Saint-Jean-de-Monts tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Jean-de-Monts: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: At Saint-Jean-de-Monts you will enjoy the extensive sandy beaches and one of the livelier resorts on the Vendee coast

Saint-Jean-de-Monts is situated in the Vendee department and Pays de la Loire region.

Tourist classifications for Saint-Jean-de-Monts include "ville fleurie 4*".

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Saint-Jean-de-Monts in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez at 12 km and Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie at 14 km.

Saint-Jean-de-Monts, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Notre-Dame-de-Monts

at 7 km (direction west-north-west)

The resort of Notre-Dame-de-Monts is one of the quiter resorts of the Vendee coast...

See Notre-Dame-de-Monts guide

Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez

Seaside resort at 12 km (direction east-south-east)

Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez is the beach resort next to Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie...

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Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie

at 14 km (direction south-east)

The port town of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie is an attractive and traditional town, very lively in...

See Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie guide

Ile d'Yeu

Island at 23 km (direction west-south-west)

Explore the Ile d'Yeu on foot or by bike to see scenic coastline, beaches...

See Ile d'Yeu guide

Bretignolles-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 24 km (direction south-east)

Bretignolles-sur-Mer is one of the smallest Vendee resorts - still has a big beach...

See Bretignolles-sur-Mer guide

Brem-sur-Mer

at 27 km (direction south-east)

Brem-sur-Mer is a small resort with a long beach to the north of Les...

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Noirmoutier

at 27 km (direction north-west)

On Noirmoutier island you can find lots of sandy beaches and a traditional port...

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Les Moutiers-en-Retz

Seaside resort at 30 km (direction north-north-east), in the Loire-Atlantique department

The small town of Les Moutiers-en-Retz is best known for the nearby beach which...

See Les Moutiers-en-Retz guide

Pornic

at 36 km (direction north-north-east), in the Loire-Atlantique department

Pornic is one of the liveliest and most vibrant harbour towns along the Jade...

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Jade Coast

at 37 km (direction north-north-west), in the Loire-Atlantique department

Pornic, a traditional port town with an attrcative harbour, is well placed to explore...

See Jade Coast guide

Sables d'Olonne

Seaside resort at 39 km (direction south-east)

The lively town of Sables-d'Olonne is our favourite resort on the Vendee coast...

See Sables d'Olonne guide

Chateau d'Olonne

Seaside resort at 40 km (direction south-east)

Chateau d'Olonne is a very small resort, well placed for exploring the coast and...

See Chateau d'Olonne guide

Port Bourgenay

at 49 km (direction south-east)

The small resort of Bourgenay has a port and a popular beach...

See Port Bourgenay guide

Chateau de Talmont

Castle at 49 km (direction south-east)

The Chateau of Talmont is a ancient castle, now in ruins, in the Vendee...

See Chateau de Talmont guide

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Markets in and near Saint-Jean-de-Monts

Market days in Saint-Jean-de-Monts: weekly market: Wednesday & Saturday;

• Saint-Jean-de-Monts: market Wednesday & Saturday (0km)
• Notre-Dame-de-Monts: market Sunday (7km)
• La Barre-de-Monts: market Saturday (11km)
• Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez: market Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Monday & Friday (12km)
• Beauvoir-sur-Mer: market Thursday (14km)
• Saint Gilles Croix de Vie: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Saturday (14km)
• Challans: market Tuesday & Saturday & Friday (15km)
• Barbatre: market Wednesday (20km)
• La Gueriniere: market Thursday & Sunday (23km)
• Bretignolles-sur-Mer: market Thursday & Sunday (24km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Jean-de-Monts, France

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

National Monuments

• Georges Clemenceau house (57km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Phare de la Pointe des Corbeaux (21km)
• Fort de Pierre-Levée (23km)
• Port-Joinville (24km)
• Vieux-château de l'Île d'Yeu (26km)
• Phare de l'île d'Yeu (26km)
• Aérodrome de L'Île-d'Yeu (27km)
• Marais de Machecoul (29km)
• Pointe Sainte-Gildas (40km)
• Lac de Grand-Lieu (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Notre-Dame-de-Monts (7km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique des Sables-d'Olonne (41km)
• Planète sauvage (parc) (43km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Jean-de-Monts is in the west of France at 51 kilometres from La Roche-sur-Yon, the department capital (general information: Saint-Jean-de-Monts is 401 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car from a cross-channel ferry port - Saint Malo is convenient at around 3 hours drive. For driving distances to Saint-Jean-de-Monts from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 2 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Le Perrier and Notre-Dame-de-Monts.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Jean-de-Monts