Coutances travel guide
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Visit Coutances: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Coutances is situated in the Manche department (Normandy region) in the north of France at 27 km from Saint-Lo, the department capital. (General information: Coutances is 278 km from Paris and 317 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Coutances
Popular places to visit near Coutances: these include Coutances at 2 km and Granville at 26 km.
Coutances is a listed 'town of art and history' at 2km and Argences is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 5km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Coutances: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*;
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Selected places to visit and attractions near Coutances, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Coutances
See France This Way travel guides for Manche and Normandy (the local department and region) for more travel ideas in the area of Coutances.
Note that all distances from Coutances shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Coutances holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Coutances (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 Coutances and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Argences (5km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (41km) : Abbaye du Mont-Saint-Michel (Mont-Saint-Michel) (46km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Domjean (31km) :
- Heritage Sites: Mont-Saint-Michel (46km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Coutances (2km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Granville (26km) :
- Grand Site of France: Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (46km) :
Map of places to visit near Coutances & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Coutances
Canton: Coutances
Arrondissement: Coutances
Department: Manche
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 50200
Distance to Coutances
from Saint-Lo: 27 km
from Paris: 278 km
from Calais: 317 km
from Nice: 894 km
from Bordeaux: 473 km
from Strasbourg: 675 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 15 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Coutances): Ancteville, Brainville, Bricqueville-la-Blouette, Cambernon, Courcy, Gratot, Heugueville-sur-Sienne, La Vendelee, Montchaton, Monthuchon, Nicorps, Orval, Saint-Pierre-de-Coutances, Saussey and Servigny.
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 Coutances from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Coutances