Montchaton tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Coutances at 4 km from Montchaton
Visit Montchaton: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsMontchaton is situated in the Manche department and Normandy region.
Popular places to visit nearby include Coutances at 4 km and Granville at 20 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Montchaton, 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 Montchaton in Normandy.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Coutances
at 4 km (direction north-east)Coutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th...
See Coutances guide

Granville
Seaside resort at 20 km (direction south-south-west)Granville is best known for its long sandy beach, and the 19th...
See Granville guide

Lessay abbey
Abbey at 24 km (direction south-south-west)The abbey church at Lessay is an important example of roman style...
See Lessay abbey guide

Mont-Saint-Michel
Heritage Site at 41 km (direction south)No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey...
See Mont-Saint-Michel guide

Cancale
at 44 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentCancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh...
See Cancale guide

Vire
at 48 km (direction east-south-east), in the Calvados departmentWhen you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des...
See Vire guide

Mont-Dol
at 52 km (direction south-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentMont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which...
See Mont-Dol guide

Emerald Coast
at 55 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe Emerald Coast in northern Brittany is extremely popular with visitors and...
See Emerald Coast guide

Saint-Malo
at 55 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentWe were pleased to discover that Saint-Malo, often considered a ferry port,...
See Saint-Malo guide

Dinard Pointe du Moulinet
at 57 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe Pointe du Moulinet in Dinard is visited for the imposing neo-gothic...
See Dinard Pointe du Moulinet guide

Dinard Pointe de la Malouine
at 58 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe Pointe de la Malouine in Dinard is a promontory west of...
See Dinard Pointe de la Malouine guide

Dinard
at 59 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentDinard, estblished as a fashionable resort in the 19th century, is still...
See Dinard guide

Saint-Suliac
Most Beautiful Village at 60 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentSaint Suliac is a beautiful village on the estuary of the River...
See Saint-Suliac guide

Normandy landing beaches
at 60 km (direction east-north-east), in the Calvados department70 years on and the Normandy Landing Beches still attract thousands of...
See Normandy landing beaches guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Manche
Map of places to visit near Montchaton
Markets in and near Montchaton
- Coutances: market Thursday & Saturday (6km)
- Agon-Coutainville: market Tuesday & Saturday (8km)
- Gouville-sur-Mer: market Monday - seasonal market only (12km)
- Gouville-sur-Mer: market Friday (12km)
- Brehal: market Tuesday & Sunday (12km)
- Gavray: market Saturday (15km)
- Granville: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (20km)
- Periers: market Saturday (21km)
- Marigny: market Wednesday (21km)
- Saint-Pair-sur-Mer: market Thursday (22km)
Hotels near Montchaton
More information about Montchaton, Normandy
Tourist attractions near Montchaton, France
What to do at Montchaton? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Montchaton.
Grand sites of France
- Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (41km)
Heritage sites
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Granville (20km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (36km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (46km)
Remarkable gardens
- Argences (5km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Chausey (27km)
- Roches de Ham (33km)
- Forêt de Saint-Sever (39km)
- Île des Landes (41km)
- Pointe du Grouin (41km)
- Couesnon (43km)
- Embouchure - Couesnon (43km)
- Île des Rimains (44km)
- Île du Guesclin (45km)
- Côte de Cancale à Paramé (46km)
- Forêt de Cerisy (49km)
- Île Besnard (49km)
- Baie des Veys (49km)
- Havre de Rothéneuf (49km)
- Pointe de la Varde (51km)
- Cézembre (56km)
- Embouchure - Rance (57km)
- Rance (fleuve) (57km)
Towns of Art and history
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villedieu-les-Poeles (28km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (38km)
- Ducey (46km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Domjean (34km)
- Saint-Malo (55km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Champrepus (23km)
Geography and distances
Montchaton is in the north of France at 32 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Montchaton is 281 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Montchaton
from Saint-Lo (prefecture): 32 km
from Paris: 281 km
from Calais: 323 km
from Nice: 894 km
from Bordeaux: 469 km
from Strasbourg: 678 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car, often from the ferries at Saint-Malo, Cherbourg or Caen on the coast here which are very convenient. For driving distances to Montchaton from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Annoville, Bricqueville-la-Blouette, Contrieres, Coutances, Hauteville-sur-Mer, Herenguerville, Heugueville-sur-Sienne, Hyenville, Montmartin-sur-Mer, Nicorps, Orval, Quettreville-sur-Sienne, Regneville-sur-Mer, Saint-Pierre-de-Coutances, Saussey, Tourville-sur-Sienne and Trelly.
This page in French: Visiter Montchaton