Cerences tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Coutances at 14 km from Cerences
Visit Cerences: highlights and tourist information
Cerences 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 Cerences in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Coutances at 14 km and Granville at 14 km.
Cerences, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Coutances
at 14 km (direction north-north-west)Coutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th century...
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Granville
Seaside resort at 14 km (direction west-south-west)Granville is best known for its long sandy beach, and the 19th century villas...
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Mont-Saint-Michel
Heritage Site at 32 km (direction south-south-west)No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey and island...
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Lessay abbey
Abbey at 35 km (direction north-north-west)The abbey church at Lessay is an important example of roman style architecture...
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Cancale
at 39 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentCancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh every day!...
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Vire
at 41 km (direction east), in the Calvados departmentWhen you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des Gorges de...
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Mont-Dol
at 45 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentMont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which stands a...
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Dol-de-Bretagne
at 47 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the most popular...
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Emerald Coast
at 51 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe Emerald Coast in northern Brittany is extremely popular with visitors and contains numerous...
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Saint-Malo
at 51 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...
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Dinard Pointe du Moulinet
at 54 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...
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Dinard Pointe de la Malouine
at 55 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentThe Pointe de la Malouine in Dinard is a promontory west of the town...
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Saint-Suliac
Most Beautiful Village at 55 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentSaint Suliac is a beautiful village on the estuary of the River Rance in...
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Dinard
at 55 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine departmentDinard, estblished as a fashionable resort in the 19th century, is still one of...
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Markets in and near Cerences
- Brehal: market Tuesday & Sunday (6km)
- Gavray: market Saturday (6km)
- La Haye-Pesnel: market Wednesday (13km)
- Granville: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (14km)
- Saint-Pair-sur-Mer: market Thursday (15km)
- Coutances: market Thursday & Saturday (15km)
- Villedieu-les-Poeles: market Tuesday (18km)
- Agon-Coutainville: market Tuesday & Saturday (19km)
- Jullouville: market Friday & Tuesday - seasonal market only (19km)
- Carolles: market Thursday (20km)
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Tourist attractions near Cerences, France
What to do at Cerences? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Cerences.
Grand sites of France
- Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (32km)
Heritage sites
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Granville (14km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (45km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (48km)
Remarkable gardens
- Argences (11km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Chausey (26km)
- Forêt de Saint-Sever (31km)
- Roches de Ham (31km)
- Couesnon (33km)
- Embouchure - Couesnon (33km)
- Île des Landes (37km)
- Pointe du Grouin (37km)
- Île des Rimains (38km)
- Île du Guesclin (41km)
- Côte de Cancale à Paramé (42km)
- Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (45km)
- Île Besnard (45km)
- Havre de Rothéneuf (46km)
- Pointe de la Varde (48km)
- Forêt de Cerisy (50km)
- Embouchure - Rance (54km)
- Rance (fleuve) (54km)
- Îlots Notre-Dame et Chevret (55km)
- Estuaire de la Rance (55km)
Towns of Art and history
- Coutances (14km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villedieu-les-Poeles (18km)
- Ducey (35km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (36km)
- Dol-de-Bretagne (46km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Domjean (31km)
- Saint-Malo (52km)
- Dinard (55km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Champrepus (12km)
Geography and distances
Cerences is in the north of France at 34 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Cerences is 277 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Cerences
from Saint-Lo (prefecture): 34 km
from Paris: 277 km
from Calais: 327 km
from Nice: 884 km
from Bordeaux: 458 km
from Strasbourg: 674 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 Cerences from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 11 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Brehal, Chanteloup, Hudimesnil, Le Loreur, Le Mesnil-Amand, Le Mesnil-Aubert, Le Mesnil-Rogues, Lengronne, Muneville-sur-Mer, Trelly and Ver.
This page in French: Visiter Cerences