Loucelles tourism and travel guide

Visit Loucelles: highlights and tourist information

Loucelles 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 Loucelles in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Creully at 8 km and Bayeux at 11 km.

Loucelles, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Creully

Creully

at 8 km (direction north-east)

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

See Creully guide
Bayeux

Bayeux

at 11 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Bayeux guide
Arromanches

Arromanches

at 13 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Arromanches guide
Caen

Caen

at 16 km (direction east)

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

See Caen guide
 
 
Normandy landing beaches

Normandy landing beaches

at 28 km (direction west-north-west)

70 years on and the Normandy Landing Beches still attract thousands of visitors interested...

See Normandy landing beaches guide
Cabourg

Cabourg

Seaside resort at 35 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 36 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 38 km (direction east)

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

See Houlgate guide
 
 
Beuvron

Beuvron

Most Beautiful Village at 39 km (direction east)

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

See Beuvron guide
Villers-sur-Mer

Villers-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 43 km (direction east)

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

See Villers-sur-Mer guide
Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Garden at 47 km (direction 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 47 km (direction east)

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

See Cambremer guide
 
 
Falaise

Falaise

at 47 km (direction south-east)

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

See Falaise guide
Vire

Vire

at 48 km (direction south-west)

When you visit Vire be sure to also explore the Route des Gorges de...

See Vire guide

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Markets in and near Loucelles

  • Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (6km)
  • Bayeux: market Wednesday & Saturday (11km)
  • Courseulles-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (15km)
  • Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (17km)
  • Douvres-la-Delivrande: market Thursday (17km)
  • Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (17km)
  • Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer: market Thursday (18km)
  • Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (19km)
  • Mondeville: market Thursday (20km)
  • Le Molay-Littry: market Thursday (21km)

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Tourist attractions near Loucelles, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

Churches and religious monuments

  • Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (4km)
  • Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (4km)
  • Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (6km)
  • Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (11km)
  • Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (17km)
  • Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (26km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardins du château de Brécy (6km)
  • Plantbessin (16km)
  • Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (45km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Jardin des plantes de Caen (16km)
  • Prairie (Caen) (16km)
  • Pegasus Bridge (23km)
  • Forêt de Cerisy (23km)
  • Rochers des Parcs (36km)
  • Roches de Ham (40km)
  • Baie des Veys (44km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

  • Villers-Bocage (17km)
  • Torigni-sur-Vire (36km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Parc zoologique de Jurques (27km)
 
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Geography and distances

Loucelles is in the north of France at 16 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Loucelles is 218 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Loucelles

Canton: Tilly-sur-Seulles

Arrondissement: Caen

Department: Calvados

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 14250

Distance to Loucelles

from Caen (prefecture): 16 km

from Paris: 218 km

from Calais: 259 km

from Nice: 858 km

from Bordeaux: 488 km

from Strasbourg: 613 km

Getting here

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

We have 23 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Audrieu, Brouay, Buceels, Carcagny, Chouain, Conde-sur-Seulles, Coulombs, Cristot, Cully, Ducy-Sainte-Marguerite, Esquay-sur-Seulles, Fontenay-le-Pesnel, Lantheuil, Le Mesnil-Patry, Martragny, Nonant, Putot-en-Bessin, Rucqueville, Saint-Manvieu-Norrey, Sainte-Croix-Grand-Tonne, Secqueville-en-Bessin, Tilly-sur-Seulles and Vaux-sur-Seulles.

This page in French: Visiter Loucelles

 
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