Cahagnes tourism and travel guide

Visit Cahagnes: highlights and tourist information

Cahagnes is situated in the Calvados 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 Cahagnes in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Bayeux at 24 km and Vire at 27 km.

Cahagnes, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Bayeux

Bayeux

at 24 km (direction north-north-east)

Best known for its world-famous tapestry, Bayeux also has an imposing cathedral...

See Bayeux guide
Vire

Vire

at 27 km (direction south-south-west)

When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des Gorges de...

See Vire guide
Creully

Creully

at 29 km (direction north-east)

The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...

See Creully guide
Caen

Caen

at 32 km (direction east-north-east)

With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is a very...

See Caen guide
 
 
Arromanches

Arromanches

at 32 km (direction north-north-east)

Arromanches is well known as the town where the Mulberry Harbour was built during...

See Arromanches guide
Normandy landing beaches

Normandy landing beaches

at 35 km (direction north-north-west)

70 years on and the Normandy Landing Beches still attract thousands of visitors interested...

See Normandy landing beaches guide
Falaise

Falaise

at 46 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Falaise guide
Cabourg

Cabourg

Seaside resort at 54 km (direction east-north-east)

One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest and active...

See Cabourg guide
 
 
Dives-sur-Mer

Dives-sur-Mer

at 54 km (direction east-north-east)

In the 'Village of William the Conqueror' at Dives-sur-Mer artisans and artists are brought...

See Dives-sur-Mer guide

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Reserve excursions near Cahagnes

Map of places to visit near Cahagnes

 
 

Markets in and near Cahagnes

  • Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (9km)
  • Aunay-sur-Odon: market Saturday (11km)
  • Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (16km)
  • Torigni-sur-Vire: market Monday (16km)
  • Le Molay-Littry: market Thursday (21km)
  • Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (23km)
  • Saint-Lo: market Saturday & Friday (24km)
  • Bayeux: market Wednesday & Saturday (24km)
  • Vire: market Friday (27km)
  • Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (29km)

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Tourist attractions near Cahagnes, France

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

Regional Natural Parcs

  • Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (47km)

Churches and religious monuments

  • Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (19km)
  • Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (24km)
  • Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (25km)
  • Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (25km)
  • Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (28km)
  • Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (32km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Plantbessin (15km)
  • Jardins du château de Brécy (28km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Forêt de Cerisy (16km)
  • Roches de Ham (20km)
  • Rochers des Parcs (28km)
  • Prairie (Caen) (31km)
  • Jardin des plantes de Caen (32km)
  • Forêt de Saint-Sever (34km)
  • Pegasus Bridge (41km)
  • Baie des Veys (44km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

  • Villers-Bocage (9km)
  • Torigni-sur-Vire (16km)
  • Villedieu-les-Poeles (42km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Domjean (21km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Parc zoologique de Jurques (7km)
  • Parc zoologique de Champrepus (48km)
 
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Geography and distances

Cahagnes is in the north of France at 32 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Cahagnes is 229 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Cahagnes

Canton: Aunay-sur-Odon

Arrondissement: Vire

Department: Calvados

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 14240

Distance to Cahagnes

from Caen (prefecture): 32 km

from Paris: 229 km

from Calais: 281 km

from Nice: 857 km

from Bordeaux: 471 km

from Strasbourg: 625 km

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Cahagnes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Amaye-sur-Seulles, Anctoville, Caumont-l'Evente, Coulvain, Jurques, Les Loges, Livry, Saint-Jean-Des-Essartiers, Saint-Ouen-Des-Besaces, Saint-Pierre-du-Fresne, Sallen, Sept-Vents and Tracy-Bocage.

This page in French: Visiter Cahagnes

 
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