Lecousse tourism and travel guide

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Visit Lecousse: highlights and tourist information

Lecousse 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 Lecousse in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Fougeres at 2 km and Saint-Brice-en-Cogles at 12 km.

Lecousse, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Fougeres

at 2 km (direction south-east)

The castle and historic lower town are the main attraction, but be sure to...

See Fougeres guide

Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 12 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Saint-Brice-en-Cogles guide

Vitre

at 27 km (direction south)

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

See Vitre guide

Les Jardins des Renaudies

Garden at 28 km (direction east), in the Mayenne department

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

See Les Jardins des Renaudies guide

Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 37 km (direction north-west), in the Manche department

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

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Combourg

at 40 km (direction west)

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

See Combourg guide

Chateaugiron

at 41 km (direction south-west)

The castle and towers in the heart of old Chateaugiron help explain why it...

See Chateaugiron guide

Rennes

at 44 km (direction west-south-west)

An unmissable highlight in the region, Rennes has a very picturesque medieval centre...

See Rennes guide

Mayenne (town)

at 45 km (direction east), in the Mayenne department

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

See Mayenne (town) guide

Dol-de-Bretagne

at 45 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Dol-de-Bretagne guide

Laval

at 46 km (direction east-south-east), in the Mayenne department

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

See Laval guide

Mont-Dol

at 47 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Domfront

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

The castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the old town...

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Cancale

at 57 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Ille-et-Vilaine

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Reserve excursions near Lecousse

Map of places to visit near Lecousse

Markets in and near Lecousse

• Fougeres: market Saturday (3km)
• Louvigne-du-Desert: market Friday (15km)
• Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier: market Thursday (18km)
• Saint-James: market Monday (19km)
• Ernee: market Tuesday (22km)
• Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouet: market Wednesday (26km)
• Vitre: market Monday (27km)
• Liffre: market Friday (27km)
• Ducey: market Tuesday (29km)
• Pontorson: market Wednesday (30km)

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Tourist attractions near Lecousse, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (37km)

Heritage sites

• Mont-Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (37km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Vitre (27km)
• Domfront (49km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (6km)
• Jardins de la Pellerine (13km)
• Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (23km)
• Jardin du château de La Ballue (25km)
• Parc et jardin de Clivoy (30km)
• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (36km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt de Fougères (5km)
• Source - Couesnon (13km)
• Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (15km)
• Étang de Haute-Vilaine (25km)
• Étang de la Cantache (26km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (27km)
• Forêt de Chevré (28km)
• Étang de Paintourteau (28km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (29km)
• Étang de la Valière (30km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (31km)
• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (32km)
• Forêt de Rennes (33km)
• Forêt du Pertre (34km)
• Couesnon (36km)
• Embouchure - Couesnon (36km)

Towns of Art and history

• Fougeres (2km)
• Rennes (44km)
• Mayenne (45km)
• Laval (46km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (12km)
• Ducey (29km)
• Dol-de-Bretagne (45km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Juvigne (20km)
• Cesson-Sevigne (40km)
• Saint-Fraimbault (40km)
• Chartres-de-Bretagne (51km)
• Le Rheu (52km)

Geography and distances

Lecousse is in the north-west of France at 44 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Lecousse is 268 kilometres from Paris).

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 Lecousse from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beauce, Fougeres, Javene, Laignelet, Landean, Le Chatellier, Romagne and Saint-Germain-en-Cogles.

This page in French: Visiter Lecousse