Avranches, France: tourism, information and visitor reviews
Avranches is situated in France, in the Basse-Normandie region where it is within Manche. It is also a local administrative centre.
Geographical information
Place name: Avranches
Sub-region: Manche
Main Region: Basse-Normandie
Country: France
Latitude: 48.68333 South (48°40'59"N)
Longitude: -1.36667 West (1°22'0"W)
Altitude: 89 metres above sea-level
Population: 9295 (most recent estimate only)
Distance from Avranches to other selected towns in France
Distances are 'as the crow flies' not driving distances!
- distance from Paris: 273 km
- distance from Marseille: 793 km
- distance from Lyon: 571 km
- distance from Toulouse: 605 km
- distance from Nice: 864 km
- distance from Nantes: 164 km
- distance from Strasbourg: 669 km
- distance from Montpellier: 693 km
- distance from Bordeaux: 431 km
- distance from Lille: 385 km
Find driving distances to Avranches from all destinations in France at Europe driving distances
More places in the same region
We have located 28 other place(s) listed nearby (within 10 kilometres of Avranches):
- Bacilly
- Ceaux
- Courtils
- Dragey-Ronthon
- Ducey
- Genets
- Juilley
- La Rochelle-Normande
- Le Val-Saint-Pere
- Lolif
- Marcey-les-Greves
- Marcilly
- Montviron
- Plomb
- Poilley
- Pontaubault
- Ponts
- Precey
- Saint-Jean-de-la-Haize
- Saint-Loup
- Saint-Martin-des-Champs
- Saint-Quentin-sur-le-Homme
- Saint-Senier-sous-Avranches
- Sartilly
- Servon
- Subligny
- Tirepied
- Vains
Tourism and sports
...with places to visit and transport
Coastal
Coastal highlights close to Avranches.
Mont Saint-Michel (Island) (12 km)Mont-Saint-Michel (Beach) (12 km)
Monuments
Selected monuments in or near Avranches (not a comprehensive list,
we are always adding additional monuments).
Chateau Le Mont Saint-Michel (Castle) (12 km)
Le Mont-Saint-Michel (Monastery) (12 km)
Chateau de Bouceel (Castle) (13 km)
Natural highlights
Natural highlights such as lakes, forests and mountains close to Avranches.
Barrage de Vezins (Dam) (15 km)Pointe de Champeaux (Point) (16 km)
Pointe de Roche-Gautier (Point) (23 km)
Pointe du Roc (Point) (25 km)
Transport
Railway stations identified as being in or close to Avranches.
Avranches Railway Station (1 km)Folligny Railway Station (17 km)
Pontorson-Mont Saint-Michel Railway Station (18 km)
Villedieu les Poeles Railway Station (20 km)
Granville Railway Station (24 km)
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