Rauville-la-Place tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Lessay abbey at 19 km from Rauville-la-Place

Visit Rauville-la-Place: highlights and tourist information

Rauville-la-Place is situated in the Manche 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 Rauville-la-Place in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Lessay abbey at 19 km and Cherbourg at 28 km.

Rauville-la-Place, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Lessay abbey

Abbey at 19 km (direction south)

The abbey church at Lessay is an important example of roman style...

See Lessay abbey guide

Cherbourg

at 28 km (direction north-north-west)

The port town of Cherbourg has several monuments and museums of interest...

See Cherbourg guide

Barfleur

Most Beautiful Village at 36 km (direction north-east)

Barfleur is listed among the 'most beautiful villages in France' and the...

See Barfleur guide

Coutances

at 39 km (direction south)

Coutances is well known for its impressive cathedral, built in the 113th...

See Coutances guide

Normandy landing beaches

at 44 km (direction east), in the Calvados department

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

See Normandy landing beaches guide

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Map of places to visit near Rauville-la-Place

Markets in and near Rauville-la-Place

• La Haye-du-Puits: market Wednesday (11km)
• Bricquebec: market Monday (13km)
• Sainte-Mere-Eglise: market Thursday (14km)
• Valognes: market Friday (14km)
• Portbail: market Tuesday (15km)
• Barneville-Carteret: market Thursday - seasonal market only (18km)
• Barneville-Carteret: market Saturday (18km)
• Carentan: market Monday all day (21km)
• Periers: market Saturday (24km)
• Les Pieux: market Friday (26km)

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Tourist attractions near Rauville-la-Place, France

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

Heritage sites

• Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue tours (Vauban fortifications) (28km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Barfleur (36km)

Regional Natural Parcs

• Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (17km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (47km)

Remarkable gardens

• Château de Beaurepaire (26km)
• Parc du château des Ravalet (29km)
• Parc du château de Nacqueville (36km)
• Jardin botanique du château de Vauville (37km)
• Argences (42km)
• Jardin Jacques Prévert (47km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Baie des Veys (27km)
• Nez de Jobourg (45km)
• Cap de la Hague (45km)
• Forêt de Cerisy (50km)
• Roches de Ham (52km)

Towns of Art and history

• Valognes (14km)
• Coutances (39km)

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

• Torigni-sur-Vire (55km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cherbourg (30km)
• Domjean (56km)

Geography and distances

Rauville-la-Place is in the north of France at 43 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Rauville-la-Place is 287 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors arrive by car, often from the ferries at Saint-Malo, Cherbourg or Caen on the coast here which are very convenient. For driving distances to Rauville-la-Place from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 16 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Biniville, Catteville, Crosville-sur-Douve, Etienville, Golleville, Hautteville-Bocage, La Bonneville, Les Moitiers-en-Bauptois, Nehou, Orglandes, Reigneville-Bocage, Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, Sainte-Colombe, Taillepied, Varenguebec and Vindefontaine.

This page in French: Visiter Rauville-la-Place

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