Saint-Denis-le-Vetu tourism and travel guide

Visit Saint-Denis-le-Vetu: highlights and tourist information

Saint-Denis-le-Vetu 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 Saint-Denis-le-Vetu in Normandy.

Popular places to visit nearby include Coutances at 8 km and Granville at 22 km.

Saint-Denis-le-Vetu, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Coutances

Coutances

at 8 km (direction north-west)

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

See Coutances guide
Granville

Granville

Seaside resort at 22 km (direction south-west)

Granville is best known for its long sandy beach, and the 19th century villas...

See Granville guide
Lessay abbey

Lessay abbey

Abbey at 28 km (direction north-north-west)

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

See Lessay abbey guide
Mont-Saint-Michel

Mont-Saint-Michel

Heritage Site at 40 km (direction south-south-west)

No visit to Normandy would be complete without visiting the iconic Abbey and island...

See Mont-Saint-Michel guide
 
 
Vire

Vire

at 41 km (direction east-south-east), in the Calvados department

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

See Vire guide
Cancale

Cancale

at 46 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Cancale is the perfect place to try the famous Brittany oysters, fresh every day!...

See Cancale guide
Mont-Dol

Mont-Dol

at 53 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Mont Dol is a small village with a hill top on which stands a...

See Mont-Dol guide
Dol-de-Bretagne

Dol-de-Bretagne

at 55 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The lovely old town in Dol-de-Bretagne ensure it remains one of the most popular...

See Dol-de-Bretagne guide
 
 
Normandy landing beaches

Normandy landing beaches

at 57 km (direction north-east), in the Calvados department

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

See Normandy landing beaches guide
Emerald Coast

Emerald Coast

at 58 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The Emerald Coast in northern Brittany is extremely popular with visitors and contains numerous...

See Emerald Coast guide
Saint-Malo

Saint-Malo

at 58 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

We were pleased to discover that Saint-Malo, often considered a ferry port, is also...

See Saint-Malo guide
Dinard Pointe du Moulinet

Dinard Pointe du Moulinet

at 61 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The Pointe du Moulinet in Dinard is visited for the imposing neo-gothic villas and...

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Dinard Pointe de la Malouine

Dinard Pointe de la Malouine

at 61 km (direction west-south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

The Pointe de la Malouine in Dinard is a promontory west of the town...

See Dinard Pointe de la Malouine guide
Saint-Suliac

Saint-Suliac

Most Beautiful Village at 62 km (direction south-west), in the Ille-et-Vilaine department

Saint Suliac is a beautiful village on the estuary of the River Rance in...

See Saint-Suliac guide

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Markets in and near Saint-Denis-le-Vetu

  • Coutances: market Thursday & Saturday (8km)
  • Gavray: market Saturday (9km)
  • Brehal: market Tuesday & Sunday (13km)
  • Agon-Coutainville: market Tuesday & Saturday (15km)
  • Marigny: market Wednesday (17km)
  • Gouville-sur-Mer: market Monday - seasonal market only (18km)
  • Gouville-sur-Mer: market Friday (18km)
  • La Haye-Pesnel: market Wednesday (21km)
  • Villedieu-les-Poeles: market Tuesday (21km)
  • Granville: market Wednesday & Saturday all day (21km)

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Tourist attractions near Saint-Denis-le-Vetu, France

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

Grand sites of France

Heritage sites

Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)

Regional Natural Parcs

  • Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin (36km)

Churches and religious monuments

  • Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (42km)

Remarkable gardens

  • Argences (3km)
  • Plantbessin (50km)

Sites of natural beauty

  • Roches de Ham (27km)
  • Chausey (32km)
  • Forêt de Saint-Sever (32km)
  • Couesnon (42km)
  • Embouchure - Couesnon (42km)
  • Forêt de Cerisy (44km)
  • Île des Landes (44km)
  • Pointe du Grouin (44km)
  • Île des Rimains (46km)
  • Baie des Veys (48km)
  • Île du Guesclin (48km)
  • Côte de Cancale à Paramé (49km)
  • Île Besnard (52km)
  • Havre de Rothéneuf (52km)
  • Pointe de la Varde (55km)
  • Îlots Notre-Dame et Chevret (62km)

Towns of Art and history

Villages d'etape

(recommended place to break a long journey)

  • Villedieu-les-Poeles (21km)
  • Torigni-sur-Vire (31km)
  • Ducey (42km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

  • Domjean (27km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

  • Parc zoologique de Champrepus (18km)
 
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Geography and distances

Saint-Denis-le-Vetu is in the north of France at 27 kilometres from Saint-Lo, the department capital (general information: Saint-Denis-le-Vetu is 275 kilometres from Paris).

Geographical Information

Commune: Saint-Denis-le-Vetu

Canton: Cerisy-la-Salle

Arrondissement: Coutances

Department: Manche

Region: Normandy

Postcode: 50210

Distance to Saint-Denis-le-Vetu

from Saint-Lo (prefecture): 27 km

from Paris: 275 km

from Calais: 319 km

from Nice: 887 km

from Bordeaux: 466 km

from Strasbourg: 672 km

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 Saint-Denis-le-Vetu from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 18 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Belval, Bricqueville-la-Blouette, Contrieres, Grimesnil, Guehebert, Hyenville, Le Mesnil-Aubert, Lengronne, Muneville-sur-Mer, Nicorps, Orval, Ouville, Quettreville-sur-Sienne, Roncey, Saint-Denis-le-Gast, Saint-Pierre-de-Coutances, Saussey and Trelly.

This page in French: Visiter Saint-Denis-le-Vetu

 
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