Clinchamps-sur-Orne tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Caen at 12 km from Clinchamps-sur-Orne
Visit Clinchamps-sur-Orne: highlights and tourist information
Clinchamps-sur-Orne 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 Clinchamps-sur-Orne in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Caen at 12 km and Creully at 25 km.
Clinchamps-sur-Orne, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Caen
at 12 km (direction north-north-east)With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is a very...
See Caen guide
Creully
at 25 km (direction north-north-west)The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...
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Falaise
at 26 km (direction south-east)Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments in the...
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Beuvron
Most Beautiful Village at 29 km (direction east-north-east)Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses and is...
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Bayeux
at 31 km (direction west-north-west)Best known for its world-famous tapestry, Bayeux also has an imposing cathedral...
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Cabourg
Seaside resort at 31 km (direction north-east)One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest and active...
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Dives-sur-Mer
at 32 km (direction north-east)In the 'Village of William the Conqueror' at Dives-sur-Mer artisans and artists are brought...
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Arromanches
at 33 km (direction north-west)Arromanches is well known as the town where the Mulberry Harbour was built during...
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Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge
Garden at 34 km (direction east)The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set around a...
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Cambremer
at 34 km (direction east)Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of the Normandy...
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Houlgate
Seaside resort at 34 km (direction north-east)The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are also some...
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Villers-sur-Mer
Seaside resort at 39 km (direction east-north-east)Villers-sur-Mer is one of several friendly beach resorts along the Normandy coast...
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Vire
at 45 km (direction west-south-west)When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des Gorges de...
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Lisieux
at 46 km (direction east)The painstaking rebuilding of Lisieux since the war has gone a long way to...
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Map of places to visit near Clinchamps-sur-Orne
Markets in and near Clinchamps-sur-Orne
- Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (12km)
- Mondeville: market Thursday (12km)
- Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (12km)
- Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (15km)
- Aunay-sur-Odon: market Saturday (18km)
- Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (18km)
- Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (19km)
- Troarn: market Saturday (19km)
- Douvres-la-Delivrande: market Thursday (24km)
- Mezidon-Canon: market Sunday (24km)
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Tourist attractions near Clinchamps-sur-Orne, France
What to do at Clinchamps-sur-Orne? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Clinchamps-sur-Orne.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beuvron (29km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
- Argentan (47km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (12km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (24km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (24km)
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (25km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (31km)
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (41km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Brécy (25km)
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (26km)
- Plantbessin (32km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (32km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Prairie (Caen) (11km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (12km)
- Rochers des Parcs (19km)
- Pegasus Bridge (20km)
- Forêt de Cerisy (37km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (18km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (43km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Cabourg (31km)
- Touques (47km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (27km)
Geography and distances
Clinchamps-sur-Orne is in the north of France at 12 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Clinchamps-sur-Orne is 202 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Clinchamps-sur-Orne
from Caen (prefecture): 12 km
from Paris: 202 km
from Calais: 263 km
from Nice: 838 km
from Bordeaux: 472 km
from Strasbourg: 599 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Clinchamps-sur-Orne from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 23 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Amaye-sur-Orne, Avenay, Baron-sur-Odon, Boulon, Bretteville-sur-Laize, Esquay-Notre-Dame, Feuguerolles-Bully, Fontenay-le-Marmion, Fresney-le-Puceux, Goupillieres, Grimbosq, Laize-la-Ville, Maizet, Maltot, May-sur-Orne, Moutiers-en-Cinglais, Mutrecy, Rocquancourt, Saint-Andre-sur-Orne, Saint-Laurent-de-Condel, Saint-Martin-de-Fontenay, Trois-Monts and Vieux.
This page in French: Visiter Clinchamps-sur-Orne