Saint-Pierre-de-Coutances tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Pierre-de-Coutances: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Pierre-de-Coutances 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-Pierre-de-Coutances in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Coutances at 1 km and Lessay abbey at 22 km.

Saint-Pierre-de-Coutances, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Coutances

at 1 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Coutances guide

Lessay abbey

Abbey at 22 km (direction north-north-west)

The abbey church at Lessay is an important example of roman style architecture...

See Lessay abbey guide

Granville

Seaside resort at 24 km (direction south-west)

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

See Granville guide

Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 44 km (direction south)

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

See Mont-Saint-Michel guide

Vire

at 47 km (direction east-south-east), in the Calvados department

When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des Gorges de...

See Vire guide

Cancale

at 48 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Cancale guide

Normandy landing beaches

at 56 km (direction east-north-east), in the Calvados department

70 years on and the Normandy Landing Beches still attract thousands of visitors interested...

See Normandy landing beaches guide

Emerald Coast

at 59 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Emerald Coast guide

Saint-Malo

at 59 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Saint-Malo guide

Dinard Pointe du Moulinet

at 62 km (direction west-south-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 62 km (direction west-south-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 63 km (direction west-south-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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Saint-Lunaire

Seaside resort at 65 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Saint-Lunaire is a small resort, established west of Dinard in the 19th century...

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Saint-Briac-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 68 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The resort of Saint-Briac-sur-Mer is an attractive destination with lovely views, several beaches and...

See Saint-Briac-sur-Mer guide

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Markets in and near Saint-Pierre-de-Coutances

Coutances: market Thursday & Saturday (2km)
Agon-Coutainville: market Tuesday & Saturday (10km)
Gouville-sur-Mer: market Monday - seasonal market only (12km)
Gouville-sur-Mer: market Friday (12km)
Brehal: market Tuesday & Sunday (16km)
Gavray: market Saturday (16km)
Marigny: market Wednesday (17km)
Periers: market Saturday (17km)
Granville: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (24km)
Saint-Pair-sur-Mer: market Thursday (26km)

More information about Saint-Pierre-de-Coutances, Normandy

Normandy region travel guide

Driving distances & route maps

Manche travel guide

Manche places and attractions

Tourist attractions near Saint-Pierre-de-Coutances, France

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

Regional Natural Parcs

Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (32km)

Churches and religious monuments

Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (42km)

Remarkable gardens

Argences (3km)

Towns of Art and history

Coutances (1km)
Dinard (63km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

Villedieu-les-Poeles (28km)
Torigni-sur-Vire (34km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Domjean (31km)
Saint-Malo (59km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

Parc zoologique de Champrepus (24km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Pierre-de-Coutances is in the north of France at 28 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Saint-Pierre-de-Coutances is 278 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Saint-Pierre-de-Coutances

Canton: Coutances

Arrondissement: Coutances

Department: Manche

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 50200

Distance to Saint-Pierre-de-Coutances

from Saint-Lo (prefecture): 28 km

from Paris: 278 km

from Calais: 318 km

from Nice: 893 km

from Bordeaux: 471 km

from Strasbourg: 675 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-Pierre-de-Coutances from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 17 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Brainville, Bricqueville-la-Blouette, Cambernon, Contrieres, Courcy, Coutances, Gratot, Heugueville-sur-Sienne, Hyenville, La Vendelee, Montchaton, Monthuchon, Montmartin-sur-Mer, Nicorps, Orval, Saint-Denis-le-Vetu and Saussey.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Pierre-de-Coutances