Sille-le-Philippe tourism and travel guide

Visit Sille-le-Philippe: highlights and tourist information

Sille-le-Philippe 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 Sille-le-Philippe in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Le Mans at 16 km and Beaumont-sur-Sarthe at 21 km.

Sille-le-Philippe, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Le Mans

Le Mans

at 16 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Le Mans guide
Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

at 21 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Beaumont-sur-Sarthe guide
La Ferte-Bernard

La Ferte-Bernard

at 24 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See La Ferte-Bernard guide
Fresnay-sur-Sarthe

Fresnay-sur-Sarthe

at 31 km (direction west-north-west)

The traditional market hall and remains of a medieval castle, and the river and...

See Fresnay-sur-Sarthe guide
 
 
Belleme

Belleme

at 34 km (direction north-east), in the Orne department

Belleme is one of several small attractive villages within the Perche Natural Regional Park...

See Belleme guide
Sillé-le-Guillaume

Sillé-le-Guillaume

at 37 km (direction west)

Sillé le Guillaume has a chateau dating to the 11th century and a 13th...

See Sillé-le-Guillaume guide
Alencon

Alencon

at 41 km (direction north-west), in the Orne department

There are several sites of historical interest in Alencon, best known as a centre...

See Alencon guide
Nogent-le-Rotrou

Nogent-le-Rotrou

at 42 km (direction east-north-east), in the Eure-et-Loir department

Within the Perche Regional Natural Park, in Nogent-le-Rotrou you can discover the castle and...

See Nogent-le-Rotrou guide
 
 
Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Most Beautiful Village at 43 km (direction north-west), in the Orne department

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei is a very pretty village in the Regional Natural Park of Normandie-Marne....

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Les Jardins de la Mansoniere

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere

Garden at 43 km (direction north-west), in the Orne department

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere is a lovely garden in the charming village of...

See Les Jardins de la Mansoniere guide
Le Perche

Le Perche

at 46 km (direction north-east), in the Orne department

The peaceful countryside of the Perche Natural Regional Park has lots of opportunities to...

See Le Perche guide
Mortagne-au-Perche

Mortagne-au-Perche

at 48 km (direction north-north-east), in the Orne department

There are several places of historic interest to discover here at Mortagne-au-Perche, within the...

See Mortagne-au-Perche guide
 
 
Asnieres-sur-Vegre

Asnieres-sur-Vegre

at 50 km (direction west-south-west)

The small town of Asnières-sur-Vègre is especially picturesque in the area around the bridge...

See Asnieres-sur-Vegre guide
Parcé-sur-Sarthe

Parcé-sur-Sarthe

at 51 km (direction west-south-west)

Parcé sur Sarthe is a classified petites cites de caractere and has an attractive...

See Parcé-sur-Sarthe guide

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Markets in and near Sille-le-Philippe

  • Bonnetable: market Tuesday & Friday (9km)
  • Connerre: market Wednesday (12km)
  • Le Mans: market every day except Monday (18km)
  • Beaumont-sur-Sarthe: market Tuesday (21km)
  • Allonnes: market Tuesday (21km)
  • Arnage: market Saturday (23km)
  • La Ferte-Bernard: market Saturday & Monday (24km)
  • Mamers: market Monday (27km)
  • Conlie: market Thursday (27km)
  • Le Grand-Luce: market Wednesday all day (28km)

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Tourist attractions near Sille-le-Philippe, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Regional Natural Parcs

  • Perche (46km)
  • Normandie-Maine (60km)

Churches and religious monuments

  • Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (12km)
  • Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (16km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardin du château de Vilaines (29km)
  • Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (33km)
  • Jardins du Mirail (33km)
  • Jardins de la Massonnière (40km)
  • Jardins du château de Poncé (45km)
  • Jardin de la petite Rochelle (48km)
  • Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (61km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Forêt de Perseigne (34km)
  • Mont du Haut-Fourché (42km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Coulaines (14km)
  • Cogners (35km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Spaycific'Zoo (26km)
 
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Geography and distances

Sille-le-Philippe is in the north-west of France at 15 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: Sille-le-Philippe is 169 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Sille-le-Philippe

Canton: Montfort-le-Gesnois

Arrondissement: Mans

Department: Sarthe

Region: Pays de la Loire

Postcode: 72460

Distance to Sille-le-Philippe

from Le Mans (prefecture): 15 km

from Paris: 169 km

from Calais: 334 km

from Nice: 725 km

from Bordeaux: 371 km

from Strasbourg: 549 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 Sille-le-Philippe from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beaufay, Courceboeufs, Lombron, Saint-Celerin, Saint-Corneille, Savigne-l'Eveque and Torce-en-Vallee.

This page in French: Visiter Sille-le-Philippe

 
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