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Visit Forges: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Forges is situated in the Maine-et-Loire department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the western-centre of France at 35 km from Angers, the department capital. (General information: Forges is 265 km from Paris and 442 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Chateau de Saumur at 13 km from Forges
Popular places to visit near Forges: these include Chateau de Saumur at 13 km and Saumur at 14 km. Montreuil-Bellay is a listed 'recommended detour' at 12km and Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) is a listed 'religious monument' at 13km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Forges, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Forges and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Forges
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc de Lathan (42km) : Parc oriental de Maulévrier (44km) : Les jardins du château du Rivau (46km) :
- National Monuments: Fontevraud Abbey (23km) : Oiron Chateau (32km) : Chateau d'Angers (37km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Montsoreau (23km) : Candes-Saint-Martin (24km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Notre Dame (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (13km) : Prieuré de Notre-Dame de Cunault (Chenehutte-Treves-Cunault) (13km) : Abbaye Notre Dame de Fontevraud (Fontevraud Abbey) (23km) : Collegiale Church (Candes-Saint-Martin) (24km) : Eglise de Saint Généroux (Saint-Generoux) (38km) : Eglise Abbatial de Saint Jouin (Saint-Jouin-de-Marnes) (40km) : Eglise abbatiale de Saint Pierre (Airvault) (44km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Aubigne-sur-Layon (16km) : Thouars (27km) : Angers (35km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Chinon (37km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Montreuil-Bellay (12km) : Loudun (34km) :
Map of places to visit near Forges & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Forges
Canton: Doué-la-Fontaine
Arrondissement: Saumur
Department: Maine-et-Loire
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 49700
Distance to Forges
from Angers: 35 km
from Paris: 265 km
from Calais: 442 km
from Nice: 704 km
from Bordeaux: 266 km
from Strasbourg: 615 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Forges (within 6 km): Cizay-la-Madeleine : Deneze-sous-Doue : Doue-la-Fontaine : Les Ulmes : Louerre : Louresse-Rochemenier : Meigne : Montfort : Verrie :
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This page in French: Visitez Forges