Saint-Leonard-Des-Parcs tourism and travel guide

Visit Saint-Leonard-Des-Parcs: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Leonard-Des-Parcs is situated in the Orne 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-Leonard-Des-Parcs in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Sees at 9 km and Haras du Pin at 15 km.

Saint-Leonard-Des-Parcs, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Sees

Sees

at 9 km (direction west-south-west)

The cathedral is the famous attraction at Sees, but there are other sites of...

See Sees guide
Haras du Pin

Haras du Pin

at 15 km (direction north-west)

The Haras du Pin is the oldest of the national horse training centres in...

See Haras du Pin guide
Mortagne-au-Perche

Mortagne-au-Perche

at 23 km (direction east-south-east)

There are several places of historic interest to discover here at Mortagne-au-Perche, within the...

See Mortagne-au-Perche guide
Argentan

Argentan

at 25 km (direction west-north-west)

Despite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites of interest...

See Argentan guide
 
 
Alencon

Alencon

at 28 km (direction south-west)

There are several sites of historical interest in Alencon, best known as a centre...

See Alencon guide
Belleme

Belleme

at 36 km (direction south-east)

Belleme is one of several small attractive villages within the Perche Natural Regional Park...

See Belleme guide
Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Most Beautiful Village at 38 km (direction south-west)

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei is a very pretty village in the Regional Natural Park of Normandie-Marne....

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Les Jardins de la Mansoniere

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere

Garden at 38 km (direction south-west)

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere is a lovely garden in the charming village of...

See Les Jardins de la Mansoniere guide
 
 
Fresnay-sur-Sarthe

Fresnay-sur-Sarthe

at 44 km (direction south-west), in the Sarthe department

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

See Fresnay-sur-Sarthe guide
Falaise

Falaise

at 45 km (direction west-north-west), in the Calvados department

Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments in the...

See Falaise guide
Le Perche

Le Perche

at 46 km (direction east-south-east)

The peaceful countryside of the Perche Natural Regional Park has lots of opportunities to...

See Le Perche guide
Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

at 48 km (direction south-south-west), in the Sarthe department

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

See Beaumont-sur-Sarthe guide
 
 
Chateau de Beaumesnil

Chateau de Beaumesnil

Castle at 52 km (direction north-east), in the Eure department

The Chateau de Beaumesnil is a baroque style castle surrounded by park and gardens...

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Nogent-le-Rotrou

Nogent-le-Rotrou

at 53 km (direction east-south-east), in the Eure-et-Loir department

Within the Perche Regional Natural Park, in Nogent-le-Rotrou you can discover the castle and...

See Nogent-le-Rotrou guide

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Markets in and near Saint-Leonard-Des-Parcs

  • Sees: market Saturday (9km)
  • Le Mele-sur-Sarthe: market Wednesday (15km)
  • Mortagne-Au-Perche: market Saturday all day (23km)
  • Argentan: market Tuesday & Friday (26km)
  • Tourouvre: market Friday (27km)
  • Alencon: market Tuesday & Thursday all day & Sunday & Saturday (28km)
  • Trun: market Thursday (29km)
  • Vitrai-sous-Laigle: market Tuesday (32km)
  • Mamers: market Monday (33km)
  • Montreuil-l'Argille: market Tuesday (36km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Leonard-Des-Parcs, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

National Monuments

  • Carrouges Chateau (34km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Regional Natural Parcs

  • Normandie-Maine (41km)
  • Perche (46km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Sassy (21km)
  • Jardin de la petite Rochelle (43km)
  • Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (47km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Forêt d'Écouves (20km)
  • Signal d'Écouves (21km)
  • Forêt de Perseigne (26km)
  • Mont du Haut-Fourché (41km)

Towns of Art and history

  • Orbec (43km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

  • Tourouvre (27km)
 
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Geography and distances

Saint-Leonard-Des-Parcs is in the north of France at 27 kilometres from Alencon, the department capital (general information: Saint-Leonard-Des-Parcs is 153 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Saint-Leonard-Des-Parcs

Canton: Courtomer

Arrondissement: Alençon

Department: Orne

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 61390

Distance to Saint-Leonard-Des-Parcs

from Alencon (prefecture): 27 km

from Paris: 153 km

from Calais: 280 km

from Nice: 768 km

from Bordeaux: 428 km

from Strasbourg: 548 km

Getting here

Most visitors arrive in one of the cross-channel ferry ports with Caen being especially close, typically within an hours drive. For driving distances to Saint-Leonard-Des-Parcs from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aunou-sur-Orne, Brullemail, Courtomer, Gapree, Godisson, La Genevraie, Le Chalange, Neuville-Pres-Sees, Saint-Germain-le-Vieux and Tremont.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Leonard-Des-Parcs

 
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