Pontorson travel guide
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Visit Pontorson: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Pontorson is situated in the Manche department (Normandy region) in the north of France at 70 km from Saint-Lo, the department capital. (General information: Pontorson is 285 km from Paris and 360 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Mont-Saint-Michel at 9 km from Pontorson
Popular places to visit near Pontorson: these include Mont-Saint-Michel at 9 km and Dol-de-Bretagne at 18 km. Mont-Saint-Michel is a listed 'heritage site' at 9km and Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel (Mont-Saint-Michel) is a listed 'religious monument' at 9km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Pontorson, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Pontorson and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Pontorson
- 'Remarkable gardens': Parc du château de Bonnefontaine (10km) : Jardin du château de La Ballue (12km) : Parc floral de Haute-Bretagne (24km) : Jardins du château de la Bourbansais (34km) : Jardins de Montmarin (41km) : Jardins de la Pellerine (43km) : Parc du château de Caradeuc (43km) : Jardin des fontaines et parc de l’Athanor (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel (Mont-Saint-Michel) (9km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Fougeres (33km) : Saint-Malo (39km) : Dinard (41km) : Saint-Juvat (45km) : Cesson-Sevigne (49km) :
- Heritage Sites: Mont-Saint-Michel (9km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Dinan (41km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Granville (32km) :
- Grand Site of France: Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (9km) :
Map of places to visit near Pontorson & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Pontorson
Canton: Pontorson
Arrondissement: Avranches
Department: Manche
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 50170
Distance to Pontorson
from Saint-Lo: 70 km
from Paris: 285 km
from Calais: 360 km
from Nice: 864 km
from Bordeaux: 419 km
from Strasbourg: 681 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Pontorson (within 6 km): Aucey-la-Plaine : Beauvoir : Macey : Pleine-Fougeres : Sacey : Sains : Saint-Georges-de-Grehaigne : Sougeal : Tanis : Vessey : Vieux-Viel :
Pontorson holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Pontorson