Coulonces tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Vire at 4 km from Coulonces

Visit Coulonces: highlights and tourist information

Coulonces is situated in the Calvados department and Normandy region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Vire at 4 km and Domfront at 37 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Coulonces, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Coulonces in Normandy.

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

Vire

at 4 km (direction south-east)

When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the...

See Vire guide

Domfront

at 37 km (direction south-east), in the Orne department

The castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the...

See Domfront guide

Coutances

at 45 km (direction west-north-west), in the Manche department

Coutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the...

See Coutances guide

Bayeux

at 47 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Bayeux guide

Granville

Seaside resort at 50 km (direction west), in the Manche department

Granville is best known for its long sandy beach, and...

See Granville guide

Bagnoles de l'Orne

at 51 km (direction east-south-east), in the Orne department

The town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is very pleasant, and well known as...

See Bagnoles de l'Orne guide

Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 51 km (direction west-south-west), in the Manche department

No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting...

See Mont-Saint-Michel guide

Caen

at 53 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Caen guide

Creully

at 53 km (direction north-east)

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

See Creully guide

Lassay-les-Chateaux

at 57 km (direction south-east), in the Mayenne department

Small town with two 15th century castles and a popular public...

See Lassay-les-Chateaux guide

Lessay abbey

Abbey at 59 km (direction west-north-west), in the Manche department

The abbey church at Lessay is an important example of roman...

See Lessay abbey guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Calvados

Map of places to visit near Coulonces

Markets in and near Coulonces

• Vire: market Friday (5km)
• Sourdeval: market Tuesday (17km)
• Torigni-sur-Vire: market Monday (18km)
• Villedieu-les-Poeles: market Tuesday (23km)
• Brecey: market Friday (25km)
• Aunay-sur-Odon: market Saturday (26km)
• Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (27km)
• Flers: market Wednesday & Saturday (30km)
• Saint-Lo: market Saturday & Friday (30km)
• Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (30km)

More information about Coulonces, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Coulonces, France

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

Grand sites of France

• Baie du Mont Saint-Michel (51km)

Heritage sites

• Mont-Saint-Michel (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (51km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Domfront (37km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (36km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (47km)
• Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (49km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (49km)
• Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (52km)
• Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (53km)

Remarkable gardens

• Plantbessin (38km)
• Argences (41km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt de Saint-Sever (11km)
• Roches de Ham (19km)
• Rochers des Parcs (33km)
• Forêt de Cerisy (35km)
• Prairie (Caen) (52km)
• Couesnon (52km)
• Embouchure - Couesnon (52km)
• Jardin des plantes de Caen (53km)
• Réserve naturelle régionale du Marais de Sougeal (59km)

Towns of Art and history

• Coutances (45km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Torigni-sur-Vire (18km)
• Villedieu-les-Poeles (23km)
• Villers-Bocage (30km)
• Ducey (39km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Domjean (15km)
• Saint-Fraimbault (46km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Jurques (19km)
• Parc zoologique de Champrepus (30km)

Geography and distances

Coulonces is in the north of France at 53 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Coulonces is 239 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

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

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beaumesnil, Campagnolles, Etouvy, La Graverie, Le Mesnil-Benoist, Le Mesnil-Robert, Le Reculey, Mesnil-Clinchamps, Roullours, Saint-Manvieu-Bocage, Sainte-Marie-Laumont, Vaudry and Vire.

This page in French: Visiter Coulonces