Saint-Germain-sur-Ay travel guide
Book Hotels
Reserve online, pay at the hotel
'Best price guaranteed' by booking.com
See also: France car hire
Visit Saint-Germain-sur-Ay: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Saint-Germain-sur-Ay is situated in the Manche department (Normandy region) in the north of France at 39 km from Saint-Lo, the department capital. (General information: Saint-Germain-sur-Ay is 291 km from Paris and 311 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Coutances at 24 km from Saint-Germain-sur-Ay
Popular places to visit near Saint-Germain-sur-Ay: these include Coutances at 24 km and Granville at 44 km.
Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin is a listed 'regional natural parc' at 23km and Coutances is a listed 'town of art and history' at 24km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Photos taken within 10 km
Hover your mouse over photos of Saint-Germain-sur-Ay for navigation buttons
Selected places to visit and attractions near Saint-Germain-sur-Ay, France
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend close to Saint-Germain-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 Saint-Germain-sur-Ay.
Note that all distances from Saint-Germain-sur-Ay shown above are direct and real driving distances will be greater.
Saint-Germain-sur-Ay holidays and travel
If you are planning a visit we suggest you see hotels in and near to Saint-Germain-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 Saint-Germain-sur-Ay and wondering what to do next!
- 'Remarkable gardens': Argences (28km) : Château de Beaurepaire (40km) : Parc du château des Ravalet (45km) : Jardin botanique du château de Vauville (48km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (48km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Cherbourg (45km) : Domjean (49km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Coutances (24km) : Valognes (32km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Granville (44km) :
Map of places to visit near Saint-Germain-sur-Ay & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Germain-sur-Ay
Canton: Lessay
Arrondissement: Coutances
Department: Manche
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 50430
Distance to Saint-Germain-sur-Ay
from Saint-Lo: 39 km
from Paris: 291 km
from Calais: 311 km
from Nice: 915 km
from Bordeaux: 495 km
from Strasbourg: 686 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
More information
We have 8 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Saint-Germain-sur-Ay): Angoville-sur-Ay, Bretteville-sur-Ay, Creances, Glatigny, Lessay, Mobecq, Montgardon 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 Saint-Germain-sur-Ay from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
This page in French: Visitez Saint-Germain-sur-Ay