Saint-Potan tourism and travel guide

Visit Saint-Potan: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Potan is situated in the Cotes-d'Armor 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-Potan in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Plancoet at 6 km and Saint-Cast-le-Guildo at 8 km.

Saint-Potan, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Plancoet

Plancoet

at 6 km (direction east-south-east)

Quiet when compared with the coast towns in Brittany, Plancoet and the nearby valley...

See Plancoet guide
Saint-Cast-le-Guildo

Saint-Cast-le-Guildo

Seaside resort at 8 km (direction north-north-east)

Saint-cast-le-Guildo is a small seaside resort with a sandy beach and easy access to...

See Saint-Cast-le-Guildo guide
Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer

Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer

Seaside resort at 9 km (direction east-north-east)

Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer is a small town on a peninsula in Brittany that is surrounded by...

See Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer guide
Cap Frehel

Cap Frehel

at 10 km (direction north-west)

Cap-Fréhel is a scenic clifftop, viewpoint and coastal path...

See Cap Frehel guide
 
 
Plevenon

Plevenon

at 11 km (direction north-north-west)

Plévenon is a small village in Brittany near Cap Fréhel...

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Sables-d'Or-les-Pins

Sables-d'Or-les-Pins

Seaside resort at 12 km (direction north-west)

Sables-d'Or-les-Pins is a lovely beach on the Brittany coast...

See Sables-d'Or-les-Pins guide
Saint-Briac-sur-Mer

Saint-Briac-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 13 km (direction east-north-east), 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
Erquy

Erquy

Seaside resort at 15 km (direction west-north-west)

Erquy is a small resort near several sandy beaches and the viewpoint at Cap...

See Erquy guide
 
 
Saint-Lunaire

Saint-Lunaire

Seaside resort at 16 km (direction east-north-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

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

See Saint-Lunaire guide
Dinard

Dinard

at 19 km (direction east-north-east), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Dinard, estblished as a fashionable resort in the 19th century, is still one of...

See Dinard guide
Le Val-André

Le Val-André

at 19 km (direction west)

Le Val-André is a family friendly seaside resort on the Brittany coast...

See Le Val-André guide
Dinard Pointe de la Malouine

Dinard Pointe de la Malouine

at 20 km (direction east-north-east), 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 Pointe du Moulinet

Dinard Pointe du Moulinet

at 20 km (direction east-north-east), 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
Dinan church of Saint-Malo

Dinan church of Saint-Malo

Church at 21 km (direction east-south-east)

The Church of Saint-Malo in Dinan is a large 15th century church with interesting...

See Dinan church of Saint-Malo guide

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Markets in and near Saint-Potan

  • Matignon: market Wednesday (4km)
  • Plancoet: market Saturday (6km)
  • Saint-Cast-le-Guildo: market Monday - seasonal market only (8km)
  • Saint-Jacut-de-la-Mer: market Friday (9km)
  • Lancieux: market Tuesday & Tuesday (12km)
  • Erquy: market Saturday (15km)
  • Saint-Lunaire: market Sunday - seasonal market only (16km)
  • Lamballe: market Thursday all day (19km)
  • Dinard: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday (19km)
  • Pleneuf-Val-Andre: market Tuesday & Friday (20km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Potan, France

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

Grand sites of France

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardins de Montmarin (17km)
  • Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (34km)
  • Jardin du Colombier (35km)
  • Parc du château de Caradeuc (39km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Îlot de la Colombière (10km)
  • Baie de Lancieux, baie de l'Arguenon, archipel de Saint-Malo et Dinard (12km)
  • Cap Frehel (14km)
  • Le Grand-Pourier (20km)
  • Îlot du Verdelet (20km)
  • Rance (fleuve) (21km)
  • Embouchure - Rance (21km)
  • Cézembre (21km)
  • Îlots Notre-Dame et Chevret (21km)
  • Estuaire de la Rance (24km)
  • Pointe de la Varde (26km)
  • Havre de Rothéneuf (29km)
  • Île Besnard (29km)
  • Baie de Saint-Brieuc (30km)
  • Côte de Cancale à Paramé (32km)
  • Île du Guesclin (33km)
  • Source - Rance (34km)
  • Île des Rimains (37km)
  • Pointe du Grouin (37km)
  • Île des Landes (38km)
  • Chausey (49km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Zooparc de Trégomeur (44km)
 
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Geography and distances

Saint-Potan is in the north-west of France at 35 kilometres from Saint-Brieuc, the department capital (general information: Saint-Potan is 342 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Saint-Potan

Canton: Matignon

Arrondissement: Dinan

Department: Cotes-d'Armor

Region: Brittany

Postcode: 22550

Distance to Saint-Potan

from Saint-Brieuc (prefecture): 35 km

from Paris: 342 km

from Calais: 399 km

from Nice: 912 km

from Bordeaux: 434 km

from Strasbourg: 738 km

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car, often from a ferry port such as Roscoff or Saint Malo nearby on the northern Brittany coast. For driving distances to Saint-Potan from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Landebia, Matignon, Plancoet, Pleboulle, Pluduno, Ruca and Saint-Lormel.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Potan

 
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