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Avranches travel guide

Avranches photo, taken in Mont-Saint-Michel France

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Visit Avranches: Highlights and Tourist Information

Location: Avranches is situated in the Manche department (Normandy region) in the north of France at 52 km from Saint-Lo, the department capital. (General information: Avranches is 272 km from Paris and 341 km from the port at Calais).

Note: The photo above was taken in Mont-Saint-Michel at 12 km from Avranches

Popular places to visit near Avranches: these include Mont-Saint-Michel at 12 km and Granville at 24 km. Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel (Mont-Saint-Michel) is a listed 'religious monument' at 12km and Baie du Mont Saint-Michel is a listed 'grand site of france' at 12km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

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

Selected places to visit and attractions near Avranches, France

Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.

Mont-Saint-Michel 12km

Granville 24km

Dol-de-Bretagne 33km

Cancale 34km

Vire 38km

Fougeres 39km

Coutances 40km

Combourg 42km

Emerald Coast 48km

Saint-Malo 48km

Things to see in Avranches and nearby

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

'Remarkable gardens': Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (26km) : Jardin du château de La Ballue (30km) : Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (31km) : Argences (37km) : Jardins de la Pellerine (47km) :
Religious monuments: Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel (Mont-Saint-Michel) (12km) :
Town / village in bloom 4*: Fougeres (39km) : Domjean (41km) : Saint-Malo (49km) :
Heritage Sites: Mont-Saint-Michel (12km) :
Towns of Art and History: Coutances (40km) :
Recommended Detour Town: Granville (24km) :
Grand Site of France: Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (12km) :