Marans tourism and travel guide
Visit Marans: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsMarans is situated in the Maine-et-Loire department and Pays de la Loire region, in the western-centre of France at 29 kilometres from Angers, the department capital (general information: Marans is 273 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau Plessis-Bourre at 24 km and Apocalypse Tapestry at 29 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Marans, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Marans in Pays de la Loire.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Maine-et-Loire
Map of places to visit near Marans
Markets in and near Marans
- Segre: market Wednesday & Saturday (6km)
- Le Lion-d'Angers: market Friday (11km)
- Cande: market Monday (16km)
- Renaze: market Friday (23km)
- Craon: market Monday (24km)
- Chateau-Gontier: market Thursday & (24km)
- Pouance: market Thursday (26km)
- Chateauneuf-sur-Sarthe: market Friday (28km)
- Tierce: market Wednesday (29km)
- Angers: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (30km)
More information about Marans, Pays de la Loire
Tourist attractions near Marans, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Marans.
National Monuments
- Chateau d'Angers (29km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Chateau-Gontier (24km)
Remarkable gardens
- Parc et jardins du château de Craon (24km)
- Jardins du Pin (25km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Île Saint-Aubin (28km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Chenille-Change (16km)
- Coudray (23km)
- La Cropte (45km)
Geography and distances
Geographical Information
Commune: Marans
Canton: Segré
Arrondissement: Segré
Department: Maine-et-Loire
Region: Pays de la Loire
Postcode: 49500
Distance to Marans
from Angers (prefecture): 29 km
from Paris: 273 km
from Calais: 417 km
from Nice: 768 km
from Bordeaux: 312 km
from Strasbourg: 647 km
Getting here
Marans is in the western-centre of France. Most visitors arrive in a car from one of the ferry terminals - Saint Malo and Caen are most practical, allow around 3-4 hours for the journey. For driving distances to Marans from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Andigne, Chaze-sur-Argos, Gene, La Chapelle-sur-Oudon, Louvaines, Sainte-Gemmes-d'Andigne, Segre and Vern-d'Anjou.
This page in French: Visiter Marans
