Saint-Georges-de-la-Couee tourism and travel guide

Visit Saint-Georges-de-la-Couee: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Georges-de-la-Couee 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 Saint-Georges-de-la-Couee in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lavardin at 25 km and Le Mans at 34 km.

Saint-Georges-de-la-Couee, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Lavardin

Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 25 km (direction east-south-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

With a river and ancient bridge below and an ancient castle above Lavardin, it...

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Le Mans

Le Mans

at 34 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Vendome

Vendome

at 37 km (direction east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

Now listed as a 'town of art and history', Vendome retains many monuments from...

See Vendome guide
Chateau du Lude

Chateau du Lude

Castle at 38 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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La Ferte-Bernard

La Ferte-Bernard

at 39 km (direction north-north-east)

The medieval character and picturesque setting make La Ferté-Bernard one of our favourite towns...

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Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

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

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

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Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Church at 50 km (direction south-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

Tours

at 50 km (direction south-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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Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

at 54 km (direction north-west)

It is the countryside around Beaumont-sur-Sarthe that is the main attraction, but the town...

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Chateau d'Amboise

Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 56 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The Chateau d'Amboise is a castle with impressive gardens and a lovely view across...

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Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

Castle at 57 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The Chateau de Clos-Lucé was home to Leonardo da Vinci and you can visit...

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Amboise

Amboise

at 57 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

Although it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will also enjoy...

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Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 57 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard in Amboise is the first Renaissance manor house...

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Chateau de Chaumont

Chateau de Chaumont

Castle at 60 km (direction east-south-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

The small village of Chaumont-sur-Loire is dominated by the Chateau de Chaumont, one of...

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Markets in and near Saint-Georges-de-la-Couee

  • Le Grand-Luce: market Wednesday all day (9km)
  • Besse-sur-Braye: market Saturday (12km)
  • Saint-Calais: market Thursday all day & Sunday (15km)
  • Savigny-sur-Braye: market Tuesday (18km)
  • Chateau-du-Loir: market Saturday (20km)
  • Montoire-sur-le-Loir: market Saturday (23km)
  • Ecommoy: market Tuesday (23km)
  • Connerre: market Wednesday (25km)
  • Neuvy-le-Roi: market Friday (27km)
  • Vibraye: market Friday (27km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Georges-de-la-Couee, France

What to do at Saint-Georges-de-la-Couee? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saint-Georges-de-la-Couee.

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

Churches and religious monuments

  • Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (30km)
  • Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (34km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardins du château de Poncé (10km)
  • Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (26km)
  • Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (30km)
  • Parc et jardins du château du Lude (38km)
  • Jardin du château de Vilaines (42km)
  • Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (48km)
  • Parc de Lathan (52km)
  • Domaine régional de Chaumont-sur-Loire (60km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Towns of Art and history

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Cogners (6km)
  • Coulaines (35km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Spaycific'Zoo (34km)
  • Réserve de Beaumarchais (47km)
 
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Geography and distances

Saint-Georges-de-la-Couee is in the north-west of France at 35 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: Saint-Georges-de-la-Couee is 173 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Saint-Georges-de-la-Couee

Canton: Grand-Lucé

Arrondissement: Mans

Department: Sarthe

Region: Pays de la Loire

Postcode: 72150

Distance to Saint-Georges-de-la-Couee

from Le Mans (prefecture): 35 km

from Paris: 173 km

from Calais: 358 km

from Nice: 693 km

from Bordeaux: 346 km

from Strasbourg: 537 km

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 Saint-Georges-de-la-Couee from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cogners, Courdemanche, Montreuil-le-Henri, Saint-Pierre-du-Lorouer, Sainte-Osmane and Vance.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Georges-de-la-Couee

 
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