Mache tourism and travel guide

Visit Mache: highlights and tourist information

Mache is situated in the Vendee 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 Mache in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Bretignolles-sur-Mer at 19 km and Brem-sur-Mer at 20 km.

Mache, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Bretignolles-sur-Mer

Bretignolles-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 19 km (direction south-west)

Bretignolles-sur-Mer is one of the smallest Vendee resorts - still has a big beach...

See Bretignolles-sur-Mer guide
Brem-sur-Mer

Brem-sur-Mer

at 20 km (direction south-west)

Brem-sur-Mer is a small resort with a long beach to the north of Les...

See Brem-sur-Mer guide
Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez

Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez

Seaside resort at 20 km (direction west)

Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez is the beach resort next to Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie...

See Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez guide
Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie

Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie

at 21 km (direction west-south-west)

The port town of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie is an attractive and traditional town, very lively in...

See Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie guide
 
 
La Roche-sur-Yon

La Roche-sur-Yon

at 22 km (direction east-south-east)

La Roche-sur-Yon has an attractive town centre around the gardens of the Place Napoleon...

See La Roche-sur-Yon guide
Chateau d'Olonne

Chateau d'Olonne

Seaside resort at 28 km (direction south-south-west)

Chateau d'Olonne is a very small resort, well placed for exploring the coast and...

See Chateau d'Olonne guide
Saint-Jean-de-Monts

Saint-Jean-de-Monts

Seaside resort at 29 km (direction west)

At Saint-Jean-de-Monts you will enjoy the extensive sandy beaches and one of the livelier...

See Saint-Jean-de-Monts guide
Sables d'Olonne

Sables d'Olonne

Seaside resort at 30 km (direction south-south-west)

The lively town of Sables-d'Olonne is our favourite resort on the Vendee coast...

See Sables d'Olonne guide
 
 
Chateau de Talmont

Chateau de Talmont

Castle at 32 km (direction south-south-east)

The Chateau of Talmont is a ancient castle, now in ruins, in the Vendee...

See Chateau de Talmont guide
Talmont-Saint-Hilaire

Talmont-Saint-Hilaire

at 32 km (direction south-south-east)

The small town of Talmont-Saint-Hilaire is mainly known for the Chateau de Talmont, where...

See Talmont-Saint-Hilaire guide
Port Bourgenay

Port Bourgenay

at 35 km (direction south)

The small resort of Bourgenay has a port and a popular beach...

See Port Bourgenay guide
Notre-Dame-de-Monts

Notre-Dame-de-Monts

at 35 km (direction west)

The resort of Notre-Dame-de-Monts is one of the quiter resorts of the Vendee coast...

See Notre-Dame-de-Monts guide
 
 
Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits

Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits

at 35 km (direction south-east)

The village of Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits in Vendée has a large medieval market hall and a...

See Moutiers-les-Mauxfaits guide
Jard-sur-Mer

Jard-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 38 km (direction south-south-east)

Jard-sur-Mer is a very pleasant, if quite small, Vendee resort with a harbour and...

See Jard-sur-Mer guide

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Markets in and near Mache

  • La Mothe-Achard: market Friday (16km)
  • Challans: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (18km)
  • Bretignolles-sur-Mer: market Thursday & Sunday (19km)
  • Brem-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (20km)
  • Saint Gilles Croix de Vie: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (20km)
  • Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Monday & Friday (20km)
  • La Roche-sur-Yon: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (21km)
  • Machecoul: market Wednesday (28km)
  • Saint-Jean-de-Monts: market Wednesday & Saturday (29km)
  • Sables d'Olonne: market every day (29km)

More information about Mache, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near Mache, France

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

National Monuments

  • Georges Clemenceau house (39km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardins de Chaligny (47km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Marais de Machecoul (29km)
  • Lac de Grand-Lieu (38km)
  • Pointe Sainte-Gildas (60km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Parc zoologique des Sables-d'Olonne (31km)
  • Planète sauvage (parc) (41km)
 
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Geography and distances

Mache is in the west of France at 22 kilometres from La Roche-sur-Yon, the department capital (general information: Mache is 381 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Mache

Canton: Palluau

Arrondissement: Sables-d'Olonne

Department: Vendee

Region: Pays de la Loire

Postcode: 85190

Distance to Mache

from La Roche-sur-Yon (prefecture): 22 km

from Paris: 381 km

from Calais: 533 km

from Nice: 778 km

from Bordeaux: 230 km

from Strasbourg: 734 km

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car from a cross-channel ferry port - Saint Malo is convenient at around 3 hours drive. For driving distances to Mache from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aizenay, Apremont, La Chapelle-Palluau, Palluau and Saint-Paul-Mont-Penit.

This page in French: Visiter Mache

 
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