geography and distances

Le Breil-sur-Merize is in the north-west of France at 21 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: Le Breil-sur-Merize is 167 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 Le Breil-sur-Merize from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ardenay-sur-Merize, Bouloire, Connerre, Montfort-le-Gesnois, Nuille-le-Jalais, Soulitre, Surfonds and Thorigne-sur-Due.

This page in French: Visiter Le Breil-sur-Merize