Montreuil-le-Gast tourism and travel guide

Visit Montreuil-le-Gast: highlights and tourist information

Montreuil-le-Gast is situated in the Ille-et-Vilaine department and Brittany region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Montreuil-le-Gast in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Rennes at 15 km and Becherel at 17 km.

Montreuil-le-Gast, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Rennes

Rennes

at 15 km (direction south-south-east)

An unmissable highlight in the region, Rennes has a very picturesque medieval centre...

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Becherel

Becherel

at 17 km (direction west-north-west)

Becherel is a pretty town and a centre for books....

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Combourg

Combourg

at 18 km (direction west-north-west)

Combourg is best known for the Chateau de Combourg, once home to Chateaubriand, the...

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Chateaugiron

Chateaugiron

at 27 km (direction south-east)

The castle and towers in the heart of old Chateaugiron help explain why it...

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Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 32 km (direction east-north-east)

Most visitors to Saint-Brice-en-Cogles also enjoy the tour of the local castles and manor...

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Chateau de Dinan

Chateau de Dinan

Castle at 33 km (direction west-north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

Dinan castle is an imposing medieval castle which also has views across the town...

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Dinan basilica of Saint-Sauveur

Dinan basilica of Saint-Sauveur

Church at 33 km (direction west-north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The basilica of Saint-Sauveur in Dinan incorporates romanesque elements from the 12th century and...

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Dinan Rue du Jerzual

Dinan Rue du Jerzual

at 33 km (direction west-north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The Rue du Jerzual and the port are two of the most picturesque areas...

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Dinan

Dinan

at 33 km (direction west-north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The extensive medieval centre of the walled town of Dinan ensure its popularity -...

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Dinan church of Saint-Malo

Dinan church of Saint-Malo

Church at 33 km (direction west-north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The Church of Saint-Malo in Dinan is a large 15th century church with interesting...

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Dol-de-Bretagne

Dol-de-Bretagne

at 34 km (direction west-north-west)

The lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the most popular...

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Mont-Dol

Mont-Dol

at 36 km (direction west-north-west)

Mont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which stands a...

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Vitre

Vitre

at 40 km (direction east-south-east)

A town not be missed, Vitré has a superb historic centre with numerous fascinating...

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Fougeres

Fougeres

at 40 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Markets in and near Montreuil-le-Gast

  • Melesse: market Thursday (4km)
  • Betton: market Sunday (9km)
  • Pace: market Wednesday (12km)
  • Tinteniac: market Wednesday (12km)
  • Thorigne-Fouillard: market Sunday (15km)
  • Rennes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (15km)
  • Liffre: market Friday (16km)
  • Cesson-Sevigne: market Saturday (17km)
  • Combourg: market Monday (18km)
  • Montfort-sur-Meu: market Friday (21km)

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Tourist attractions near Montreuil-le-Gast, France

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

Grand sites of France

Heritage sites

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Remarkable gardens

  • Parc du château de Caradeuc (17km)
  • Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (21km)
  • Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (21km)
  • Jardins de Broceliande (24km)
  • Jardin du château de La Ballue (26km)
  • Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (30km)
  • Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (40km)
  • Jardins de Montmarin (45km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (11km)
  • Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (12km)
  • Forêt de Rennes (13km)
  • Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (15km)
  • Forêt de Chevré (25km)
  • Vallée du Canut (33km)
  • Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (34km)
  • Étang de la Cantache (35km)
  • Estuaire de la Rance (39km)
  • Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (40km)
  • Forges de Paimpont (42km)
  • Forêt de Paimpont (42km)
  • Îlots Notre-Dame et Chevret (44km)
  • Embouchure - Couesnon (44km)
  • Couesnon (44km)
  • Forêt de Fougères (44km)
  • Étang de la Valière (45km)
  • Étang de Paintourteau (46km)
  • Étang de Haute-Vilaine (46km)
  • Rance (fleuve) (50km)
  • Embouchure - Rance (50km)
  • Baie de Lancieux, baie de l'Arguenon, archipel de Saint-Malo et Dinard (54km)
  • Îlot de la Colombière (55km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Cesson-Sevigne (17km)
  • Le Rheu (17km)
  • Chartres-de-Bretagne (23km)
  • Saint-Juvat (27km)
  • Saint-Malo (50km)
 
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Geography and distances

Montreuil-le-Gast is in the north-west of France at 15 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Montreuil-le-Gast is 307 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Montreuil-le-Gast

Canton: Saint-Aubin-d'Aubigné

Arrondissement: Rennes

Department: Ille-et-Vilaine

Region: Brittany

Postcode: 35520

Distance to Montreuil-le-Gast

from Rennes (prefecture): 15 km

from Paris: 307 km

from Calais: 396 km

from Nice: 858 km

from Bordeaux: 389 km

from Strasbourg: 700 km

Getting here

Most visitors Most UK visitors arrive by car with the cross-channel ferry port at Saint Malo keeping driving time to a minimum. For driving distances to Montreuil-le-Gast from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Geveze, Guipel, Hede, La Meziere, Melesse, Saint-Germain-sur-Ille, Saint-Medard-sur-Ille and Vignoc.

This page in French: Visiter Montreuil-le-Gast

 
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