Saint-Mars-la-Briere tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Mars-la-Briere: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Mars-la-Briere is situated in the Sarthe department and Pays de la Loire 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-Mars-la-Briere in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Le Mans at 13 km and La Ferte-Bernard at 27 km.

Saint-Mars-la-Briere, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Le Mans

at 13 km (direction west)

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

See Le Mans guide

La Ferte-Bernard

at 27 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See La Ferte-Bernard guide

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

at 28 km (direction north-west)

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

See Beaumont-sur-Sarthe guide

Fresnay-sur-Sarthe

at 38 km (direction north-west)

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

See Fresnay-sur-Sarthe guide

Belleme

at 41 km (direction north-north-east), in the Orne department

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

See Belleme guide

Sillé-le-Guillaume

at 41 km (direction west-north-west)

Sillé le Guillaume has a chateau dating to the 11th century and a 13th...

See Sillé-le-Guillaume guide

Chateau du Lude

Castle at 45 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Chateau du Lude guide

Nogent-le-Rotrou

at 46 km (direction north-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

Parcé-sur-Sarthe

at 48 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Parcé-sur-Sarthe guide

Asnieres-sur-Vegre

at 48 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Asnieres-sur-Vegre guide

Alencon

at 49 km (direction north-west), in the Orne department

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

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Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 50 km (direction east-south-east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

With a river and ancient bridge below and an ancient castle above Lavardin, it...

See Lavardin guide

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Most Beautiful Village at 50 km (direction north-west), in the Orne department

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

See Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei guide

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere

Garden at 50 km (direction north-west), in the Orne department

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

See Les Jardins de la Mansoniere guide

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Reserve excursions near Saint-Mars-la-Briere

Map of places to visit near Saint-Mars-la-Briere

Markets in and near Saint-Mars-la-Briere

• Connerre: market Wednesday (9km)
• Le Mans: market every day except Monday (14km)
• Bonnetable: market Tuesday & Friday (17km)
• Allonnes: market Tuesday (18km)
• Arnage: market Saturday (18km)
• Le Grand-Luce: market Wednesday all day (20km)
• Ecommoy: market Tuesday (24km)
• Vibraye: market Friday (27km)
• La Ferte-Bernard: market Saturday & Monday (27km)
• Beaumont-sur-Sarthe: market Tuesday (28km)

More information about Saint-Mars-la-Briere, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near Saint-Mars-la-Briere, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Lavardin (50km)
• Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei (50km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Nogent-le-Rotrou (46km)
• La Fleche (50km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Perche (52km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (8km)
• Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (13km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (25km)
• Jardin du château de Vilaines (27km)
• Jardins du Mirail (32km)
• Jardins du château de Poncé (36km)
• Jardins de la Massonnière (39km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (45km)
• Jardin de la petite Rochelle (53km)
• Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (54km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Le Mans (14km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt de Perseigne (43km)
• Mont du Haut-Fourché (49km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Coulaines (13km)
• Cogners (28km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Spaycific'Zoo (21km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Mars-la-Briere is in the north-west of France at 13 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: Saint-Mars-la-Briere is 172 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-Mars-la-Briere from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Ardenay-sur-Merize, Champagne, Fatines, Lombron, Montfort-le-Gesnois, Saint-Corneille, Savigne-l'Eveque and Soulitre.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Mars-la-Briere