Marolles-les-Braults tourism and travel guide

Visit Marolles-les-Braults: highlights and tourist information

Marolles-les-Braults 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 Marolles-les-Braults in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Beaumont-sur-Sarthe at 14 km and Fresnay-sur-Sarthe at 22 km.

Marolles-les-Braults, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

at 14 km (direction west)

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

See Beaumont-sur-Sarthe guide
Fresnay-sur-Sarthe

Fresnay-sur-Sarthe

at 22 km (direction west)

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

See Fresnay-sur-Sarthe guide
Belleme

Belleme

at 23 km (direction east-north-east), in the Orne department

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

See Belleme guide
Alencon

Alencon

at 26 km (direction north-west), in the Orne department

There are several sites of historical interest in Alencon, best known as a centre...

See Alencon guide
 
 
La Ferte-Bernard

La Ferte-Bernard

at 26 km (direction 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 south-south-west)

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

See Le Mans guide
Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Most Beautiful Village at 31 km (direction west-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 31 km (direction west-north-west), in the Orne department

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

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Sillé-le-Guillaume

Sillé-le-Guillaume

at 34 km (direction west)

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

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Mortagne-au-Perche

Mortagne-au-Perche

at 34 km (direction north-east), in the Orne department

There are several places of historic interest to discover here at Mortagne-au-Perche, within the...

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Nogent-le-Rotrou

Nogent-le-Rotrou

at 38 km (direction east), in the Eure-et-Loir department

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

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Le Perche

Le Perche

at 39 km (direction east-north-east), in the Orne department

The peaceful countryside of the Perche Natural Regional Park has lots of opportunities to...

See Le Perche guide
 
 
Sees

Sees

at 41 km (direction north-north-west), in the Orne department

The cathedral is the famous attraction at Sees, but there are other sites of...

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Sainte-Suzanne

Sainte-Suzanne

Most Beautiful Village at 52 km (direction west-south-west), in the Mayenne department

The medieval village and the castle in the pretty village of Sainte-Suzanne still retain...

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Markets in and near Marolles-les-Braults

  • Mamers: market Monday (12km)
  • Bonnetable: market Tuesday & Friday (12km)
  • Beaumont-sur-Sarthe: market Tuesday (14km)
  • Fresnay-sur-Sarthe: market Saturday (22km)
  • Connerre: market Wednesday (25km)
  • Alencon: market Tuesday & Thursday all day & Sunday & Saturday (26km)
  • La Ferte-Bernard: market Saturday & Monday (26km)
  • Le Theil: market Wednesday (28km)
  • Conlie: market Thursday (29km)
  • Le Mele-sur-Sarthe: market Wednesday (29km)

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Tourist attractions near Marolles-les-Braults, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

  • Carrouges Chateau (49km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Regional Natural Parcs

  • Perche (39km)
  • Normandie-Maine (48km)

Churches and religious monuments

  • Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (27km)
  • Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (29km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardin de la petite Rochelle (39km)
  • Jardin du château de Vilaines (40km)
  • Jardins du Mirail (41km)
  • Jardins de la Massonnière (46km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Forêt de Perseigne (18km)
  • Mont du Haut-Fourché (31km)
  • Forêt d'Écouves (37km)
  • Signal d'Écouves (39km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

  • Tourouvre (45km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Coulaines (27km)
  • Cogners (50km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Spaycific'Zoo (39km)
 
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Geography and distances

Marolles-les-Braults is in the north-west of France at 27 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: Marolles-les-Braults is 164 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Marolles-les-Braults

Canton: Marolles-les-Braults

Arrondissement: Mamers

Department: Sarthe

Region: Pays de la Loire

Postcode: 72260

Distance to Marolles-les-Braults

from Le Mans (prefecture): 27 km

from Paris: 164 km

from Calais: 320 km

from Nice: 738 km

from Bordeaux: 386 km

from Strasbourg: 550 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 Marolles-les-Braults from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Avesnes-en-Saosnois, Courcival, Courgains, Dangeul, Disse-sous-Ballon, Jauze, Monce-en-Saosnois, Monhoudou, Nauvay, Peray, Saint-Aignan, Saint-Vincent-Des-Pres and Thoigne.

This page in French: Visiter Marolles-les-Braults

 
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