Lorient travel guide
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Visit Lorient: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Lorient is situated in the Morbihan department (Brittany region) in the north-west of France at 46 km from Vannes, the department capital. (General information: Lorient is 440 km from Paris and 519 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Lorient
Popular places to visit near Lorient: these include Lorient at 7 km and Ile de Groix at 15 km. Massif Dunaire de Gavres-Quiberon is a listed 'grand site of france' at 7km and Lorient is a listed 'town of art and history' at 7km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Lorient: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Lorient, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Lorient and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Lorient
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins de Kerambar’h (22km) :
- National Monuments: Megalithic site of Carnac (28km) : Megaliths of Locmariaquer (37km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Carnac (28km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Vannes (46km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Lorient (7km) : Concarneau (43km) :
- Grand Site of France: Massif Dunaire de Gavres-Quiberon (7km) :
Map of places to visit near Lorient & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Lorient
Canton: Lorient
Arrondissement: Lorient
Department: Morbihan
Region: Brittany
Postcode: 56100
Distance to Lorient
from Vannes: 46 km
from Paris: 440 km
from Calais: 519 km
from Nice: 939 km
from Bordeaux: 388 km
from Strasbourg: 829 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Lorient (within 6 km): Lanester : Larmor-Plage : Locmiquelic : Ploemeur : Port-Louis : Queven : Riantec :
Lorient holidays and travel
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Family fun: Holiday villages in Brittany
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This page in French: Visitez Lorient