Mayenne tourism and travel guide

Visit Mayenne: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: Quite a small town, the highlight of a visit to Mayenne is the nearby walk along the banks of the river

Mayenne is situated in the Mayenne department and Pays de la Loire region.

Tourist classifications for Mayenne include "town of art and history".

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Mayenne in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Jublains at 10 km and Lassay-les-Chateaux at 17 km.

Mayenne, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Mayenne (town)

less than one km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Mayenne (town) guide

Jublains

at 10 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Jublains guide

Lassay-les-Chateaux

at 17 km (direction north-east)

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

See Lassay-les-Chateaux guide

Les Jardins des Renaudies

Garden at 19 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Les Jardins des Renaudies guide

Evron

at 23 km (direction south-east)

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

See Evron guide

Laval

at 28 km (direction south-south-west)

The castle, the river and the historic centre make the substantial town...

See Laval guide

Sainte-Suzanne

Most Beautiful Village at 30 km (direction south-east)

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

See Sainte-Suzanne guide

Bagnoles de l'Orne

at 31 km (direction north-east), in the Orne department

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

See Bagnoles de l'Orne guide

Domfront

at 32 km (direction north-east), in the Orne department

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

See Domfront guide

Sillé-le-Guillaume

at 38 km (direction east-south-east), in the Sarthe department

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

See Sillé-le-Guillaume guide

Saulges

at 39 km (direction south-south-east)

The principal attraction in Saulges is the caves, occupied in prehistoric times...

See Saulges guide

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere

Garden at 42 km (direction east), in the Orne department

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

See Les Jardins de la Mansoniere guide

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Most Beautiful Village at 42 km (direction east), in the Orne department

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

See Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei guide

Fougeres

at 44 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

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Map of places to visit near Mayenne

Markets in and near Mayenne

Market days in Mayenne: weekly market: Saturday & Monday;

• Mayenne: market Saturday & Monday (0km)
• Andouille: market Thursday (19km)
• Gorron: market Wednesday (19km)
• Evron: market Thursday (23km)
• Ernee: market Tuesday (24km)
• Villaines-la-Juhel: market Monday (25km)
• Laval: market Tuesday & Saturday all day (28km)
• Bagnoles-de-l'Orne: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (32km)
• Port-Brillet: market Tuesday (34km)
• La Ferte-Mace: market Thursday (37km)

More information about Mayenne, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near Mayenne, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sainte-Suzanne (30km)
• Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei (42km)

National Monuments

• Carrouges Chateau (44km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Domfront (32km)
• Vitre (49km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Normandie-Maine (36km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc et jardin de Clivoy (21km)
• Jardins de la Pellerine (32km)
• Jardins de la Massonnière (51km)
• Jardins du Mirail (55km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Source - Couesnon (33km)
• Mont du Haut-Fourché (41km)
• Étang de Haute-Vilaine (41km)
• Forêt de Fougères (42km)
• Forêt du Pertre (43km)
• Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (43km)
• Étang de Paintourteau (44km)
• Étang de la Valière (47km)

Towns of Art and history

• Jublains (10km)
• Evron (23km)
• Laval (28km)
• Saulges (39km)
• Fougeres (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Saint-Loup-du-Gast (9km)
• Saint-Fraimbault (21km)
• Juvigne (32km)
• La Cropte (39km)

Geography and distances

Mayenne is in the center of France at 28 kilometres from Laval, the department capital (general information: Mayenne is 226 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive here from the cross channel ports of Saint Malo and Caen, the jorney only taking a couple of hours. For driving distances to Mayenne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aron, Belgeard, Contest, La Bazoge-Montpincon, Moulay, Oisseau, Parigne-sur-Braye, Saint-Baudelle, Saint-Fraimbault-de-Prieres and Saint-Georges-Buttavent.

This page in French: Visiter Mayenne