Saint-Planchers tourism and travel guide

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Visit Saint-Planchers: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Planchers 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-Planchers in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Granville at 5 km and Mont-Saint-Michel at 21 km.

Saint-Planchers, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Granville

Seaside resort at 5 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Granville guide

Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 21 km (direction south)

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

See Mont-Saint-Michel guide

Coutances

at 24 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Coutances guide

Cancale

at 27 km (direction west-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

Mont-Dol

at 33 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Mont-Dol guide

Dol-de-Bretagne

at 35 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Dol-de-Bretagne guide

Emerald Coast

at 40 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 40 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

Saint-Suliac

Most Beautiful Village at 43 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Saint-Suliac guide

Dinard Pointe du Moulinet

at 43 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...

See Dinard Pointe du Moulinet guide

Lessay abbey

Abbey at 44 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Lessay abbey guide

Dinard Pointe de la Malouine

at 44 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 45 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...

See Dinard guide

Vire

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

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

See Vire guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Manche

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Markets in and near Saint-Planchers

Saint-Pair-sur-Mer: market Thursday (3km)
Granville: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (5km)
Jullouville: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (7km)
Brehal: market Tuesday & Sunday (8km)
Carolles: market Thursday (9km)
La Haye-Pesnel: market Wednesday (10km)
Gavray: market Saturday (16km)
Avranches: market Saturday (20km)
Villedieu-les-Poeles: market Tuesday (22km)
Agon-Coutainville: market Tuesday & Saturday (25km)

More information about Saint-Planchers, Normandy

Normandy region travel guide

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Manche travel guide

Manche places and attractions

Tourist attractions near Saint-Planchers, France

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

Grand sites of France

Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (21km)

Heritage sites

Mont-Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (21km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Granville (5km)
Dinan (56km)

Churches and religious monuments

Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (60km)

Remarkable gardens

Argences (22km)
Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (41km)
Jardin du château de La Ballue (42km)
Jardins de Montmarin (47km)

Towns of Art and history

Coutances (24km)
Dinard (45km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

Villedieu-les-Poeles (22km)
Ducey (29km)
Dol-de-Bretagne (35km)
Torigni-sur-Vire (46km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Domjean (40km)
Saint-Malo (41km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

Parc zoologique de Champrepus (15km)

Geography and distances

Saint-Planchers is in the north of France at 45 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Saint-Planchers is 284 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Saint-Planchers

Canton: Granville

Arrondissement: Avranches

Department: Manche

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 50400

Distance to Saint-Planchers

from Saint-Lo (prefecture): 45 km

from Paris: 284 km

from Calais: 338 km

from Nice: 883 km

from Bordeaux: 449 km

from Strasbourg: 681 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-Planchers from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Anctoville-sur-Boscq, Breville-sur-Mer, Donville-les-Bains, Granville, Hudimesnil, Jullouville, Longueville, Saint-Aubin-Des-Preaux, Saint-Jean-Des-Champs, Saint-Pair-sur-Mer, Saint-Pierre-Langers, Saint-Sauveur-la-Pommeraye and Yquelon.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Planchers