Saulnieres tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Chateaugiron at 16 km from Saulnieres
Visit Saulnieres: highlights and tourist information
Saulnieres is situated in the Ille-et-Vilaine 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 Saulnieres in Brittany.
Popular places to visit nearby include Chateaugiron at 16 km and Rennes at 23 km.
Saulnieres, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Chateaugiron
at 16 km (direction north-north-east)The castle and towers in the heart of old Chateaugiron help explain why it...
See Chateaugiron guide
Rennes
at 23 km (direction north-north-west)An unmissable highlight in the region, Rennes has a very picturesque medieval centre...
See Rennes guide
Langon
at 29 km (direction south-west)Langon is home to an ancient chapel with a Roman fresco...
See Langon guide
Vitre
at 36 km (direction east-north-east)A town not be missed, Vitré has a superb historic centre with numerous fascinating...
See Vitre guide
Paimpont
at 45 km (direction west-north-west)Paimpont is well known for its 'magical forest', part of the ancient forests that...
See Paimpont guide
Redon
at 47 km (direction west-south-west)Combining and active port with the cobbled streets of the old town, Redon is...
See Redon guide
Becherel
at 50 km (direction north-west)Becherel is a pretty town and a centre for books....
See Becherel guide
Fougeres
at 56 km (direction north-east)The castle and historic lower town are the main attraction, but be sure to...
See Fougeres guide
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Reserve excursions near Saulnieres
Map of places to visit near Saulnieres
Markets in and near Saulnieres
- Janze: market Wednesday (8km)
- Bain-de-Bretagne: market Monday (11km)
- Chateaugiron: market Thursday (16km)
- Bruz: market Friday (17km)
- Cesson-Sevigne: market Saturday (23km)
- Rennes: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Saturday & Friday (23km)
- Chateaubourg: market Friday (26km)
- Mordelles: market Tuesday (26km)
- La Guerche-de-Bretagne: market Tuesday (26km)
- Thorigne-Fouillard: market Sunday (27km)
More information about Saulnieres, Brittany
Tourist attractions near Saulnieres, France
What to do at Saulnieres? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Saulnieres.
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Vitre (36km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (22km)
- Jardins de Broceliande (26km)
- Parc du château de Caradeuc (50km)
- Jardins de la Pellerine (60km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Vallée du Canut (24km)
- Forêt de Chevré (29km)
- Forêt de Rennes (31km)
- Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (33km)
- Étang de la Cantache (34km)
- Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (34km)
- Étang de la Valière (37km)
- Étang de Paintourteau (41km)
- Forêt du Pertre (42km)
- Forges de Paimpont (42km)
- Étang de Haute-Vilaine (44km)
- Forêt de Paimpont (45km)
- Île-aux-Pies (46km)
- Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (46km)
- Marais de Vilaine (55km)
- Source - Couesnon (59km)
Towns of Art and history
- Rennes (23km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Grand-Fougeray (24km)
- Bedee (40km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Chartres-de-Bretagne (17km)
- Cesson-Sevigne (23km)
- Le Rheu (26km)
- La Gacilly (44km)
- Juvigne (54km)
Geography and distances
Saulnieres is in the north-west of France at 23 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Saulnieres is 309 kilometres from Paris).
Geographical Information
Commune: Saulnieres
Canton: Sel-de-Bretagne
Arrondissement: Redon
Department: Ille-et-Vilaine
Region: Brittany
Postcode: 35320
Distance to Saulnieres
from Rennes (prefecture): 23 km
from Paris: 309 km
from Calais: 419 km
from Nice: 830 km
from Bordeaux: 351 km
from Strasbourg: 695 km
Getting here
Most visitors Most UK visitors arrive by car with the cross-channel ferry port at Saint Malo keeping driving time to a minimum. For driving distances to Saulnieres from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 9 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Brie, Chanteloup, Crevin, La Bosse-de-Bretagne, La Couyere, Le Petit-Fougeray, Le Sel-de-Bretagne, Pance and Tresboeuf.
This page in French: Visiter Saulnieres