Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon is situated in the Ille-et-Vilaine department and Brittany 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-Marc-sur-Couesnon in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saint-Brice-en-Cogles at 12 km and Fougeres at 13 km.

Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 12 km (direction )

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

See Saint-Brice-en-Cogles guide

Fougeres

at 13 km (direction east-north-east)

The castle and historic lower town are the main attraction, but be sure to...

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Vitre

at 23 km (direction south-east)

A town not be missed, Vitré has a superb historic centre with numerous fascinating...

See Vitre guide

Chateaugiron

at 30 km (direction south-south-west)

The castle and towers in the heart of old Chateaugiron help explain why it...

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Combourg

at 31 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Combourg guide

Rennes

at 31 km (direction west-south-west)

An unmissable highlight in the region, Rennes has a very picturesque medieval centre...

See Rennes guide

Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 38 km (direction north-north-west), in the Manche department

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

See Mont-Saint-Michel guide

Les Jardins des Renaudies

Garden at 40 km (direction east), in the Mayenne department

Les Jardins des Renaudies is a pretty garden in north-west France...

See Les Jardins des Renaudies guide

Dol-de-Bretagne

at 40 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Mont-Dol

at 42 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Becherel

at 43 km (direction west)

Becherel is a pretty town and a centre for books....

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Laval

at 51 km (direction east-south-east), in the Mayenne department

The castle, the river and the historic centre make the substantial town of Laval...

See Laval guide

Dinan Rue du Jerzual

at 53 km (direction west-north-west), in the Cotes-d'Armor department

The Rue du Jerzual and the port are two of the most picturesque areas...

See Dinan Rue du Jerzual guide

Saint-Suliac

Most Beautiful Village at 54 km (direction west-north-west)

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

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Reserve excursions near Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon

Map of places to visit near Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon

Markets in and near Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon

• Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier: market Thursday (6km)
• Fougeres: market Saturday (14km)
• Liffre: market Friday (15km)
• Chateaubourg: market Friday (22km)
• Vitre: market Monday (23km)
• Thorigne-Fouillard: market Sunday (23km)
• Saint-James: market Monday (24km)
• Betton: market Sunday (25km)
• Melesse: market Thursday (26km)
• Louvigne-du-Desert: market Friday (27km)

More information about Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon, Brittany

Tourist attractions near Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (38km)

Heritage sites

• Mont-Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (39km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Vitre (23km)

Remarkable gardens

• Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (15km)
• Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (20km)
• Jardin du château de La Ballue (20km)
• Jardins de la Pellerine (23km)
• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (24km)
• Parc et jardin de Clivoy (37km)
• Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (41km)
• Parc du château de Caradeuc (43km)
• Jardins de Broceliande (47km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (16km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (17km)
• Forêt de Chevré (17km)
• Forêt de Fougères (18km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (18km)
• Étang de la Cantache (20km)
• Forêt de Rennes (20km)
• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (21km)
• Source - Couesnon (23km)
• Étang de Haute-Vilaine (25km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (25km)
• Étang de Paintourteau (27km)
• Étang de la Valière (28km)
• Forêt du Pertre (34km)
• Embouchure - Couesnon (37km)
• Couesnon (37km)
• Estuaire de la Rance (53km)
• Vallée du Canut (54km)
• Île des Rimains (54km)
• Côte de Cancale à Paramé (59km)
• Île du Guesclin (59km)
• Havre de Rothéneuf (61km)
• Île Besnard (61km)

Towns of Art and history

• Fougeres (13km)
• Rennes (31km)
• Laval (51km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (12km)
• Ducey (35km)
• Dol-de-Bretagne (40km)
• Bedee (45km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Juvigne (26km)
• Cesson-Sevigne (27km)
• Chartres-de-Bretagne (39km)
• Le Rheu (39km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon is in the north-west of France at 31 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon is 280 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors Most UK visitors arrive by car with the cross-channel ferry port at Saint Malo keeping driving time to a minimum. For driving distances to Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): La Chapelle-Saint-Aubert, Le Tiercent, Mezieres-sur-Couesnon, Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier, Saint-Georges-de-Chesne, Saint-Hilaire-Des-Landes, Saint-Jean-sur-Couesnon, Saint-Ouen-Des-Alleux, Saint-Sauveur-Des-Landes and Vendel.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Marc-sur-Couesnon