Saint-Jean-le-Thomas tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Jean-le-Thomas: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Jean-le-Thomas is situated in the Manche department and Normandy 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-Jean-le-Thomas in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Mont-Saint-Michel at 11 km and Granville at 13 km.

Saint-Jean-le-Thomas, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 11 km (direction south)

No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey and island...

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Granville

Seaside resort at 13 km (direction north-west)

Granville is best known for its long sandy beach, and the 19th century villas...

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Cancale

at 23 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Cancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh every day!...

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Mont-Dol

at 25 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Mont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which stands a...

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Dol-de-Bretagne

at 27 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the most popular...

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Coutances

at 35 km (direction south-west)

Coutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th century...

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Emerald Coast

at 37 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The Emerald Coast in northern Brittany is extremely popular with visitors and contains numerous...

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Saint-Malo

at 37 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

We were pleased to discover that Saint-Malo, often considered a ferry port, is also...

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Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 37 km (direction south-south-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Most visitors to Saint-Brice-en-Cogles also enjoy the tour of the local castles and manor...

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Saint-Suliac

Most Beautiful Village at 38 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Saint Suliac is a beautiful village on the estuary of the River Rance in...

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Combourg

at 40 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Combourg is best known for the Chateau de Combourg, once home to Chateaubriand, the...

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Dinard Pointe du Moulinet

at 40 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The Pointe du Moulinet in Dinard is visited for the imposing neo-gothic villas and...

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Dinard Pointe de la Malouine

at 41 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The Pointe de la Malouine in Dinard is a promontory west of the town...

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Dinard

at 41 km (direction west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Dinard, estblished as a fashionable resort in the 19th century, is still one of...

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Markets in and near Saint-Jean-le-Thomas

Carolles: market Thursday (4km)
Jullouville: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (6km)
Saint-Pair-sur-Mer: market Thursday (10km)
La Haye-Pesnel: market Wednesday (12km)
Avranches: market Saturday (13km)
Granville: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (13km)
Brehal: market Tuesday & Sunday (19km)
Pontorson: market Wednesday (20km)
Ducey: market Tuesday (21km)
Gavray: market Saturday (23km)

More information about Saint-Jean-le-Thomas, Normandy

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Manche travel guide

Manche places and attractions

Tourist attractions near Saint-Jean-le-Thomas, France

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

Grand sites of France

Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (11km)

Heritage sites

Mont-Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (11km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Granville (13km)
Dinan (49km)

Remarkable gardens

Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (30km)
Argences (32km)
Jardin du château de La Ballue (32km)
Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (40km)
Jardins de Montmarin (43km)
Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (47km)

Towns of Art and history

Coutances (35km)
Dinard (41km)
Fougeres (48km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

Ducey (21km)
Villedieu-les-Poeles (25km)
Dol-de-Bretagne (26km)
Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (37km)
Torigni-sur-Vire (52km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Saint-Malo (38km)
Domjean (46km)
Saint-Juvat (57km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

Parc zoologique de Champrepus (18km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Jean-le-Thomas is in the north of France at 53 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Saint-Jean-le-Thomas is 284 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Saint-Jean-le-Thomas

Canton: Sartilly

Arrondissement: Avranches

Department: Manche

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 50530

Distance to Saint-Jean-le-Thomas

from Saint-Lo (prefecture): 53 km

from Paris: 284 km

from Calais: 345 km

from Nice: 876 km

from Bordeaux: 439 km

from Strasbourg: 680 km

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car, often from the ferries at Saint-Malo, Cherbourg or Caen on the coast here which are very convenient. For driving distances to Saint-Jean-le-Thomas from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Angey, Bacilly, Carolles, Champcey, Champeaux, Dragey-Ronthon, Genets, Jullouville, Saint-Pierre-Langers and Sartilly.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Jean-le-Thomas