Bailleul tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Argentan at 6 km from Bailleul

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Visit Bailleul: highlights and tourist information

Bailleul is situated in the Orne department and Normandy region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Bailleul in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Argentan at 6 km and Haras du Pin at 13 km.

Bailleul, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Argentan

at 6 km (direction south-south-west)

Despite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites of interest...

See Argentan guide

Haras du Pin

at 13 km (direction east-south-east)

The Haras du Pin is the oldest of the national horse training centres in...

See Haras du Pin guide

Falaise

at 17 km (direction west-north-west), in the Calvados department

Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments in the...

See Falaise guide

Sees

at 25 km (direction south-east)

The cathedral is the famous attraction at Sees, but there are other sites of...

See Sees guide

Cambremer

at 39 km (direction south-east), in the Calvados department

Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of the Normandy...

See Cambremer guide

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Garden at 39 km (direction south-east), in the Calvados department

The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set around a...

See Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge guide

Bagnoles de l'Orne

at 41 km (direction west-south-west)

The town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is very pleasant, and well known as a spa town...

See Bagnoles de l'Orne guide

Lisieux Basilica

Church at 42 km (direction north-east), in the Calvados department

The basilica in Lisieux is a 20th century church built in tribute to Saint-Therese,...

See Lisieux Basilica guide

Alencon

at 42 km (direction south-south-east)

There are several sites of historical interest in Alencon, best known as a centre...

See Alencon guide

Lisieux

at 42 km (direction north-north-east), in the Calvados department

The painstaking rebuilding of Lisieux since the war has gone a long way to...

See Lisieux guide

Beuvron

Most Beautiful Village at 43 km (direction north-north-east), in the Calvados department

Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses and is...

See Beuvron guide

Chateau de Boutemont

Castle at 46 km (direction north-north-east), in the Calvados department

Beautiful chateau and gardens in the Calvados department of Normandy...

See Chateau de Boutemont guide

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Most Beautiful Village at 47 km (direction south)

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei is a very pretty village in the Regional Natural Park of Normandie-Marne....

See Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei guide

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere

Garden at 47 km (direction south)

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere is a lovely garden in the charming village of...

See Les Jardins de la Mansoniere guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Orne

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Reserve excursions near Bailleul

Map of places to visit near Bailleul

Markets in and near Bailleul

• Trun: market Thursday (5km)
• Argentan: market Tuesday & Friday (6km)
• Falaise: market Saturday (18km)
• Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives: market Monday (25km)
• Sees: market Saturday (25km)
• Briouze: market Monday (29km)
• Mezidon-Canon: market Sunday (31km)
• La Ferte-Mace: market Thursday (35km)
• Montreuil-l'Argille: market Tuesday (39km)
• Orbec: market Wednesday (39km)

More information about Bailleul, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Bailleul, France

What to do at Bailleul? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Bailleul.

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Beuvron (43km)

National Monuments

• Carrouges Chateau (29km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Argentan (6km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Normandie-Maine (38km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (50km)

Remarkable gardens

• Sassy (15km)
• Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (22km)
• Boutemont (46km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Signal d'Écouves (28km)
• Forêt d'Écouves (29km)
• Rochers des Parcs (36km)
• Forêt de Perseigne (48km)
• Prairie (Caen) (49km)
• Jardin des plantes de Caen (51km)

Towns of Art and history

• Orbec (39km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lisieux (48km)

Geography and distances

Bailleul is in the north of France at 42 kilometres from Alencon, the department capital (general information: Bailleul is 172 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive in one of the cross-channel ferry ports with Caen being especially close, typically within an hours drive. For driving distances to Bailleul from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aubry-en-Exmes, Brieux, Coulonces, Gueprei, Merri, Montabard, Moulins-sur-Orne, Occagnes, Saint-Lambert-sur-Dive, Sevigny, Silly-en-Gouffern, Tournai-sur-Dive, Trun, Urou-et-Crennes and Villedieu-les-Bailleul.

This page in French: Visiter Bailleul