Petiville tourism and travel guide

Visit Petiville: highlights and tourist information

Petiville 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 Petiville in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Cabourg at 7 km and Dives-sur-Mer at 7 km.

Petiville, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Cabourg

Cabourg

Seaside resort at 7 km (direction north-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 7 km (direction east-north-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 10 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Houlgate guide
Beuvron

Beuvron

Most Beautiful Village at 11 km (direction east-south-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 15 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Villers-sur-Mer guide
Caen

Caen

at 16 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Caen guide
Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Garden at 19 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 19 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Cambremer guide
 
 
Deauville

Deauville

Seaside resort at 22 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Deauville guide
Trouville

Trouville

Seaside resort at 23 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Trouville guide
Creully

Creully

at 27 km (direction west)

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

See Creully guide
Villerville

Villerville

Seaside resort at 28 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Villerville guide
 
 
Chateau de Boutemont

Chateau de Boutemont

Castle at 29 km (direction east)

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

See Chateau de Boutemont guide
Lisieux

Lisieux

at 31 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Lisieux guide

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Markets in and near Petiville

  • Cabourg: market Thursday & Monday & Saturday - seasonal market only (6km)
  • Cabourg: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Sunday & Friday (6km)
  • Troarn: market Saturday (7km)
  • Ouistreham: market Wednesday & Saturday - seasonal market only (7km)
  • Ouistreham: market Thursday & Sunday & Friday (7km)
  • Dives-sur-Mer: market Tuesday - seasonal market only (7km)
  • Houlgate: market Thursday (9km)
  • Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (11km)
  • Mondeville: market Thursday (13km)
  • Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (15km)

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Tourist attractions near Petiville, France

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

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) (15km)
  • Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (29km)
  • Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (30km)
  • Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (30km)
  • Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (39km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Jardins du château de Brécy (29km)
  • Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (29km)
  • Boutemont (30km)
  • Plantbessin (45km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Pegasus Bridge (7km)
  • Jardin des plantes de Caen (15km)
  • Prairie (Caen) (16km)
  • Rochers des Parcs (42km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

  • Villers-Bocage (39km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Parc zoologique de Lisieux (36km)
  • Parc zoologique de Jurques (50km)
 
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Geography and distances

Petiville is in the north of France at 16 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Petiville is 189 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Petiville

Canton: Cabourg

Arrondissement: Caen

Department: Calvados

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 14390

Distance to Petiville

from Caen (prefecture): 16 km

from Paris: 189 km

from Calais: 239 km

from Nice: 838 km

from Bordeaux: 491 km

from Strasbourg: 583 km

Getting here

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

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Amfreville, Basseneville, Bavent, Breville, Brucourt, Cabourg, Dives-sur-Mer, Escoville, Gonneville-en-Auge, Goustranville, Herouvillette, Ouistreham, Ranville, Sallenelles, Touffreville and Varaville.

This page in French: Visiter Petiville

 
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