Saint-Pierre-du-Lorouer tourism and travel guide

Visit Saint-Pierre-du-Lorouer: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Pierre-du-Lorouer 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-Pierre-du-Lorouer in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lavardin at 28 km and Chateau du Lude at 32 km.

Saint-Pierre-du-Lorouer, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Lavardin

Lavardin

Most Beautiful Village at 28 km (direction east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

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

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Chateau du Lude

Chateau du Lude

Castle at 32 km (direction west-south-west)

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

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Le Mans

Le Mans

at 33 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Le Mans guide
Vendome

Vendome

at 41 km (direction east), in the Loir-et-Cher department

Now listed as a 'town of art and history', Vendome retains many monuments from...

See Vendome guide
 
 
La Ferte-Bernard

La Ferte-Bernard

at 44 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Tours Cathedral and La Psalette Cloisters

Cathedral at 47 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The la Psalette cloister and the cathedral of Tours together make a very impressive...

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Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Church at 47 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The basilica Saint-Martin is an imposing neo-byzantine church in the town of Tours...

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Tours

Tours

at 48 km (direction south-south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

Tours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval buildings, and...

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Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

at 55 km (direction north-west)

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

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Bauge

Bauge

at 55 km (direction west-south-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

Bauge is a small traditional town with a small castle - and a very...

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Chateau d'Amboise

Chateau d'Amboise

Castle at 56 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The Chateau d'Amboise is a castle with impressive gardens and a lovely view across...

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Amboise

Amboise

at 56 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

Although it is the castle that attracts visitors to Amboise, you will also enjoy...

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Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

Chateau de Clos Lucé at Amboise

Castle at 56 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The Chateau de Clos-Lucé was home to Leonardo da Vinci and you can visit...

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Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard

Castle at 57 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The Domaine Royal de Château Gaillard in Amboise is the first Renaissance manor house...

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Reserve excursions near Saint-Pierre-du-Lorouer

Map of places to visit near Saint-Pierre-du-Lorouer

 
 

Markets in and near Saint-Pierre-du-Lorouer

  • Le Grand-Luce: market Wednesday all day (8km)
  • Chateau-du-Loir: market Saturday (15km)
  • Besse-sur-Braye: market Saturday (17km)
  • Ecommoy: market Tuesday (19km)
  • Saint-Calais: market Thursday all day & Sunday (21km)
  • Saint-Paterne-Racan: market Thursday (23km)
  • Savigny-sur-Braye: market Tuesday (23km)
  • Neuvy-le-Roi: market Friday (23km)
  • Montoire-sur-le-Loir: market Saturday (26km)
  • Connerre: market Wednesday (28km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Pierre-du-Lorouer, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

  • La Fleche (46km)

Churches and religious monuments

  • Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (30km)
  • Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (33km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardins du château de Poncé (11km)
  • Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (21km)
  • Parc et jardins du château du Lude (32km)
  • Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (32km)
  • Jardin du château de Vilaines (39km)
  • Parc de Lathan (46km)
  • Jardins du Mirail (47km)
  • Parc et jardins du château de Valmer (47km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Towns of Art and history

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Cogners (12km)
  • Coulaines (34km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Spaycific'Zoo (31km)
  • Réserve de Beaumarchais (47km)
 
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Geography and distances

Saint-Pierre-du-Lorouer is in the north-west of France at 34 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: Saint-Pierre-du-Lorouer is 179 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Saint-Pierre-du-Lorouer

Canton: Grand-Lucé

Arrondissement: Mans

Department: Sarthe

Region: Pays de la Loire

Postcode: 72150

Distance to Saint-Pierre-du-Lorouer

from Le Mans (prefecture): 34 km

from Paris: 179 km

from Calais: 363 km

from Nice: 694 km

from Bordeaux: 341 km

from Strasbourg: 542 km

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-Pierre-du-Lorouer from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 4 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Courdemanche, Saint-Georges-de-la-Couee, Saint-Vincent-du-Lorouer and Thoire-sur-Dinan.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Pierre-du-Lorouer

 
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