Renaze tourism and travel guide

Visit Renaze: highlights and tourist information

Renaze is situated in the Mayenne 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 Renaze in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Laval at 38 km and Vitre at 38 km.

Renaze, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Laval

Laval

at 38 km (direction north-east)

The castle, the river and the historic centre make the substantial town of Laval...

See Laval guide
Vitre

Vitre

at 38 km (direction north-north-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Vitre guide
Chateaugiron

Chateaugiron

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

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

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Chateau Plessis-Bourre

Chateau Plessis-Bourre

Castle at 44 km (direction east-south-east), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The most unusual feature of Chateau Plessis-Bourre is the way it combines medieval and...

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Chateau d'Angers

Chateau d'Angers

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

The mighty fortified walls of Chateau d'Angers form an interesting contrast with the more...

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Apocalypse Tapestry

Apocalypse Tapestry

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

The Apocalypse Tapestry is a remarkable 14th century tapestry, 100 metres long, telling the...

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Angers Cathedral

Angers Cathedral

Cathedral at 52 km (direction east-south-east), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The cathedral in Angers is the earliest example of Angevin gothic architecture in France...

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Collegiate Church of Saint-Martin

Collegiate Church of Saint-Martin

Church at 52 km (direction east-south-east), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The Collegiate Church of Saint-Martin in Angers combines 1500 years of religious architecture with...

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Angers

Angers

at 53 km (direction east-south-east), in the Maine-et-Loire department

Most famous for its castle, Angers also has a cathedral and many other interesting...

See Angers guide
Saulges

Saulges

at 53 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Rennes

Rennes

at 58 km (direction west-north-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Rennes guide
Evron

Evron

at 63 km (direction east-north-east)

The highlight here at Evron is the Abbey of Notre Dame, in particular the...

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Chateau de Brissac

Chateau de Brissac

Castle at 64 km (direction south-east), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The Chateau de Brissac is the tallest castle in France, has more than 200...

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Markets in and near Renaze

Market days in Renaze: weekly market: Friday;

  • Renaze: market Friday (0km)
  • Craon: market Monday (10km)
  • Pouance: market Thursday (11km)
  • Segre: market Wednesday & Saturday (18km)
  • La Guerche-de-Bretagne: market Tuesday (21km)
  • Cande: market Monday (26km)
  • Chateau-Gontier: market Thursday & (26km)
  • Le Lion-d'Angers: market Friday (32km)
  • Port-Brillet: market Tuesday (36km)
  • Janze: market Wednesday (37km)

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Tourist attractions near Renaze, France

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

National Monuments

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

  • Chateau-Gontier (27km)
  • Vitre (38km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Parc et jardins du château de Craon (10km)
  • Jardins du Pin (45km)
  • Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (50km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Forêt du Pertre (31km)
  • Étang de la Valière (34km)
  • Étang de Paintourteau (36km)
  • Étang de Haute-Vilaine (40km)
  • Étang de la Cantache (41km)
  • Forêt de Chevré (48km)
  • Île Saint-Aubin (50km)
  • Forêt de Rennes (58km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Coudray (31km)
  • Chenille-Change (31km)
  • La Cropte (46km)
  • Cesson-Sevigne (54km)
 
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Geography and distances

Renaze is in the center of France at 38 kilometres from Laval, the department capital (general information: Renaze is 278 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Renaze

Canton: Saint-Aignan-sur-Roë

Arrondissement: Château-Gontier

Department: Mayenne

Region: Pays de la Loire

Postcode: 53800

Distance to Renaze

from Laval (prefecture): 38 km

from Paris: 278 km

from Calais: 409 km

from Nice: 790 km

from Bordeaux: 331 km

from Strasbourg: 658 km

Getting here

Most visitors arrive here from the cross channel ports of Saint Malo and Caen, the jorney only taking a couple of hours. For driving distances to Renaze from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bouchamps-les-Craon, Chaze-Henry, Congrier, Gruge-l'Hopital, La Boissiere, La Chapelle-Hullin, La Selle-Craonnaise, Niafles, Saint-Aignan-sur-Roe, Saint-Martin-du-Limet and Saint-Saturnin-du-Limet.

This page in French: Visiter Renaze

 
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