Vire-en-Champagne tourism and travel guide

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Visit Vire-en-Champagne: highlights and tourist information

Vire-en-Champagne 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 Vire-en-Champagne in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Saulges at 9 km and Asnieres-sur-Vegre at 11 km.

Vire-en-Champagne, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Saulges

at 9 km (direction west), in the Mayenne department

The principal attraction in Saulges is the caves, occupied in prehistoric times...

See Saulges guide

Asnieres-sur-Vegre

at 11 km (direction south-south-east)

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

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Sainte-Suzanne

Most Beautiful Village at 14 km (direction north-north-west), in the Mayenne department

The medieval village and the castle in the pretty village of Sainte-Suzanne still retain...

See Sainte-Suzanne guide

Solesmes

at 15 km (direction south)

Solesmes is known for its Abbey Saint-Pierre, an important benedictine abbey that has helped...

See Solesmes guide

Parcé-sur-Sarthe

at 17 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Parcé-sur-Sarthe guide

Evron

at 21 km (direction north-north-west), in the Mayenne department

The highlight here at Evron is the Abbey of Notre Dame, in particular the...

See Evron guide

Sillé-le-Guillaume

at 25 km (direction north-east)

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

See Sillé-le-Guillaume guide

Jublains

at 34 km (direction north-west), in the Mayenne department

Here in Jublains you can visit the roman ruins of the ancient city that...

See Jublains guide

Le Mans

at 36 km (direction east)

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

See Le Mans guide

Laval

at 37 km (direction west-north-west), in the Mayenne department

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

See Laval guide

Fresnay-sur-Sarthe

at 40 km (direction north-east)

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

See Fresnay-sur-Sarthe guide

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

at 41 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Beaumont-sur-Sarthe guide

Mayenne (town)

at 44 km (direction north-west), in the Mayenne department

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

See Mayenne (town) guide

Chateau Plessis-Bourre

Castle at 47 km (direction south-south-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

The most unusual feature of Chateau Plessis-Bourre is the way it combines medieval and...

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Reserve excursions near Vire-en-Champagne

Map of places to visit near Vire-en-Champagne

Markets in and near Vire-en-Champagne

• Loue: market Tuesday (11km)
• Sable-sur-Sarthe: market Monday (17km)
• Noyen-sur-Sarthe: market Saturday (19km)
• Evron: market Thursday (20km)
• Meslay-du-Maine: market Friday (20km)
• Malicorne-sur-Sarthe: market Friday (24km)
• Sille-le-Guillaume: market Wednesday (25km)
• Conlie: market Thursday (25km)
• La Suze-sur-Sarthe: market Thursday (26km)
• Allonnes: market Tuesday (33km)

More information about Vire-en-Champagne, Pays de la Loire

Tourist attractions near Vire-en-Champagne, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sainte-Suzanne (14km)
• Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei (47km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Chateau-Gontier (35km)
• La Fleche (36km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (36km)
• Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (42km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins de la Massonnière (11km)
• Jardins du Mirail (18km)
• Jardin du château de Vilaines (25km)
• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (43km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (50km)
• Parc et jardin de Clivoy (51km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Le Mans (36km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Mont du Haut-Fourché (44km)

Towns of Art and history

• Saulges (9km)
• Evron (21km)
• Jublains (34km)
• Laval (37km)
• Mayenne (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• La Cropte (16km)
• Coudray (34km)
• Coulaines (37km)
• Chenille-Change (42km)
• Saint-Loup-du-Gast (50km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Spaycific'Zoo (33km)

Geography and distances

Vire-en-Champagne is in the north-west of France at 36 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: Vire-en-Champagne is 217 kilometres from Paris).

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 Vire-en-Champagne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Avesse, Bannes, Cheville, Cosse-en-Champagne, Epineux-le-Seguin, Saint-Denis-d'Orques and Thorigne-en-Charnie.

This page in French: Visiter Vire-en-Champagne