Saint-Maixent travel guide
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Visit Saint-Maixent: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Saint-Maixent is situated in the Sarthe department (Pays-de-la-Loire region) in the north-west of France at 36 km from Le Mans, the department capital. (General information: Saint-Maixent is 151 km from Paris and 330 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Belleme at 33 km from Saint-Maixent
Popular places to visit near Saint-Maixent: these include Belleme at 33 km and Le Mans at 35 km. Cogners is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 25km and Nogent-le-Rotrou is a listed 'recommended detour' 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 Saint-Maixent, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Saint-Maixent and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Saint-Maixent
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du château de Poncé (36km) : Jardin de la petite Rochelle (39km) : Jardin d’atmosphère du Petit Bordeaux (43km) : Jardin du domaine de Sasnières (46km) : Jardin du château de Vilaines (48km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Lavardin (42km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de l'Epau (Yvre-l'Eveque) (30km) : Cathédrale Saint Julien (Le Mans) (35km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Cogners (25km) : Coulaines (34km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Le Mans (35km) : Vendome (45km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Nogent-le-Rotrou (29km) :
Map of places to visit near Saint-Maixent & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Maixent
Canton: Montmirail
Arrondissement: Mamers
Department: Sarthe
Region: Pays-de-la-Loire
Postcode: 72320
Distance to Saint-Maixent
from Le Mans: 36 km
from Paris: 151 km
from Calais: 330 km
from Nice: 707 km
from Bordeaux: 374 km
from Strasbourg: 527 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Saint-Maixent (within 6 km): Bouer : Dollon : Lamnay : Lavare : Le Luart : Saint-Jean-Des-Echelles : Sceaux-sur-Huisne : Villaines-la-Gonais :
Saint-Maixent holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Saint-Maixent