The Château de Villaines is situated in the Sarthe, 220 km west of Paris and 15 km south-west of Le Mans.

From Paris, take the A11 motorway towards Angers/Nantes and exit at junction 9 (Le Mans Sud).

Villaines is on the D309, the road leading from Le Mans to Sablé-sur-Sarthe, between the villages of Louplande and Chemiré-le-Gaudin.

Michelin map N° 232, folds 9 and 10.