Yvre-le-Polin tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Chateau du Lude at 19 km from Yvre-le-Polin

Visit Yvre-le-Polin: highlights and tourist information

Yvre-le-Polin 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 Yvre-le-Polin in Pays de la Loire.

Popular places to visit nearby include Chateau du Lude at 19 km and Le Mans at 21 km.

Yvre-le-Polin, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Chateau du Lude

Castle at 19 km (direction south)

The Chateau de Lude and its lovely gardens are the closest of...

See Chateau du Lude guide

Le Mans

at 21 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Le Mans guide

Parcé-sur-Sarthe

at 26 km (direction west)

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

See Parcé-sur-Sarthe guide

Asnieres-sur-Vegre

at 30 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Asnieres-sur-Vegre guide

Solesmes

at 34 km (direction west)

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

See Solesmes guide

Bauge

at 36 km (direction south-west), in the Maine-et-Loire department

Bauge is a small traditional town with a small castle - and...

See Bauge guide

Saulges

at 45 km (direction west-north-west), in the Mayenne department

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

See Saulges guide

Beaumont-sur-Sarthe

at 45 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Beaumont-sur-Sarthe guide

Sillé-le-Guillaume

at 46 km (direction north-west)

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

See Sillé-le-Guillaume guide

Sainte-Suzanne

Most Beautiful Village at 49 km (direction west-north-west), in the Mayenne department

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

See Sainte-Suzanne guide

La Ferte-Bernard

at 55 km (direction north-east)

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

See La Ferte-Bernard guide

Evron

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

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

See Evron guide

Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours

Church at 62 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

The basilica Saint-Martin is an imposing neo-byzantine church in the town of...

See Basilica of Saint-Martin in Tours guide

Tours

at 62 km (direction south-east), in the Indre-et-Loire department

Tours is a large important town with numerous monuments, gardens and medieval...

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Map of places to visit near Yvre-le-Polin

Markets in and near Yvre-le-Polin

• Ecommoy: market Tuesday (9km)
• La Suze-sur-Sarthe: market Thursday (12km)
• Arnage: market Saturday (12km)
• Allonnes: market Tuesday (17km)
• Malicorne-sur-Sarthe: market Friday (18km)
• Le Mans: market every day except Monday (19km)
• Le Lude: market Thursday (19km)
• Noyen-sur-Sarthe: market Saturday (20km)
• La Fleche: market Wednesday (22km)
• Chateau-du-Loir: market Saturday (24km)

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Tourist attractions near Yvre-le-Polin, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sainte-Suzanne (49km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• La Fleche (22km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (21km)
• Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (23km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (6km)
• Jardin du château de Vilaines (16km)
• Parc et jardins du château du Lude (19km)
• Jardins du Mirail (24km)
• Jardins de la Massonnière (27km)
• Jardins du château de Poncé (38km)
• Parc de Lathan (38km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Le Mans (19km)

Towns of Art and history

• Saulges (45km)
• Evron (56km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Coulaines (23km)
• Cogners (38km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Spaycific'Zoo (11km)

Geography and distances

Yvre-le-Polin is in the north-west of France at 23 kilometres from Le Mans, the department capital (general information: Yvre-le-Polin is 199 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 Yvre-le-Polin from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cerans-Foulletourte, Chateau-l'Hermitage, Oize, Parigne-le-Polin, Requeil and Saint-Ouen-en-Belin.

This page in French: Visiter Yvre-le-Polin