Plomb tourism and travel guide

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Plomb is situated in the Manche department and Normandy region, in the north of France at 45 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Plomb is 268 kilometres from Paris).

Popular places to visit nearby include Mont-Saint-Michel at 19 km and Granville at 25 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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Plomb, 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 Plomb in Normandy.

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

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Manche

Map of places to visit near Plomb

Markets in and near Plomb

• Avranches: market Saturday (7km)
• Brecey: market Friday (10km)
• La Haye-Pesnel: market Wednesday (10km)
• Ducey: market Tuesday (13km)
• Villedieu-les-Poeles: market Tuesday (13km)
• Carolles: market Thursday (19km)
• Jullouville: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (20km)
• Gavray: market Saturday (20km)
• Saint-Pair-sur-Mer: market Thursday (22km)
• Saint-Hilaire-du-Harcouet: market Wednesday (23km)

More information about Plomb, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Plomb, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (19km)

Heritage sites

• Mont-Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (19km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Granville (25km)

Remarkable gardens

• Argences (33km)
• Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (33km)
• Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (35km)
• Jardin du château de La Ballue (36km)
• Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (58km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Couesnon (20km)
• Embouchure - Couesnon (20km)
• Forêt de Saint-Sever (21km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (29km)
• Chausey (38km)
• Roches de Ham (38km)
• Forêt de Fougères (39km)
• Île des Rimains (39km)
• Île des Landes (39km)
• Pointe du Grouin (40km)
• Île du Guesclin (44km)
• Côte de Cancale à Paramé (44km)
• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (50km)

Towns of Art and history

• Coutances (37km)
• Fougeres (43km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Ducey (13km)
• Villedieu-les-Poeles (13km)
• Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (36km)
• Dol-de-Bretagne (39km)
• Torigni-sur-Vire (41km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Domjean (35km)
• Saint-Fraimbault (52km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Champrepus (12km)
• Parc zoologique de Jurques (50km)

Geography and distances

Getting here

Plomb is in the north of France. 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 Plomb from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Avranches, Braffais, Chavoy, La Godefroy, La Gohanniere, Le Luot, Ponts, Saint-Brice, Saint-Georges-de-Livoye, Saint-Jean-de-la-Haize, Saint-Ovin, Saint-Senier-sous-Avranches, Sainte-Pience, Subligny, Tirepied and Vernix.

This page in French: Visiter Plomb