La Chartre sur le Loir

La Chartre sur le Loir is a small market town on the river Le Loir (not the larger La Loire further south) in the Pays de la Loire.

Understand
The town gets very busy during the Le Mans 24h race period - see Le Mans. The town has all the normal facilities one would expect in a small town e.g. banks, pharmacy, shops, etc.

Get in
The town is well connected by road, 20 km from junction 26 of the A28 motorway (at Château-du-Loir). The town is a 1hr 10 min bus ride from Le Mans (route TIS-Les Transports Interurbains de la Sarthe 16E departing Le Mans station, arriving La Chartre sur le Loir Fire Station).

Get around
The town is small enough to walk around.

Buy
Town centre has good range of shops (pharmacy, food, stationary, newspapers, maps, banks, etc.)

Eat
Several restaurants in and around the town.

Drink
Quite a few bars in and around the town centre.

Sleep
Various hotels, Gîtes, B&B and camp sites in and around the town Also see "Hotel de France" in Drink section above.

Go next

 * Lhomme
 * Château-du-Loir
 * Le Mans
 * Tours
 * Durtal
 * Blois