Hieville tourism and travel guide

Visit Hieville: highlights and tourist information

Hieville 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 Hieville in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Cambremer at 15 km and Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge at 15 km.

Hieville, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Cambremer

Cambremer

at 15 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Cambremer guide
Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Garden at 15 km (direction north-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
Beuvron

Beuvron

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

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

See Beuvron guide
Falaise

Falaise

at 19 km (direction south-west)

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

See Falaise guide
 
 
Lisieux

Lisieux

at 22 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Lisieux guide
Lisieux Basilica

Lisieux Basilica

Church at 23 km (direction east-north-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 25 km (direction north-east)

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

See Chateau de Boutemont guide
Dives-sur-Mer

Dives-sur-Mer

at 30 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Dives-sur-Mer guide
 
 
Cabourg

Cabourg

Seaside resort at 30 km (direction north-north-west)

One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest and active...

See Cabourg guide
Argentan

Argentan

at 31 km (direction south), in the Orne department

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

See Argentan guide
Caen

Caen

at 31 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Caen guide
Houlgate

Houlgate

Seaside resort at 31 km (direction north-north-west)

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 33 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Villers-sur-Mer guide
Haras du Pin

Haras du Pin

at 34 km (direction south-south-east), in the Orne department

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

See Haras du Pin guide

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Markets in and near Hieville

  • Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives: market Monday (1km)
  • Mezidon-Canon: market Sunday (7km)
  • Falaise: market Saturday (19km)
  • Trun: market Thursday (20km)
  • Troarn: market Saturday (21km)
  • Lisieux: market Saturday all day (23km)
  • Mondeville: market Thursday (28km)
  • Dives-sur-Mer: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (30km)
  • Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (30km)
  • Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (30km)

More information about Hieville, Normandy

Tourist attractions near Hieville, France

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

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) (31km)
  • Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (49km)
  • Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (49km)
  • Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (49km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (6km)
  • Boutemont (25km)
  • Sassy (40km)
  • Jardins du château de Brécy (49km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Prairie (Caen) (31km)
  • Pegasus Bridge (31km)
  • Jardin des plantes de Caen (32km)
  • Rochers des Parcs (35km)

Towns of Art and history

  • Orbec (31km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Parc zoologique de Lisieux (30km)
 
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Geography and distances

Hieville is in the north of France at 31 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Hieville is 174 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Hieville

Canton: Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives

Arrondissement: Lisieux

Department: Calvados

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 14170

Distance to Hieville

from Caen (prefecture): 31 km

from Paris: 174 km

from Calais: 253 km

from Nice: 813 km

from Bordeaux: 467 km

from Strasbourg: 571 km

Getting here

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

We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Boissey, Bretteville-sur-Dives, Courcy, Jort, Les Authieux-Papion, Mezidon-Canon, Mittois, Ouville-la-Bien-Tournee, Percy-en-Auge, Saint-Georges-en-Auge, Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, Thieville and Vendeuvre.

This page in French: Visiter Hieville

 
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