Bretteville-sur-Ay travel guide
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Visit Bretteville-sur-Ay: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Bretteville-sur-Ay is situated in the Manche department (Normandy region) in the north of France at 42 km from Saint-Lo, the department capital. (General information: Bretteville-sur-Ay is 294 km from Paris and 311 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Coutances at 27 km from Bretteville-sur-Ay
Popular places to visit near Bretteville-sur-Ay: these include Coutances at 27 km and Cherbourg at 41 km.
Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin is a listed 'regional natural parc' at 25km and Coutances is a listed 'town of art and history' at 27km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Bretteville-sur-Ay, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Bretteville-sur-Ay
See France This Way travel guides for Manche and Normandy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Bretteville-sur-Ay.
Note that all distances from Bretteville-sur-Ay shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Bretteville-sur-Ay holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Bretteville-sur-Ay (from booking.com and with a great selection of hotels and a best price promise).
For a longer visit popular choices include apartments and holiday rentals. For these we suggest two popular options: holiday villages in Normandy and Manche gites and villas
Tourist attractions nearby
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Bretteville-sur-Ay and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Argences (31km) : Château de Beaurepaire (37km) : Parc du château des Ravalet (43km) : Jardin botanique du château de Vauville (45km) : Parc du château de Nacqueville (47km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Cherbourg (42km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Coutances (27km) : Valognes (30km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Granville (47km) :
Map of places to visit near Bretteville-sur-Ay & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Bretteville-sur-Ay
Canton: Lessay
Arrondissement: Coutances
Department: Manche
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 50430
Distance to Bretteville-sur-Ay
from Saint-Lo: 42 km
from Paris: 294 km
from Calais: 311 km
from Nice: 919 km
from Bordeaux: 498 km
from Strasbourg: 689 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 9 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Bretteville-sur-Ay): Baudreville, Bolleville, Denneville, Glatigny, Montgardon, Saint-Germain-sur-Ay, Saint-Remy-Des-Landes, Saint-Symphorien-le-Valois and Surville.
Getting here
Manche is in the north of France. Most visitors arrive by car, often from the ferries at Saint-Malo, Cherbourg or Caen on the coast here which are very convenient. For driving distances to Bretteville-sur-Ay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Bretteville-sur-Ay