La Villette tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Falaise at 26 km from La Villette

Visit La Villette: highlights and tourist information

La Villette is situated in the Calvados department and Normandy region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Falaise at 26 km and Vire at 27 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

La Villette, 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 La Villette in Normandy.

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

Falaise

at 26 km (direction east)

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

See Falaise guide

Vire

at 27 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Vire guide

Caen

at 33 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Caen guide

Domfront

at 36 km (direction south-south-west), in the Orne department

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

See Domfront guide

Creully

at 41 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Creully guide

Bagnoles de l'Orne

at 41 km (direction south-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

Bayeux

at 42 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Bayeux guide

Argentan

at 43 km (direction east-south-east), in the Orne department

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

See Argentan guide

Beuvron

Most Beautiful Village at 47 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Beuvron guide

Arromanches

at 48 km (direction east-north-east)

Arromanches is well known as the town where the...

See Arromanches guide

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Garden at 51 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge guide

Cambremer

at 51 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Cambremer guide

Cabourg

Seaside resort at 52 km (direction north-east)

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

See Cabourg guide

Dives-sur-Mer

at 53 km (direction north-east)

In the 'Village of William the Conqueror' at Dives-sur-Mer artisans...

See Dives-sur-Mer guide

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

Map of places to visit near La Villette

Markets in and near La Villette

• Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (7km)
• Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (9km)
• Aunay-sur-Odon: market Saturday (14km)
• Flers: market Wednesday & Saturday (19km)
• Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (20km)
• Falaise: market Saturday (25km)
• Vire: market Friday (26km)
• Briouze: market Monday (27km)
• Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (30km)
• Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (33km)

More information about La Villette, Normandy

Tourist attractions near La Villette, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Beuvron (47km)

National Monuments

• Carrouges Chateau (49km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Domfront (36km)
• Argentan (43km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (33km)
• Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (38km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (38km)
• Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (40km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (42km)
• Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (42km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (35km)
• Plantbessin (37km)
• Jardins du château de Brécy (41km)
• Sassy (49km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bayeux (43km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Rochers des Parcs (6km)
• Prairie (Caen) (32km)
• Jardin des plantes de Caen (33km)
• Forêt de Saint-Sever (38km)
• Roches de Ham (39km)
• Forêt de Cerisy (40km)
• Pegasus Bridge (42km)
• Signal d'Écouves (59km)
• Forêt d'Écouves (61km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Villers-Bocage (20km)
• Torigni-sur-Vire (35km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Domjean (37km)
• Cabourg (52km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Jurques (18km)

Geography and distances

La Villette is in the north of France at 33 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: La Villette is 212 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 La Villette from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cauville, Clecy, Culey-le-Patry, La Chapelle-Engerbold, Le Plessis-Grimoult, Le Vey, Perigny, Pontecoulant, Proussy, Saint-Denis-de-Mere, Saint-Lambert, Saint-Martin-de-Sallen, Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille and Saint-Remy.

This page in French: Visiter La Villette