Saint-Gervais-en-Belin tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Le Mans at 14 km from Saint-Gervais-en-Belin

Visit Saint-Gervais-en-Belin: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Gervais-en-Belin is situated in the Sarthe department and Pays de la Loire region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Le Mans at 14 km and Chateau du Lude at 26 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Saint-Gervais-en-Belin, 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 Saint-Gervais-en-Belin in Pays de la Loire.

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

Le Mans

at 14 km (direction )

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

See Le Mans guide

Chateau du Lude

Castle at 26 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Chateau du Lude guide

Parcé-sur-Sarthe

at 31 km (direction west)

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

See Parcé-sur-Sarthe guide

Asnieres-sur-Vegre

at 34 km (direction west)

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

See Asnieres-sur-Vegre guide

Solesmes

at 39 km (direction west)

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

See Solesmes guide

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

at 39 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Beaumont-sur-Sarthe guide

Sillé-le-Guillaume

at 43 km (direction north-west)

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

See Sillé-le-Guillaume guide

Bauge

at 45 km (direction south-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

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

See Bauge guide

La Ferte-Bernard

at 47 km (direction north-east)

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

See La Ferte-Bernard guide

Fresnay-sur-Sarthe

at 47 km (direction north-north-west)

The traditional market hall and remains of a medieval castle, and the...

See Fresnay-sur-Sarthe guide

Saulges

at 48 km (direction west), in the Mayenne department

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

See Saulges guide

Sainte-Suzanne

Most Beautiful Village at 49 km (direction west-north-west), in the Mayenne department

The medieval village and the castle in the pretty village of Sainte-Suzanne...

See Sainte-Suzanne guide

Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 52 km (direction east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

With a river and ancient bridge below and an ancient castle above...

See Lavardin guide

Evron

at 56 km (direction west-north-west), in the Mayenne department

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

See Evron guide

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

Map of places to visit near Saint-Gervais-en-Belin

Markets in and near Saint-Gervais-en-Belin

• Arnage: market Saturday (6km)
• Ecommoy: market Tuesday (7km)
• Allonnes: market Tuesday (11km)
• Le Mans: market every day except Monday (12km)
• La Suze-sur-Sarthe: market Thursday (14km)
• Le Grand-Luce: market Wednesday all day (19km)
• Malicorne-sur-Sarthe: market Friday (24km)
• Noyen-sur-Sarthe: market Saturday (24km)
• Chateau-du-Loir: market Saturday (25km)
• Le Lude: market Thursday (26km)

Hotels near Saint-Gervais-en-Belin

More information about Saint-Gervais-en-Belin, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near Saint-Gervais-en-Belin, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sainte-Suzanne (49km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• La Fleche (30km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (15km)
• Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (16km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (6km)
• Jardin du château de Vilaines (15km)
• Jardins du Mirail (23km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (26km)
• Jardins de la Massonnière (28km)
• Jardins du château de Poncé (35km)
• Parc de Lathan (45km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Le Mans (12km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Coulaines (16km)
• Cogners (33km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Spaycific'Zoo (8km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Gervais-en-Belin is in the north-west of France at 16 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: Saint-Gervais-en-Belin is 191 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 Saint-Gervais-en-Belin from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Arnage, Ecommoy, Laigne-en-Belin, Monce-en-Belin, Mulsanne, Saint-Ouen-en-Belin, Spay and Teloche.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Gervais-en-Belin