Ranchy tourism and travel guide
Visit Ranchy: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsRanchy is situated in the Calvados department and Normandy region, in the north of France at 29 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Ranchy is 231 kilometres from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Bayeux at 5 km and Arromanches at 14 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Ranchy, France: places to visit and attractions
Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Ranchy in Normandy.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Calvados
Map of places to visit near Ranchy
Markets in and near Ranchy
- Bayeux: market Wednesday & Saturday (5km)
- Le Molay-Littry: market Thursday (8km)
- Tilly-sur-Seulles: market Sunday (13km)
- Villers-Bocage: market Wednesday (21km)
- Courseulles-sur-Mer: market Tuesday & Friday (23km)
- Grandcamp-Maisy: market Sunday (26km)
- Isigny-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Saturday (26km)
- Aunay-sur-Odon: market Saturday (27km)
- Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer: market Thursday (28km)
- Douvres-la-Delivrande: market Thursday (28km)
More information about Ranchy, Normandy
Tourist attractions near Ranchy, France
Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Ranchy.
Heritage sites
- Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue tours (Vauban fortifications) (52km)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (40km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (5km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (13km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (13km)
- Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (14km)
- Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (14km)
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (30km)
Remarkable gardens
- Plantbessin (6km)
- Jardins du château de Brécy (14km)
Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)
(see also historical French towns)
- Bayeux (5km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Forêt de Cerisy (12km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (29km)
- Prairie (Caen) (30km)
- Baie des Veys (31km)
- Roches de Ham (33km)
- Pegasus Bridge (35km)
- Rochers des Parcs (44km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (21km)
- Torigni-sur-Vire (29km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Domjean (36km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Jurques (28km)
Geography and distances
Distance to Ranchy
from Caen (prefecture): 29 km
from Paris: 231 km
from Calais: 265 km
from Nice: 870 km
from Bordeaux: 491 km
from Strasbourg: 626 km
Getting here
Ranchy is in the north of France. Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Ranchy from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 24 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Agy, Arganchy, Barbeville, Bayeux, Blay, Campigny, Castillon, Cottun, Crouay, Cussy, Ellon, Gueron, Juaye-Mondaye, Le Tronquay, Monceaux-en-Bessin, Noron-la-Poterie, Saint-Loup-Hors, Saint-Vigor-le-Grand, Subles, Sully, Tour-en-Bessin, Vaubadon, Vaucelles and Vaux-sur-Aure.
This page in French: Visiter Ranchy
