Langrune-sur-Mer tourism and travel guide

Visit Langrune-sur-Mer: highlights and tourist information

Langrune-sur-Mer 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 Langrune-sur-Mer in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Creully at 13 km and Caen at 15 km.

Langrune-sur-Mer, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Creully

Creully

at 13 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Creully guide
Caen

Caen

at 15 km (direction south)

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

See Caen guide
Arromanches

Arromanches

at 18 km (direction west)

Arromanches is well known as the town where the Mulberry Harbour was built during...

See Arromanches guide
Cabourg

Cabourg

Seaside resort at 19 km (direction east)

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

See Cabourg guide
 
 
Dives-sur-Mer

Dives-sur-Mer

at 20 km (direction east)

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

See Dives-sur-Mer guide
Houlgate

Houlgate

Seaside resort at 22 km (direction east)

The beach is certainly the main attraction at Houlgate, and there are also some...

See Houlgate guide
Bayeux

Bayeux

at 25 km (direction west)

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

See Bayeux guide
Villers-sur-Mer

Villers-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 27 km (direction east)

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

See Villers-sur-Mer guide
 
 
Beuvron

Beuvron

Most Beautiful Village at 28 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Beuvron guide
Deauville

Deauville

Seaside resort at 33 km (direction east)

The resort of Deauville, established in the 19th century, is still one of the...

See Deauville guide
Trouville

Trouville

Seaside resort at 33 km (direction east)

The long established resort at Trouville has retained lots of its 19th century villas,...

See Trouville guide
Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Garden at 36 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge guide
 
 
Cambremer

Cambremer

at 36 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Cambremer guide
Villerville

Villerville

Seaside resort at 37 km (direction east)

Less popular than neighbours Deauville and Trouville, the resort at Villerville also has a...

See Villerville guide

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Markets in and near Langrune-sur-Mer

  • Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer: market Thursday (2km)
  • Douvres-la-Delivrande: market Thursday (3km)
  • Courseulles-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (6km)
  • Ouistreham: market Wednesday & Saturday - seasonal market only (10km)
  • Ouistreham: market Thursday & Sunday & Friday (10km)
  • Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (13km)
  • Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (16km)
  • Mondeville: market Thursday (17km)
  • Cabourg: market Thursday & Monday & Saturday - seasonal market only (19km)
  • Cabourg: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (19km)

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Tourist attractions near Langrune-sur-Mer, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Churches and religious monuments

  • Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (15km)
  • Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (15km)
  • Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (17km)
  • Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (17km)
  • Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (25km)
  • Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (43km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardins du château de Brécy (15km)
  • Plantbessin (33km)
  • Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (43km)
  • Boutemont (46km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Pegasus Bridge (11km)
  • Jardin des plantes de Caen (15km)
  • Prairie (Caen) (17km)
  • Forêt de Cerisy (40km)
  • Falaises d'Etretat (60km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

  • Villers-Bocage (34km)
  • Torigni-sur-Vire (55km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Parc zoologique de Jurques (45km)
 
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Geography and distances

Langrune-sur-Mer is in the north of France at 15 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Langrune-sur-Mer is 205 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Langrune-sur-Mer

Canton: Douvres-la-Délivrande

Arrondissement: Caen

Department: Calvados

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 14830

Distance to Langrune-sur-Mer

from Caen (prefecture): 15 km

from Paris: 205 km

from Calais: 241 km

from Nice: 855 km

from Bordeaux: 499 km

from Strasbourg: 598 km

Getting here

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

We have 12 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Basly, Beny-sur-Mer, Bernieres-sur-Mer, Colleville-Montgomery, Cresserons, Douvres-la-Delivrande, Fontaine-Henry, Hermanville-sur-Mer, Lion-sur-Mer, Luc-sur-Mer, Plumetot and Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer.

This page in French: Visiter Langrune-sur-Mer

 
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