Noirmoutier tourism and travel guide

Visit Noirmoutier: highlights and tourist information
Travel Guide To Visit Attractions Book a visitFrance This Way comment: On Noirmoutier island you can find lots of sandy beaches and a traditional port town
Noirmoutier is situated in the Vendee department and Pays de la Loire region.
Important note
This page features a summary of highlights that you might like to explore near Noirmoutier. For detailed visitor information see the Noirmoutier travel guide.
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Noirmoutier in Pays de la Loire.
Popular places to visit nearby include Pornic at 15 km and Les Moutiers-en-Retz at 18 km.
Noirmoutier, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Jade Coast
at 13 km (direction north-east), in the Loire-Atlantique departmentPornic, a traditional port town with an attrcative harbour, is well placed...
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Pornic
at 15 km (direction north-east), in the Loire-Atlantique departmentPornic is one of the liveliest and most vibrant harbour towns along...
See Pornic guide

Les Moutiers-en-Retz
Seaside resort at 18 km (direction east-north-east), in the Loire-Atlantique departmentThe small town of Les Moutiers-en-Retz is best known for the nearby...
See Les Moutiers-en-Retz guide

Notre-Dame-de-Monts
at 21 km (direction south-south-east)The resort of Notre-Dame-de-Monts is one of the quiter resorts of the...
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Saint-Brevin-les-Pins
Seaside resort at 27 km (direction north-north-east), in the Loire-Atlantique departmentThe beach at Saint-Brevin-les-Pins is the main attraction and we also enjoyed...
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Saint-Jean-de-Monts
Seaside resort at 27 km (direction south-east)At Saint-Jean-de-Monts you will enjoy the extensive sandy beaches and one of...
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Pornichet
Seaside resort at 31 km (direction north-north-west), in the Loire-Atlantique departmentThe emphasis in Pornichet, immediately south of La Baule, is most certainly...
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Ile d'Yeu
Island at 33 km (direction south-south-west)Explore the Ile d'Yeu on foot or by bike to see scenic...
See Ile d'Yeu guide

La Baule
Seaside resort at 33 km (direction north-north-west), in the Loire-Atlantique departmentLa Baule-Escoblac is a very pleasant and popular resort with a long...
See La Baule guide

Le Pouliguen
Seaside resort at 33 km (direction north-west), in the Loire-Atlantique departmentIf you visit the beach resort of Le Pouligueun be sure to...
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Batz-sur-Mer
at 35 km (direction north-west), in the Loire-Atlantique departmentThe resort at Batz-sur-Mer is much quiter and smaller than many nearby,...
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Le Croisic
at 38 km (direction north-west), in the Loire-Atlantique departmentOne of the nicest fishing harbour towns in the region, Le Croisic...
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Guerande
at 38 km (direction north-north-west), in the Loire-Atlantique departmentGuerande is one of the most interesting towns in Pays-de-la-Loire, with its...
See Guerande guide

Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez
Seaside resort at 39 km (direction south-east)Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez is the beach resort next to Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie...
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Markets in and near Noirmoutier
Market days in Noirmoutier: weekly market: Tuesday & Sunday & Monday & Friday;
- Noirmoutier: market Tuesday & Sunday & Monday & Friday (0km)
- La Gueriniere: market Thursday & Sunday (5km)
- Barbatre: market Wednesday (8km)
- Prefailles: market Wednesday & Saturday - seasonal market only (13km)
- Pornic: market Wednesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (15km)
- La Bernerie-en-Retz: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (17km)
- La Barre-de-Monts: market Saturday (17km)
- Beauvoir-sur-Mer: market Thursday (18km)
- Notre-Dame-de-Monts: market Sunday (21km)
- Saint-Brevin-les-Pins: market Wednesday (26km)
More information about Noirmoutier, Pays de la Loire
Tourist attractions near Noirmoutier, France
What to do at Noirmoutier? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Noirmoutier.
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Guerande (38km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Briere (43km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Pointe Sainte-Gildas (14km)
- Marais de Machecoul (31km)
- Loire Estuaire (32km)
- Fort de Pierre-Levée (33km)
- Port-Joinville (33km)
- Phare de l'île d'Yeu (35km)
- Aérodrome de L'Île-d'Yeu (35km)
- Phare de la Pointe des Corbeaux (36km)
- Vieux-château de l'Île d'Yeu (36km)
- Lac de Grand-Lieu (43km)
- Marais Salants de Guérande (46km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Notre-Dame-de-Monts (21km)
- Saint-Jean-de-Monts (27km)
- Pornichet (30km)
- La Baule (33km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Planète sauvage (parc) (37km)
Geography and distances
Noirmoutier is in the west of France at 72 kilometres from La Roche-sur-Yon, the department capital (general information: Noirmoutier is 398 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Noirmoutier
Canton: Noirmoutier-en-l'Île
Arrondissement: Sables-d'Olonne
Department: Vendee
Region: Pays de la Loire
Postcode: 85330
Distance to Noirmoutier
from La Roche-sur-Yon (prefecture): 72 km
from Paris: 398 km
from Calais: 530 km
from Nice: 828 km
from Bordeaux: 273 km
from Strasbourg: 765 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car from a cross-channel ferry port - Saint Malo is convenient at around 3 hours drive. For driving distances to Noirmoutier from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 1 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): La Gueriniere.
This page in French: Visiter Noirmoutier