Alencon Attractions 
Alençon (pop. 30,380), situated in southern Normandy at the entrance to the Normandie-Maine Regional Nature Park, has been noted since the 17th C for its lace (points d'Alençon), and it still has a lace-making school with exhibition and sale rooms. Other features of interest are the Town Hall (1783) and the Maison d'Ozé (15th C), now occupied by the tourist information office.
Musée des Beaux-Arts et de la Dentelle
The Musée des Beaux-Arts et de la Dentelle has interesting collections of pictures and of lace.
Hours
July 1 to August 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:00 |
| Close | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 | 19:00 |
September 1 to June 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | |
| Open | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | |
| Close | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 |
Guides
Guided tour available as optional extra.
Notre-Dame
In the Grande Rue is the church of Notre-Dame (1444), in Flamboyant style, with an 18th C tower and choir, an elegant porch and fine stained glass.
St Cénérie-le-Gérei
14km/9mi west of Alençon, on the fringe of the Alpes Mancelles, is the village of St-Cénérie-le- Gérei, which has a Romanesque church (frescoes).
