Lenault tourism and travel guide
Photo is of Vire at 21 km from Lenault
Visit Lenault: highlights and tourist information
Lenault 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 Lenault in Normandy.
Popular places to visit nearby include Vire at 21 km and Falaise at 32 km.
Lenault, France: places to visit and attractions
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
Vire
at 21 km (direction west-south-west)When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des Gorges de...
See Vire guide
Falaise
at 32 km (direction east)Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments in the...
See Falaise guide
Caen
at 34 km (direction north-east)With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is a very...
See Caen guide
Domfront
at 37 km (direction south), in the Orne departmentThe castle forms an excellent backdrop to the cobbled streets in the old town...
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Bayeux
at 39 km (direction north-north-west)Best known for its world-famous tapestry, Bayeux also has an imposing cathedral...
See Bayeux guide
Creully
at 40 km (direction north-north-east)The medieval Chateau de Creully is the highlight in Creully...
See Creully guide
Bagnoles de l'Orne
at 45 km (direction south-south-east), in the Orne departmentThe town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is very pleasant, and well known as a spa town...
See Bagnoles de l'Orne guide
Arromanches
at 46 km (direction south-south-east)Arromanches is well known as the town where the Mulberry Harbour was built during...
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Argentan
at 49 km (direction east-south-east), in the Orne departmentDespite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites of interest...
See Argentan guide
Beuvron
Most Beautiful Village at 51 km (direction east-north-east)Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses and is...
See Beuvron guide
Normandy landing beaches
at 53 km (direction north-north-west)70 years on and the Normandy Landing Beches still attract thousands of visitors interested...
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Cabourg
Seaside resort at 55 km (direction north-east)One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest and active...
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Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge
Garden at 55 km (direction east-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
Cambremer
at 55 km (direction east-north-east)Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of the Normandy...
See Cambremer guide
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Markets in and near Lenault
- Aunay-sur-Odon: market Saturday (10km)
- Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (10km)
- Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (13km)
- Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (17km)
- Flers: market Wednesday & Saturday (21km)
- Vire: market Friday (21km)
- Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (27km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire: market Monday (28km)
- Sourdeval: market Tuesday (31km)
- Falaise: market Saturday (32km)
More information about Lenault, Normandy
Tourist attractions near Lenault, France
What to do at Lenault? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Lenault.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beuvron (51km)
National Monuments
- Carrouges Chateau (54km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (35km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (37km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (37km)
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (37km)
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (39km)
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (39km)
Remarkable gardens
- Plantbessin (33km)
- Jardins du château de Brécy (39km)
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (41km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (40km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Rochers des Parcs (12km)
- Roches de Ham (32km)
- Forêt de Saint-Sever (33km)
- Prairie (Caen) (33km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (35km)
- Forêt de Cerisy (35km)
- Pegasus Bridge (43km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (17km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (28km)
- Villedieu-les-Poeles (45km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Domjean (30km)
- Cabourg (55km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (12km)
Geography and distances
Lenault is in the north of France at 34 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Lenault is 218 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Lenault
from Caen (prefecture): 34 km
from Paris: 218 km
from Calais: 286 km
from Nice: 839 km
from Bordeaux: 455 km
from Strasbourg: 615 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Lenault from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 13 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Campandre-Valcongrain, Cauville, Danvou-la-Ferriere, La Chapelle-Engerbold, La Rocque, Lassy, Le Plessis-Grimoult, Perigny, Pontecoulant, Saint-Jean-le-Blanc, Saint-Lambert, Saint-Pierre-la-Vieille and Saint-Vigor-Des-Mezerets.
This page in French: Visiter Lenault