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Visit Torce: highlights and tourist information

Torce 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 Torce in Brittany.

Popular places to visit nearby include Vitre at 8 km and Chateaugiron at 17 km.

Torce, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Vitre

at 8 km (direction north-east)

A town not be missed, Vitré has a superb historic centre with numerous fascinating...

See Vitre guide

Chateaugiron

at 17 km (direction west)

The castle and towers in the heart of old Chateaugiron help explain why it...

See Chateaugiron guide

Rennes

at 31 km (direction west)

An unmissable highlight in the region, Rennes has a very picturesque medieval centre...

See Rennes guide

Fougeres

at 33 km (direction north-north-east)

The castle and historic lower town are the main attraction, but be sure to...

See Fougeres guide

Laval

at 37 km (direction east), in the Mayenne department

The castle, the river and the historic centre make the substantial town of Laval...

See Laval guide

Saint-Brice-en-Cogles

at 40 km (direction north-north-west)

Most visitors to Saint-Brice-en-Cogles also enjoy the tour of the local castles and manor...

See Saint-Brice-en-Cogles guide

Les Jardins des Renaudies

Garden at 49 km (direction north-east), in the Mayenne department

Les Jardins des Renaudies is a pretty garden in north-west France...

See Les Jardins des Renaudies guide

Combourg

at 53 km (direction north-west)

Combourg is best known for the Chateau de Combourg, once home to Chateaubriand, the...

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Mayenne (town)

at 56 km (direction east-north-east), in the Mayenne department

Quite a small town, the highlight of a visit to Mayenne is the nearby...

See Mayenne (town) guide

Langon

at 58 km (direction west-south-west)

Langon is home to an ancient chapel with a Roman fresco...

See Langon guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Ille-et-Vilaine

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Map of places to visit near Torce

Markets in and near Torce

• Vitre: market Monday (8km)
• Chateaubourg: market Friday (11km)
• La Guerche-de-Bretagne: market Tuesday (14km)
• Chateaugiron: market Thursday (18km)
• Janze: market Wednesday (20km)
• Port-Brillet: market Tuesday (22km)
• Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier: market Thursday (24km)
• Liffre: market Friday (25km)
• Thorigne-Fouillard: market Sunday (25km)
• Cesson-Sevigne: market Saturday (26km)

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Tourist attractions near Torce, France

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Vitre (8km)
• Chateau-Gontier (49km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (20km)
• Jardins de la Pellerine (33km)
• Parc et jardins du château de Craon (34km)
• Parc et jardin de Clivoy (34km)
• Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (39km)
• Jardins de Broceliande (44km)
• Jardin du château de La Ballue (47km)
• Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (47km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Étang de la Cantache (8km)
• Étang de la Valière (9km)
• Étang de Paintourteau (12km)
• Forêt de Chevré (15km)
• Forêt du Pertre (15km)
• Étang de Haute-Vilaine (15km)
• Étang de Châtillon-en-Vendelais (20km)
• Complexe forestier Rennes-Liffré-Chèvre, étang et lande d'Ouée, forêt de Haute-Sève (25km)
• Forêt de Rennes (27km)
• Abbaye Notre-Dame du Nid-au-Merle (29km)
• Source - Couesnon (32km)
• Forêt de Fougères (38km)
• Étangs du canal d'Ille-et-Rance (42km)

Towns of Art and history

• Rennes (31km)
• Fougeres (33km)
• Laval (37km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Saint-Brice-en-Cogles (39km)
• Grand-Fougeray (51km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Juvigne (25km)
• Cesson-Sevigne (26km)
• Chartres-de-Bretagne (33km)
• Le Rheu (39km)
• Chenille-Change (60km)

Geography and distances

Torce is in the north-west of France at 31 kilometres from Rennes, the department capital (general information: Torce is 281 kilometres from Paris).

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 Torce from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Bais, Cornille, Etrelles, Louvigne-de-Bais, Poce-les-Bois, Saint-Aubin-Des-Landes and Vergeal.

This page in French: Visiter Torce