Le Sel-de-Bretagne tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chateaugiron at 19 km from Le Sel-de-Bretagne
Visit Le Sel-de-Bretagne: highlights and tourist information
Le Sel-de-Bretagne is situated in the Ille-et-Vilaine department and Brittany 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 Sel-de-Bretagne in Brittany.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateaugiron at 19 km and Rennes at 25 km.
Le Sel-de-Bretagne, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chateaugiron
at 19 km (direction north-east)The castle and towers in the heart of old Chateaugiron help explain why it...
See Chateaugiron guide
Rennes
at 25 km (direction north-north-west)An unmissable highlight in the region, Rennes has a very picturesque medieval centre...
See Rennes guide
Langon
at 26 km (direction south-west)Langon is home to an ancient chapel with a Roman fresco...
See Langon guide
Vitre
at 39 km (direction east-north-east)A town not be missed, Vitré has a superb historic centre with numerous fascinating...
See Vitre guide
Paimpont
at 44 km (direction west-north-west)Paimpont is well known for its 'magical forest', part of the ancient forests that...
See Paimpont guide
Redon
at 44 km (direction west-south-west)Combining and active port with the cobbled streets of the old town, Redon is...
See Redon guide
Becherel
at 51 km (direction north-west)Becherel is a pretty town and a centre for books....
See Becherel guide
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Map of places to visit near Le Sel-de-Bretagne
Markets in and near Le Sel-de-Bretagne
- Bain-de-Bretagne: market Monday (8km)
- Janze: market Wednesday (11km)
- Bruz: market Friday (17km)
- Chateaugiron: market Thursday (18km)
- Rennes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (24km)
- Cesson-Sevigne: market Saturday (25km)
- Mordelles: market Tuesday (26km)
- Thorigne-Fouillard: market Sunday (29km)
- Chateaubourg: market Friday (29km)
- La Guerche-de-Bretagne: market Tuesday (29km)
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Tourist attractions near Le Sel-de-Bretagne, France
What to do at Le Sel-de-Bretagne? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Le Sel-de-Bretagne.
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Vitre (39km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (25km)
- Jardins de Broceliande (25km)
- Parc du château de Caradeuc (51km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Vallée du Canut (23km)
- Forêt de Chevré (32km)
- Forêt de Rennes (33km)
- Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (35km)
- Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (36km)
- Étang de la Cantache (37km)
- Étang de la Valière (40km)
- Forges de Paimpont (41km)
- Île-aux-Pies (43km)
- Étang de Paintourteau (43km)
- Forêt de Paimpont (44km)
- Forêt du Pertre (45km)
- Étang de Haute-Vilaine (47km)
- Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (49km)
- Marais de Vilaine (52km)
Towns of Art and history
- Rennes (25km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Grand-Fougeray (21km)
- Bedee (40km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Chartres-de-Bretagne (18km)
- Cesson-Sevigne (25km)
- Le Rheu (26km)
- La Gacilly (41km)
- Juvigne (57km)
Geography and distances
Le Sel-de-Bretagne is in the north-west of France at 25 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Le Sel-de-Bretagne is 311 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Le Sel-de-Bretagne
Canton: Sel-de-Bretagne
Arrondissement: Redon
Department: Ille-et-Vilaine
Region: Brittany
Postcode: 35320
Distance to Le Sel-de-Bretagne
from Rennes (prefecture): 25 km
from Paris: 311 km
from Calais: 422 km
from Nice: 831 km
from Bordeaux: 349 km
from Strasbourg: 697 km
Getting here
Most visitors Most UK visitors arrive by car with the cross-channel ferry port at Saint Malo keeping driving time to a minimum. For driving distances to Le Sel-de-Bretagne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bain-de-Bretagne, Crevin, La Bosse-de-Bretagne, Le Petit-Fougeray, Pance, Poligne, Saulnieres and Tresboeuf.
This page in French: Visiter Le Sel-de-Bretagne