Luce tourism and travel guide

Visit Luce: highlights and tourist information

Luce is situated in the Orne 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 Luce in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Domfront at 6 km and Bagnoles de l'Orne at 13 km.

Luce, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Domfront

Domfront

at 6 km (direction north-west)

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

See Domfront guide
Bagnoles de l'Orne

Bagnoles de l'Orne

at 13 km (direction east)

The town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is very pleasant, and well known as a spa town...

See Bagnoles de l'Orne guide
Lassay-les-Chateaux

Lassay-les-Chateaux

at 15 km (direction south-east), in the Mayenne department

Small town with two 15th century castles and a popular public garden...

See Lassay-les-Chateaux guide
Les Jardins des Renaudies

Les Jardins des Renaudies

Garden at 25 km (direction west-south-west), in the Mayenne department

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

See Les Jardins des Renaudies guide
 
 
Mayenne (town)

Mayenne (town)

at 27 km (direction south), in the Mayenne department

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

See Mayenne (town) guide
Jublains

Jublains

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

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

See Jublains guide
Vire

Vire

at 39 km (direction north-west), in the Calvados department

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

See Vire guide
Les Jardins de la Mansoniere

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere

Garden at 44 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Les Jardins de la Mansoniere guide
 
 
Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Most Beautiful Village at 44 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei guide
Evron

Evron

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

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

See Evron guide
Argentan

Argentan

at 48 km (direction east-north-east)

Despite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites of interest...

See Argentan guide
Falaise

Falaise

at 48 km (direction north-east), in the Calvados department

Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments in the...

See Falaise guide
 
 
Fougeres

Fougeres

at 50 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Fougeres guide
Sillé-le-Guillaume

Sillé-le-Guillaume

at 53 km (direction south-east), in the Sarthe department

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

See Sillé-le-Guillaume guide

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Markets in and near Luce

  • Bagnoles-de-l'Orne: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (13km)
  • La Ferte-Mace: market Thursday (18km)
  • Flers: market Wednesday & Saturday (22km)
  • Gorron: market Wednesday (22km)
  • Briouze: market Monday (24km)
  • Mayenne: market Saturday & Monday (27km)
  • Sourdeval: market Tuesday (31km)
  • Villaines-la-Juhel: market Monday (33km)
  • Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (34km)
  • Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouet: market Wednesday (36km)

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Tourist attractions near Luce, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

  • Carrouges Chateau (33km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Regional Natural Parcs

  • Normandie-Maine (28km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Parc et jardin de Clivoy (42km)
  • Jardins de la Pellerine (42km)
  • Sassy (46km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Rochers des Parcs (41km)
  • Source - Couesnon (43km)
  • Forêt de Saint-Sever (44km)
  • Mont du Haut-Fourché (44km)
  • Forêt de Fougères (45km)
  • Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (56km)
  • Étang de Haute-Vilaine (59km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Saint-Fraimbault (10km)
  • Saint-Loup-du-Gast (18km)
  • Juvigne (48km)
 
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Geography and distances

Luce is in the north of France at 53 kilometres from Alencon, the department capital (general information: Luce is 219 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Luce

Canton: Juvigny-sous-Andaine

Arrondissement: Alençon

Department: Orne

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 61330

Distance to Luce

from Alencon (prefecture): 53 km

from Paris: 219 km

from Calais: 320 km

from Nice: 810 km

from Bordeaux: 413 km

from Strasbourg: 614 km

Getting here

Most visitors arrive in one of the cross-channel ferry ports with Caen being especially close, typically within an hours drive. For driving distances to Luce from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Avrilly, Beaulandais, Domfront, La Baroche-sous-Luce, Perrou, Saint-Brice and Saint-Denis-de-Villenette.

This page in French: Visiter Luce

 
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