Potigny tourism and travel guide

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Visit Potigny: highlights and tourist information

Potigny 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 Potigny in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Falaise at 9 km and Caen at 26 km.

Potigny, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Falaise

at 9 km (direction south-south-east)

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

See Falaise guide

Caen

at 26 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Caen guide

Beuvron

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

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

See Beuvron guide

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge

Garden at 29 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 29 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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Argentan

at 30 km (direction south-east), in the Orne department

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

See Argentan guide

Dives-sur-Mer

at 37 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Cabourg

Seaside resort at 37 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Haras du Pin

at 38 km (direction east-south-east), in the Orne department

The Haras du Pin is the oldest of the national horse training centres in...

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Houlgate

Seaside resort at 39 km (direction north-north-east)

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

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Lisieux

at 39 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Lisieux guide

Lisieux Basilica

Church at 40 km (direction east-north-east)

The basilica in Lisieux is a 20th century church built in tribute to Saint-Therese,...

See Lisieux Basilica guide

Creully

at 41 km (direction north-west)

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

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Chateau de Boutemont

Castle at 42 km (direction east-north-east)

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

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

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Reserve excursions near Potigny

Map of places to visit near Potigny

Markets in and near Potigny

• Falaise: market Saturday (8km)
• Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives: market Monday (16km)
• Mezidon-Canon: market Sunday (17km)
• Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (17km)
• Mondeville: market Thursday (23km)
• Troarn: market Saturday (24km)
• Trun: market Thursday (24km)
• Caen: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Sunday & Friday (25km)
• Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (26km)
• Herouville-Saint-Clair: market Wednesday (27km)

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Tourist attractions near Potigny, France

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

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Beuvron (28km)

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

• Argentan (30km)
• Domfront (51km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (26km)
• Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (41km)
• Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (41km)
• Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (42km)
• Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (48km)

Remarkable gardens

• Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (12km)
• Sassy (38km)
• Boutemont (41km)
• Jardins du château de Brécy (42km)
• Plantbessin (48km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Bayeux (49km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Rochers des Parcs (17km)
• Prairie (Caen) (25km)
• Jardin des plantes de Caen (26km)
• Pegasus Bridge (31km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Villers-Bocage (32km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cabourg (37km)
• Touques (48km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique de Jurques (38km)
• Parc zoologique de Lisieux (47km)

Geography and distances

Potigny is in the north of France at 26 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Potigny is 190 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 Potigny from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 19 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Aubigny, Bons-Tassilly, Epaney, Estrees-la-Campagne, Fontaine-le-Pin, Grainville-Langannerie, Leffard, Maizieres, Olendon, Ouilly-le-Tesson, Rouvres, Saint-Germain-Langot, Saint-Germain-le-Vasson, Saint-Pierre-Canivet, Soulangy, Soumont-Saint-Quentin, Ussy, Versainville and Villers-Canivet.

This page in French: Visiter Potigny