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Alencon travel guide

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Visit Alencon: Highlights and Tourist Information

Location: Alencon is situated in the Orne department (Normandy region) in the north of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Orne department. (General information: Alencon is 173 km from Paris and 308 km from the port at Calais).

For a detailed travel guide see Alencon

Popular places to visit near Alencon: these include Alencon at 1 km and Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei at 11 km. Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 11km and Normandie-Maine is a listed 'regional natural parc' at 23km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Tourist classifications for Alencon: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*;

Selected places to visit and attractions near Alencon, France

Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.

Alencon 1km

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei 11km

Mortagne-au-Perche 36km

Argentan 36km

Belleme 36km

Bagnoles de l'Orne 40km

Jublains 47km

Evron 47km

Le Mans 48km

Sainte-Suzanne 49km

Things to see in Alencon and nearby

Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Alencon

'Remarkable gardens': Sassy (27km) :
National Monuments: Carrouges Chateau (23km) :
Beautiful Villages: Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei (11km) :
Religious monuments: Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (48km) : Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (48km) :
Town / village in bloom 4*: Coulaines (46km) :
Towns of Art and History: Jublains (47km) : Evron (47km) : Le Mans (48km) : Sainte-Suzanne (49km) :
Recommended Detour Town: Argentan (36km) :