Courmenil tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Haras du Pin at 8 km from Courmenil

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Visit Courmenil: highlights and tourist information

Courmenil is situated in the Orne 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 Courmenil in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Haras du Pin at 8 km and Argentan at 19 km.

Courmenil, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Haras du Pin

at 8 km (direction west-south-west)

The Haras du Pin is the oldest of the national horse training centres in...

See Haras du Pin guide

Argentan

at 19 km (direction west)

Despite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites of interest...

See Argentan guide

Sees

at 20 km (direction south-south-west)

The cathedral is the famous attraction at Sees, but there are other sites of...

See Sees guide

Falaise

at 34 km (direction west-north-west), in the Calvados department

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

See Falaise guide

Mortagne-au-Perche

at 37 km (direction south-east)

There are several places of historic interest to discover here at Mortagne-au-Perche, within the...

See Mortagne-au-Perche guide

Alencon

at 40 km (direction south-south-west)

There are several sites of historical interest in Alencon, best known as a centre...

See Alencon guide

Lisieux Basilica

Church at 40 km (direction south-south-west), in the Calvados department

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

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Lisieux

at 41 km (direction south-south-west), in the Calvados department

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

See Lisieux guide

Chateau de Beaumesnil

Castle at 43 km (direction east-north-east), in the Eure department

The Chateau de Beaumesnil is a baroque style castle surrounded by park and gardens...

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Cambremer

at 44 km (direction north-north-west), in the Calvados department

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

See Cambremer guide

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Garden at 44 km (direction north-north-west), in the Calvados department

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

See Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge guide

Chateau de Boutemont

Castle at 46 km (direction north-north-west), in the Calvados department

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

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Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei

Most Beautiful Village at 49 km (direction south-west)

Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei is a very pretty village in the Regional Natural Park of Normandie-Marne....

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Les Jardins de la Mansoniere

Garden at 49 km (direction south-west)

Les Jardins de la Mansoniere is a lovely garden in the charming village of...

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

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Reserve excursions near Courmenil

Map of places to visit near Courmenil

Markets in and near Courmenil

• Trun: market Thursday (17km)
• Argentan: market Tuesday & Friday (20km)
• Sees: market Saturday (20km)
• Montreuil-l'Argille: market Tuesday (25km)
• Orbec: market Wednesday (30km)
• Le Mele-sur-Sarthe: market Wednesday (31km)
• Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives: market Monday (33km)
• Falaise: market Saturday (35km)
• Vitrai-sous-Laigle: market Tuesday (35km)
• La Barre-en-Ouche: market Wednesday (36km)

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Tourist attractions near Courmenil, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Saint-Ceneri-le-Gerei (49km)

National Monuments

• Carrouges Chateau (38km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Argentan (19km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Normandie-Maine (47km)
• Perche (58km)

Remarkable gardens

• Sassy (21km)
• Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (33km)
• Boutemont (45km)
• Jardin de la petite Rochelle (55km)
• Arboretum d'Harcourt (59km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Forêt d'Écouves (29km)
• Signal d'Écouves (30km)
• Forêt de Perseigne (41km)
• Prairie (Caen) (62km)

Towns of Art and history

• Orbec (30km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Tourouvre (37km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Lisieux (45km)

Geography and distances

Courmenil is in the north of France at 40 kilometres from Alencon, the department capital (general information: Courmenil is 155 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive in one of the cross-channel ferry ports with Caen being especially close, typically within an hours drive. For driving distances to Courmenil from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 15 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Avernes-sous-Exmes, Coulmer, Croisilles, Exmes, Gace, Ginai, La Fresnaie-Fayel, Le Menil-Vicomte, Ligneres, Mardilly, Menil-Froger, Menil-Hubert-en-Exmes, Resenlieu, Saint-Evroult-de-Montfort and Saint-Pierre-la-Riviere.

This page in French: Visiter Courmenil