Villedieu-les-Poeles tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Vire at 24 km from Villedieu-les-Poeles
Visit Villedieu-les-Poeles: highlights and tourist information
Villedieu-les-Poeles is situated in the Manche department and Normandy region.
Tourist classifications for Villedieu-les-Poeles include "village d'etape".
Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Villedieu-les-Poeles in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Vire at 24 km and Granville at 27 km.
Villedieu-les-Poeles, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Vire
at 24 km (direction east), in the Calvados departmentWhen you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des Gorges de...
See Vire guide
Granville
Seaside resort at 27 km (direction west)Granville is best known for its long sandy beach, and the 19th century villas...
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Coutances
at 29 km (direction north-west)Coutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th century...
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Mont-Saint-Michel
Heritage Site at 31 km (direction south-west)No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey and island...
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Cancale
at 48 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentCancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh every day!...
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Lessay abbey
Abbey at 48 km (direction north-west)The abbey church at Lessay is an important example of roman style architecture...
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Saint-Brice-en-Cogles
at 49 km (direction south-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentMost visitors to Saint-Brice-en-Cogles also enjoy the tour of the local castles and manor...
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Mont-Dol
at 50 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentMont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which stands a...
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Domfront
at 50 km (direction east-south-east), in the Orne departmentThe castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the old town...
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Dol-de-Bretagne
at 51 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the most popular...
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Les Jardins des Renaudies
Garden at 57 km (direction south-east), in the Mayenne departmentLes Jardins des Renaudies is a pretty garden in north-west France...
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Combourg
at 61 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentCombourg is best known for the Chateau de Combourg, once home to Chateaubriand, the...
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Bayeux
at 62 km (direction north-east), in the Calvados departmentBest known for its world-famous tapestry, Bayeux also has an imposing cathedral...
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Creully
at 70 km (direction north-east), in the Calvados departmentThe medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...
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Markets in and near Villedieu-les-Poeles
Market days in Villedieu-les-Poeles: weekly market: Tuesday;
- Villedieu-les-Poeles: market Tuesday (0km)
- Gavray: market Saturday (12km)
- Brecey: market Friday (13km)
- La Haye-Pesnel: market Wednesday (14km)
- Avranches: market Saturday (20km)
- Brehal: market Tuesday & Sunday (22km)
- Vire: market Friday (25km)
- Ducey: market Tuesday (25km)
- Saint-Pair-sur-Mer: market Thursday (25km)
- Sourdeval: market Tuesday (26km)
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Tourist attractions near Villedieu-les-Poeles, France
What to do at Villedieu-les-Poeles? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Villedieu-les-Poeles.
Grand sites of France
- Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (31km)
Heritage sites
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (45km)
Remarkable gardens
- Argences (25km)
- Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (46km)
- Jardin du château de La Ballue (50km)
- Plantbessin (51km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Forêt de Saint-Sever (13km)
- Roches de Ham (25km)
- Couesnon (32km)
- Embouchure - Couesnon (32km)
- Chausey (41km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (42km)
- Forêt de Cerisy (46km)
- Île des Landes (47km)
- Île des Rimains (48km)
Towns of Art and history
- Coutances (29km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Ducey (25km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (28km)
- Villers-Bocage (50km)
- Dol-de-Bretagne (50km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Domjean (22km)
- Saint-Fraimbault (55km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Champrepus (7km)
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (39km)
Geography and distances
Villedieu-les-Poeles is in the north of France at 32 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Villedieu-les-Poeles is 261 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Villedieu-les-Poeles
from Saint-Lo (prefecture): 32 km
from Paris: 261 km
from Calais: 322 km
from Nice: 866 km
from Bordeaux: 448 km
from Strasbourg: 658 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 Villedieu-les-Poeles from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beslon, Bourguenolles, Cherence-le-Heron, Fleury, La Bloutiere, La Chapelle-Cecelin, La Colombe, La Lande-d'Airou, La Trinite, Montaigu-les-Bois, Rouffigny, Saint-Martin-le-Bouillant, Saint-Maur-Des-Bois and Sainte-Cecile.
This page in French: Visiter Villedieu-les-Poeles