Courson travel guide
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Visit Courson: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Courson is situated in the Calvados department (Normandy region) in the north of France at 64 km from Caen, the department capital. (General information: Courson is 251 km from Paris and 314 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Vire at 14 km from Courson
Popular places to visit near Courson: these include Vire at 14 km and Coutances at 35 km.
Domjean is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 15km and Argences is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 31km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Courson, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Courson
See France This Way travel guides for Calvados and Normandy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Courson.
Note that all distances from Courson shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Courson holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Courson (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 Calvados 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 Courson and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Argences (31km) : Plantbessin (44km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel (Mont-Saint-Michel) (40km) : Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (40km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Domjean (15km) : Saint-Fraimbault (49km) :
- Heritage Sites: Mont-Saint-Michel (40km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Coutances (35km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Granville (38km) : Domfront (43km) :
- Grand Site of France: Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (40km) :
Map of places to visit near Courson & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Courson
Canton: Saint-Sever-Calvados
Arrondissement: Vire
Department: Calvados
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 14380
Distance to Courson
from Caen: 64 km
from Paris: 251 km
from Calais: 314 km
from Nice: 859 km
from Bordeaux: 448 km
from Strasbourg: 648 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 13 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Courson): Beslon, Boisyvon, Fontenermont, La Chapelle-Cecelin, Le Chefresne, Le Mesnil-Caussois, Margueray, Montbray, Morigny, Saint-Aubin-Des-Bois, Saint-Maur-Des-Bois, Saint-Sever-Calvados and Sept-Freres.
Getting here
Calvados is in the north of France. Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Courson from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Courson