Montigny tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Alencon at 7 km from Montigny
Visit Montigny: highlights and tourist information
To Visit Attractions Book a visitMontigny 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 Montigny in Pays de la Loire.
Popular places to visit nearby include Alencon at 7 km and Sees at 16 km.
Montigny, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Alencon
at 7 km (direction west-south-west), in the Orne departmentThere are several sites of historical interest in Alencon, best known as...
See Alencon guide

Sees
at 16 km (direction west-south-west), in the Orne departmentThe cathedral is the famous attraction at Sees, but there are other...
See Sees guide

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei
Most Beautiful Village at 19 km (direction west-south-west), in the Orne departmentSaint-Ceneri-le-Gerei is a very pretty village in the Regional Natural Park of...
See Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei guide

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere
Garden at 19 km (direction west-south-west), in the Orne departmentLes Jardins de la Mansoniere is a lovely garden in the charming...
See Les Jardins de la Mansoniere guide

Fresnay-sur-Sarthe
at 23 km (direction south-west)The traditional market hall and remains of a medieval castle, and the...
See Fresnay-sur-Sarthe guide

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe
at 26 km (direction south-south-west)It is the countryside around Beaumont-sur-Sarthe that is the main attraction, but...
See Beaumont-sur-Sarthe guide

Mortagne-au-Perche
at 28 km (direction east), in the Orne departmentThere are several places of historic interest to discover here at Mortagne-au-Perche,...
See Mortagne-au-Perche guide

Belleme
at 29 km (direction east-south-east), in the Orne departmentBelleme is one of several small attractive villages within the Perche Natural...
See Belleme guide

Haras du Pin
at 31 km (direction east-south-east), in the Orne departmentThe Haras du Pin is the oldest of the national horse training...
See Haras du Pin guide

Argentan
at 35 km (direction north-west), in the Orne departmentDespite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites of interest...
See Argentan guide

Sillé-le-Guillaume
at 38 km (direction south-west)Sillé le Guillaume has a chateau dating to the 11th century and...
See Sillé-le-Guillaume guide

Le Perche
at 45 km (direction east), in the Orne departmentThe peaceful countryside of the Perche Natural Regional Park has lots of...
See Le Perche guide

Bagnoles de l'Orne
at 46 km (direction west), in the Orne departmentThe town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is very pleasant, and well known as a...
See Bagnoles de l'Orne guide

La Ferte-Bernard
at 46 km (direction east-south-east)The medieval character and picturesque setting make La Ferté-Bernard one of our...
See La Ferte-Bernard guide
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Map of places to visit near Montigny
Markets in and near Montigny
- Alencon: market Tuesday & Thursday all day & Sunday & Saturday (8km)
- Le Mele-sur-Sarthe: market Wednesday (14km)
- Sees: market Saturday (16km)
- Mamers: market Monday (18km)
- Fresnay-sur-Sarthe: market Saturday (23km)
- Beaumont-sur-Sarthe: market Tuesday (26km)
- Mortagne-Au-Perche: market Saturday all day (28km)
- Argentan: market Tuesday & Friday (35km)
- Bonnetable: market Tuesday & Friday (36km)
- Villaines-la-Juhel: market Monday (36km)
More information about Montigny, Pays de la Loire
Tourist attractions near Montigny, France
What to do at Montigny? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Montigny.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei (19km)
- Sainte-Suzanne (56km)
National Monuments
- Carrouges Chateau (27km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Argentan (35km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Normandie-Maine (30km)
- Perche (45km)
Remarkable gardens
- Sassy (26km)
- Jardin de la petite Rochelle (44km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Forêt de Perseigne (8km)
- Forêt d'Écouves (13km)
- Signal d'Écouves (15km)
- Mont du Haut-Fourché (22km)
Towns of Art and history
- Evron (55km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Tourouvre (38km)
Geography and distances
Montigny is in the north-west of France at 49 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: Montigny is 165 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Montigny
Canton: Fresnaye-sur-Chédouet
Arrondissement: Mamers
Department: Sarthe
Region: Pays de la Loire
Postcode: 72670
Distance to Montigny
from Le Mans (prefecture): 49 km
from Paris: 165 km
from Calais: 302 km
from Nice: 760 km
from Bordeaux: 407 km
from Strasbourg: 557 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 Montigny from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cerise, Chasse, Chenay, Forges, Hauterive, La Fresnaye-sur-Chedouet, Larre, Le Chevain, Lignieres-la-Carelle, Menil-Erreux, Neuilly-le-Bisson, Radon, Saint-Paterne, Semalle and Valframbert.
This page in French: Visiter Montigny