Conteville tourism and travel guide

Visit Conteville: highlights and tourist information

Conteville 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 Conteville in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Caen at 14 km and Beuvron at 18 km.

Conteville, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Caen

Caen

at 14 km (direction north-west)

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

See Caen guide
Beuvron

Beuvron

Most Beautiful Village at 18 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Beuvron guide
Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Garden at 22 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge guide
Cambremer

Cambremer

at 22 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Cambremer guide
 
 
Falaise

Falaise

at 22 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Falaise guide
Cabourg

Cabourg

Seaside resort at 24 km (direction north-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 24 km (direction north-east)

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

See Dives-sur-Mer guide
Houlgate

Houlgate

Seaside resort at 26 km (direction north-east)

The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are also some...

See Houlgate guide
 
 
Villers-sur-Mer

Villers-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 31 km (direction north-east)

Villers-sur-Mer is one of several friendly beach resorts along the Normandy coast...

See Villers-sur-Mer guide
Creully

Creully

at 31 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Creully guide
Lisieux

Lisieux

at 34 km (direction east)

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

See Lisieux guide
Lisieux Basilica

Lisieux Basilica

Church at 35 km (direction east)

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

See Lisieux Basilica guide
 
 
Chateau de Boutemont

Chateau de Boutemont

Castle at 35 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Chateau de Boutemont guide
Deauville

Deauville

Seaside resort at 38 km (direction north-east)

The resort of Deauville, established in the 19th century, is still one of the...

See Deauville guide

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Markets in and near Conteville

  • Troarn: market Saturday (11km)
  • Mondeville: market Thursday (11km)
  • Mezidon-Canon: market Sunday (12km)
  • Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (13km)
  • Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (15km)
  • Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives: market Monday (17km)
  • Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (21km)
  • Falaise: market Saturday (21km)
  • Ouistreham: market Wednesday & Saturday - seasonal market only (21km)
  • Ouistreham: market Thursday & Sunday & Friday (21km)

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Tourist attractions near Conteville, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Churches and religious monuments

  • Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (14km)
  • Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (32km)
  • Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (32km)
  • Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (32km)
  • Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (40km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (16km)
  • Jardins du château de Brécy (32km)
  • Boutemont (35km)
  • Plantbessin (43km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Prairie (Caen) (14km)
  • Jardin des plantes de Caen (15km)
  • Pegasus Bridge (17km)
  • Rochers des Parcs (26km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

  • Villers-Bocage (30km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Parc zoologique de Jurques (39km)
  • Parc zoologique de Lisieux (41km)
 
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Geography and distances

Conteville is in the north of France at 14 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Conteville is 190 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Conteville

Canton: Bourguébus

Arrondissement: Caen

Department: Calvados

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 14540

Distance to Conteville

from Caen (prefecture): 14 km

from Paris: 190 km

from Calais: 255 km

from Nice: 830 km

from Bordeaux: 473 km

from Strasbourg: 587 km

Getting here

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

We have 18 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Argences, Bellengreville, Billy, Bourguebus, Cauvicourt, Chicheboville, Cintheaux, Fierville-Bray, Frenouville, Garcelles-Secqueville, Hubert-Folie, Moult, Poussy-la-Campagne, Saint-Aignan-de-Cramesnil, Saint-Sylvain, Soliers, Tilly-la-Campagne and Vimont.

This page in French: Visiter Conteville

 
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