Ponts tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Mont-Saint-Michel at 14 km from Ponts

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Visit Ponts: highlights and tourist information

Ponts is situated in the Manche department and Normandy region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Ponts in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Mont-Saint-Michel at 14 km and Granville at 24 km.

Ponts, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 14 km (direction west-south-west)

No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey and island...

See Mont-Saint-Michel guide

Granville

Seaside resort at 24 km (direction west-north-west)

Granville is best known for its long sandy beach, and the 19th century villas...

See Granville guide

Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 33 km (direction south), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Saint-Brice-en-Cogles guide

Mont-Dol

at 34 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

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Dol-de-Bretagne

at 35 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

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Cancale

at 35 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Cancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh every day!...

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Vire

at 37 km (direction east-north-east), in the Calvados department

When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des Gorges de...

See Vire guide

Coutances

at 38 km (direction north-north-west)

Coutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th century...

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Fougeres

at 41 km (direction south-south-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

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Combourg

at 44 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Combourg guide

Saint-Suliac

Most Beautiful Village at 48 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Saint Suliac is a beautiful village on the estuary of the River Rance in...

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Emerald Coast

at 49 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The Emerald Coast in northern Brittany is extremely popular with visitors and contains numerous...

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Saint-Malo

at 49 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

We were pleased to discover that Saint-Malo, often considered a ferry port, is also...

See Saint-Malo guide

Les Jardins des Renaudies

Garden at 51 km (direction east-south-east), in the Mayenne department

Les Jardins des Renaudies is a pretty garden in north-west France...

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Markets in and near Ponts

Avranches: market Saturday (2km)
Ducey: market Tuesday (11km)
La Haye-Pesnel: market Wednesday (11km)
Brecey: market Friday (14km)
Carolles: market Thursday (16km)
Villedieu-les-Poeles: market Tuesday (18km)
Jullouville: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (18km)
Saint-Pair-sur-Mer: market Thursday (20km)
Saint-James: market Monday (20km)
Pontorson: market Wednesday (20km)

More information about Ponts, Normandy

Normandy region travel guide

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Manche travel guide

Manche places and attractions

Tourist attractions near Ponts, France

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

Remarkable gardens

Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (29km)
Jardin du château de La Ballue (32km)
Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (33km)
Argences (35km)
Jardins de la Pellerine (48km)
Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (53km)

Towns of Art and history

Coutances (38km)
Fougeres (41km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

Ducey (11km)
Villedieu-les-Poeles (18km)
Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (33km)
Dol-de-Bretagne (34km)
Torigni-sur-Vire (45km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Domjean (39km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

Parc zoologique de Champrepus (15km)
Parc zoologique de Jurques (55km)

Geography and distances

Ponts is in the north of France at 49 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Ponts is 271 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Ponts

Canton: Avranches

Arrondissement: Avranches

Department: Manche

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 50300

Distance to Ponts

from Saint-Lo (prefecture): 49 km

from Paris: 271 km

from Calais: 339 km

from Nice: 865 km

from Bordeaux: 434 km

from Strasbourg: 668 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 Ponts from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Avranches, Chavoy, La Godefroy, Le Luot, Le Val-Saint-Pere, Lolif, Marcey-les-Greves, Montviron, Plomb, Saint-Brice, Saint-Jean-de-la-Haize, Saint-Loup, Saint-Martin-Des-Champs, Saint-Senier-sous-Avranches, Subligny, Tirepied and Vains.

This page in French: Visiter Ponts