Le Tanu tourism and travel guide

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Visit Le Tanu: highlights and tourist information

Le Tanu is situated in the Manche department and Normandy 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 Tanu in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Granville at 19 km and Mont-Saint-Michel at 24 km.

Le Tanu, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Granville

Seaside resort at 19 km (direction west)

Granville is best known for its long sandy beach, and the 19th century villas...

See Granville guide

Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 24 km (direction south-west)

No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey and island...

See Mont-Saint-Michel guide

Coutances

at 26 km (direction north-north-west)

Coutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th century...

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Vire

at 34 km (direction east), in the Calvados department

When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des Gorges de...

See Vire guide

Cancale

at 38 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Cancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh every day!...

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Mont-Dol

at 41 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Mont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which stands a...

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Dol-de-Bretagne

at 42 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the most popular...

See Dol-de-Bretagne guide

Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 45 km (direction south), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Most visitors to Saint-Brice-en-Cogles also enjoy the tour of the local castles and manor...

See Saint-Brice-en-Cogles guide

Lessay abbey

Abbey at 47 km (direction north-north-west)

The abbey church at Lessay is an important example of roman style architecture...

See Lessay abbey guide

Emerald Coast

at 52 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The Emerald Coast in northern Brittany is extremely popular with visitors and contains numerous...

See Emerald Coast guide

Saint-Malo

at 52 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

We were pleased to discover that Saint-Malo, often considered a ferry port, is also...

See Saint-Malo guide

Saint-Suliac

Most Beautiful Village at 53 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Saint Suliac is a beautiful village on the estuary of the River Rance in...

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Combourg

at 54 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Combourg is best known for the Chateau de Combourg, once home to Chateaubriand, the...

See Combourg guide

Les Jardins des Renaudies

Garden at 60 km (direction south-east), in the Mayenne department

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

See Les Jardins des Renaudies guide

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Markets in and near Le Tanu

La Haye-Pesnel: market Wednesday (4km)
Villedieu-les-Poeles: market Tuesday (9km)
Gavray: market Saturday (10km)
Avranches: market Saturday (15km)
Brehal: market Tuesday & Sunday (15km)
Saint-Pair-sur-Mer: market Thursday (16km)
Brecey: market Friday (17km)
Jullouville: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (17km)
Carolles: market Thursday (17km)
Granville: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (18km)

More information about Le Tanu, Normandy

Normandy region travel guide

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Manche travel guide

Manche places and attractions

Tourist attractions near Le Tanu, France

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

Churches and religious monuments

Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (52km)

Remarkable gardens

Argences (22km)
Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (41km)
Jardin du château de La Ballue (44km)
Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (45km)
Plantbessin (59km)

Towns of Art and history

Coutances (26km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

Villedieu-les-Poeles (9km)
Ducey (23km)
Torigni-sur-Vire (36km)
Dol-de-Bretagne (42km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Domjean (30km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

Parc zoologique de Champrepus (2km)
Parc zoologique de Jurques (48km)

Geography and distances

Le Tanu is in the north of France at 38 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Le Tanu is 270 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Le Tanu

Canton: Haye-Pesnel

Arrondissement: Avranches

Department: Manche

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 50320

Distance to Le Tanu

from Saint-Lo (prefecture): 38 km

from Paris: 270 km

from Calais: 330 km

from Nice: 872 km

from Bordeaux: 446 km

from Strasbourg: 668 km

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car, often from the ferries at Saint-Malo, Cherbourg or Caen on the coast here which are very convenient. For driving distances to Le Tanu from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 18 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beauchamps, Bourguenolles, Champcervon, Champrepus, Equilly, Fleury, Folligny, Hocquigny, La Haye-Pesnel, La Lande-d'Airou, La Lucerne-d'Outremer, La Meurdraquiere, La Mouche, La Rochelle-Normande, Le Mesnil-Garnier, Le Mesnil-Rogues, Le Mesnil-Villeman and Les Chambres.

This page in French: Visiter Le Tanu