Pontvallain tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau du Lude at 12 km from Pontvallain

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Visit Pontvallain: highlights and tourist information

Pontvallain 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 Pontvallain in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau du Lude at 12 km and Le Mans at 28 km.

Pontvallain, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau du Lude

Castle at 12 km (direction south-south-west)

The Chateau de Lude and its lovely gardens are the closest of the Loire...

See Chateau du Lude guide

Le Mans

at 28 km (direction south-south-west)

Le Mans is best known for its famous car race, but also has a...

See Le Mans guide

Parcé-sur-Sarthe

at 31 km (direction west-north-west)

Parcé sur Sarthe is a classified petites cites de caractere and has an attractive...

See Parcé-sur-Sarthe guide

Bauge

at 32 km (direction south-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

Bauge is a small traditional town with a small castle - and a very...

See Bauge guide

Asnieres-sur-Vegre

at 35 km (direction west-north-west)

The small town of Asnières-sur-Vègre is especially picturesque in the area around the bridge...

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Solesmes

at 39 km (direction west-north-west)

Solesmes is known for its Abbey Saint-Pierre, an important benedictine abbey that has helped...

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Langeais

at 50 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

Langeais is a small town with a pretty town centre, best known for the...

See Langeais guide

Chateau de Langeais

Castle at 50 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

Château de Langeais is a medieval-renaissance castle with nicely furnished rooms and the oldest...

See Chateau de Langeais guide

Saulges

at 51 km (direction west-north-west), in the Mayenne department

The principal attraction in Saulges is the caves, occupied in prehistoric times...

See Saulges guide

Chateau de Villandry

Castle at 52 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The rooms at Chateau de Villandry can be explored, but it is the world...

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Sillé-le-Guillaume

at 54 km (direction north-west)

Sillé le Guillaume has a chateau dating to the 11th century and a 13th...

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Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Church at 54 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The basilica Saint-Martin is an imposing neo-byzantine church in the town of Tours...

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Tours

at 55 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

Tours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval buildings, and...

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Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 55 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The la Psalette cloister and the cathedral of Tours together make a very impressive...

See Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters guide

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Markets in and near Pontvallain

• Ecommoy: market Tuesday (10km)
• Le Lude: market Thursday (12km)
• Chateau-du-Loir: market Saturday (18km)
• Arnage: market Saturday (19km)
• La Suze-sur-Sarthe: market Thursday (19km)
• La Fleche: market Wednesday (21km)
• Malicorne-sur-Sarthe: market Friday (22km)
• Allonnes: market Tuesday (24km)
• Le Grand-Luce: market Wednesday all day (24km)
• Chateau-la-Valliere: market Monday (25km)

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Tourist attractions near Pontvallain, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sainte-Suzanne (56km)

National Monuments

• Cloisters of la Psalette (55km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• La Fleche (21km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (29km)
• Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (30km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (8km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (12km)
• Jardin du château de Vilaines (24km)
• Parc de Lathan (31km)
• Jardins du Mirail (31km)
• Jardins de la Massonnière (34km)
• Jardins du château de Poncé (35km)
• Les jardins du prieuré de Saint-Cosme (54km)
• Le jardin des Prébendes d'Oé (55km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Le Mans (26km)

Towns of Art and history

• Saulges (51km)
• Tours (55km)
• Evron (63km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Coulaines (30km)
• Cogners (37km)
• Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire (53km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Spaycific'Zoo (19km)

Geography and distances

Pontvallain is in the north-west of France at 30 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: Pontvallain is 201 kilometres from Paris).

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 Pontvallain from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Chateau-l'Hermitage, Mansigne, Requeil and Sarce.

This page in French: Visiter Pontvallain