Maisoncelles tourism and travel guide

Visit Maisoncelles: highlights and tourist information

Maisoncelles is situated in the Sarthe 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 Maisoncelles in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include La Ferte-Bernard at 29 km and Le Mans at 29 km.

Maisoncelles, France: places to visit and attractions

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

La Ferte-Bernard

La Ferte-Bernard

at 29 km (direction north-north-east)

The medieval character and picturesque setting make La Ferté-Bernard one of our favourite towns...

See La Ferte-Bernard guide
Le Mans

Le Mans

at 29 km (direction west-north-west)

Le Mans is best known for its famous car race, but also has a...

See Le Mans guide
Lavardin

Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 32 km (direction east-south-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

With a river and ancient bridge below and an ancient castle above Lavardin, it...

See Lavardin guide
Vendome

Vendome

at 40 km (direction east-south-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

Now listed as a 'town of art and history', Vendome retains many monuments from...

See Vendome guide
 
 
Chateau du Lude

Chateau du Lude

Castle at 44 km (direction west-south-west)

The Chateau de Lude and its lovely gardens are the closest of the Loire...

See Chateau du Lude guide
Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

at 46 km (direction west-north-west)

It is the countryside around Beaumont-sur-Sarthe that is the main attraction, but the town...

See Beaumont-sur-Sarthe guide
Nogent-le-Rotrou

Nogent-le-Rotrou

at 47 km (direction north-north-east), in the Eure-et-Loir department

Within the Perche Regional Natural Park, in Nogent-le-Rotrou you can discover the castle and...

See Nogent-le-Rotrou guide
Belleme

Belleme

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

Belleme is one of several small attractive villages within the Perche Natural Regional Park...

See Belleme guide
 
 
Fresnay-sur-Sarthe

Fresnay-sur-Sarthe

at 56 km (direction west-north-west)

The traditional market hall and remains of a medieval castle, and the river and...

See Fresnay-sur-Sarthe guide
Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Most Beautiful Village at 68 km (direction north-west), in the Orne department

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

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Les Jardins de la Mansoniere

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere

Garden at 68 km (direction north-west), in the Orne department

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

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Markets in and near Maisoncelles

  • Le Grand-Luce: market Wednesday all day (11km)
  • Saint-Calais: market Thursday all day & Sunday (13km)
  • Connerre: market Wednesday (15km)
  • Besse-sur-Braye: market Saturday (18km)
  • Vibraye: market Friday (19km)
  • Savigny-sur-Braye: market Tuesday (19km)
  • Mondoubleau: market Saturday & Monday all day (25km)
  • Souday: market Wednesday (25km)
  • Ecommoy: market Tuesday (26km)
  • Le Mans: market every day except Monday (28km)

More information about Maisoncelles, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near Maisoncelles, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Churches and religious monuments

  • Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (24km)
  • Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (29km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardins du château de Poncé (20km)
  • Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (28km)
  • Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (36km)
  • Jardin du château de Vilaines (39km)
  • Parc et jardins du château du Lude (44km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Towns of Art and history

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Cogners (10km)
  • Coulaines (29km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Spaycific'Zoo (32km)
 
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Geography and distances

Maisoncelles is in the north-west of France at 29 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: Maisoncelles is 166 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Maisoncelles

Canton: Bouloire

Arrondissement: Mans

Department: Sarthe

Region: Pays de la Loire

Postcode: 72440

Distance to Maisoncelles

from Le Mans (prefecture): 29 km

from Paris: 166 km

from Calais: 348 km

from Nice: 700 km

from Bordeaux: 356 km

from Strasbourg: 536 km

Getting here

Most visitors get here by car having taken a ferry, probably to Saint-Malo or Caen, and then a drive of around 2 - 3 hours. For driving distances to Maisoncelles from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bouloire, Evaille, Sainte-Osmane and Tresson.

This page in French: Visiter Maisoncelles

 
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