Belval tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Coutances at 8 km from Belval
Visit Belval: highlights and tourist information
Belval is situated in the Manche 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 Belval in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Coutances at 8 km and Lessay abbey at 24 km.
Belval, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Coutances
at 8 km (direction west)Coutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th century...
See Coutances guide
Lessay abbey
Abbey at 24 km (direction north-west)The abbey church at Lessay is an important example of roman style architecture...
See Lessay abbey guide
Granville
Seaside resort at 28 km (direction south-west)Granville is best known for its long sandy beach, and the 19th century villas...
See Granville guide
Vire
at 41 km (direction east-south-east), in the Calvados departmentWhen you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des Gorges de...
See Vire guide
Mont-Saint-Michel
Heritage Site at 46 km (direction south-south-west)No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey and island...
See Mont-Saint-Michel guide
Normandy landing beaches
at 51 km (direction north-east), in the Calvados department70 years on and the Normandy Landing Beches still attract thousands of visitors interested...
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Cancale
at 52 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentCancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh every day!...
See Cancale guide
Bayeux
at 55 km (direction east-north-east), in the Calvados departmentBest known for its world-famous tapestry, Bayeux also has an imposing cathedral...
See Bayeux guide
Emerald Coast
at 64 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe Emerald Coast in northern Brittany is extremely popular with visitors and contains numerous...
See Emerald Coast guide
Saint-Malo
at 64 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentWe were pleased to discover that Saint-Malo, often considered a ferry port, is also...
See Saint-Malo guide
Dinard Pointe du Moulinet
at 67 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe Pointe du Moulinet in Dinard is visited for the imposing neo-gothic villas and...
See Dinard Pointe du Moulinet guide
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Markets in and near Belval
- Coutances: market Thursday & Saturday (6km)
- Marigny: market Wednesday (11km)
- Gavray: market Saturday (15km)
- Periers: market Saturday (16km)
- Agon-Coutainville: market Tuesday & Saturday (17km)
- Gouville-sur-Mer: market Monday - seasonal market only (17km)
- Gouville-sur-Mer: market Friday (17km)
- Brehal: market Tuesday & Sunday (19km)
- Saint-Lo: market Saturday & Friday (22km)
- Villedieu-les-Poeles: market Tuesday (25km)
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Tourist attractions near Belval, France
What to do at Belval? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Belval.
Grand sites of France
- Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (46km)
Heritage sites
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Granville (28km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (30km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (36km)
Remarkable gardens
- Argences (6km)
- Plantbessin (45km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Roches de Ham (23km)
- Forêt de Saint-Sever (34km)
- Chausey (37km)
- Forêt de Cerisy (38km)
- Baie des Veys (41km)
- Île des Landes (50km)
- Pointe du Grouin (51km)
- Île des Rimains (52km)
- Île du Guesclin (55km)
- Côte de Cancale à Paramé (55km)
- Île Besnard (58km)
- Havre de Rothéneuf (58km)
Towns of Art and history
- Coutances (8km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villedieu-les-Poeles (25km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (28km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Domjean (25km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Champrepus (23km)
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (45km)
Geography and distances
Belval is in the north of France at 22 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Belval is 272 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Belval
from Saint-Lo (prefecture): 22 km
from Paris: 272 km
from Calais: 313 km
from Nice: 888 km
from Bordeaux: 471 km
from Strasbourg: 669 km
Getting here
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 Belval from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cambernon, Cametours, Camprond, Cerisy-la-Salle, Contrieres, Courcy, Le Lorey, Monthuchon, Montpinchon, Nicorps, Ouville, Roncey, Saint-Denis-le-Vetu, Saussey and Savigny.
This page in French: Visiter Belval