Gouville-sur-Mer tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Coutances at 10 km from Gouville-sur-Mer

Visit Gouville-sur-Mer: highlights and tourist information

Gouville-sur-Mer is situated in the Manche department and Normandy region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Coutances at 10 km and Lessay abbey at 14 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Gouville-sur-Mer, 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 Gouville-sur-Mer in Normandy.

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

Coutances

at 10 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Coutances guide

Lessay abbey

Abbey at 14 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Lessay abbey guide

Granville

Seaside resort at 29 km (direction south)

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

See Granville guide

Cancale

at 50 km (direction south-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Cancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh...

See Cancale guide

Emerald Coast

at 59 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The Emerald Coast in northern Brittany is extremely popular with visitors and...

See Emerald Coast guide

Saint-Malo

at 59 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

We were pleased to discover that Saint-Malo, often considered a...

See Saint-Malo guide

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

Map of places to visit near Gouville-sur-Mer

Markets in and near Gouville-sur-Mer

Market days in Gouville-sur-Mer: weekly market: Friday; seasonal market: Monday;

• Gouville-sur-Mer: market Monday - seasonal market only (0km)
• Gouville-sur-Mer: market Friday (0km)
• Agon-Coutainville: market Tuesday & Saturday (6km)
• Coutances: market Thursday & Saturday (11km)
• Periers: market Saturday (16km)
• La Haye-du-Puits: market Wednesday (22km)
• Brehal: market Tuesday & Sunday (23km)
• Marigny: market Wednesday (25km)
• Gavray: market Saturday (27km)
• Portbail: market Tuesday (28km)

More information about Gouville-sur-Mer, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Gouville-sur-Mer, France

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

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Granville (29km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (31km)

Remarkable gardens

• Argences (15km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Chausey (31km)
• Roches de Ham (40km)
• Baie des Veys (45km)
• Île des Landes (47km)
• Pointe du Grouin (47km)
• Île du Guesclin (50km)
• Forêt de Saint-Sever (50km)

Towns of Art and history

• Coutances (10km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Villedieu-les-Poeles (39km)
• Torigni-sur-Vire (44km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Domjean (42km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Champrepus (35km)

Geography and distances

Gouville-sur-Mer is in the north of France at 36 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Gouville-sur-Mer is 288 kilometres from Paris).

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 Gouville-sur-Mer from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Agon-Coutainville, Anneville-sur-Mer, Blainville-sur-Mer, Boisroger, Brainville, Geffosses, Saint-Malo-de-la-Lande and Tourville-sur-Sienne.

This page in French: Visiter Gouville-sur-Mer