Essay travel guide
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Visit Essay: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Essay is situated in the Orne department (Normandy region) in the north of France at 17 km from Alencon, the department capital. (General information: Essay is 158 km from Paris and 291 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Alencon at 17 km from Essay
Popular places to visit near Essay: these include Alencon at 17 km and Mortagne-au-Perche at 22 km. Sassy is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 22km and Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei is a listed 'most beautiful village' at 29km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Essay, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Essay and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Essay
- 'Remarkable gardens': Sassy (22km) : Jardin de la petite Rochelle (41km) :
- National Monuments: Carrouges Chateau (30km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei (29km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Argentan (30km) : Nogent-le-Rotrou (49km) :
Map of places to visit near Essay & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Essay
Canton: Mêle-sur-Sarthe
Arrondissement: Alençon
Department: Orne
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 61500
Distance to Essay
from Alencon: 17 km
from Paris: 158 km
from Calais: 291 km
from Nice: 762 km
from Bordeaux: 417 km
from Strasbourg: 552 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Essay (within 6 km): Aunay-les-Bois : Boitron : Bursard : Le Chalange : Le Menil-Guyon : Les Ventes-de-Bourse : Marchemaisons : Menil-Erreux : Neauphe-sous-Essai : Neuilly-le-Bisson :
Essay holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Essay