Vignats tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Falaise at 8 km from Vignats
Visit Vignats: highlights and tourist information
To Visit AttractionsVignats is situated in the Calvados department and Normandy region.
Popular places to visit nearby include Falaise at 8 km and Argentan at 14 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Vignats, 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 Vignats in Normandy.
Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Falaise
at 8 km (direction west-north-west)Best known for its castle, Falaise also has several other interesting monuments...
See Falaise guide

Argentan
at 14 km (direction south-east), in the Orne departmentDespite extensive war time damage Argentan has retained several sites of interest...
See Argentan guide

Haras du Pin
at 22 km (direction east-south-east), in the Orne departmentThe Haras du Pin is the oldest of the national horse training...
See Haras du Pin guide

Sees
at 34 km (direction south-east), in the Orne departmentThe cathedral is the famous attraction at Sees, but there are other...
See Sees guide

Cambremer
at 35 km (direction north-north-east)Cambremer is a very picturesque small village, ideally explored as part of...
See Cambremer guide

Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge
Garden at 35 km (direction north-north-east)The gardens of the Pays d'Auge are a beautiful mature garden set...
See Les Jardins du Pays d'Auge guide

Beuvron
Most Beautiful Village at 37 km (direction north-north-east)Part of the Normandy Cider Route, Beuvron has lots of half-timberd houses...
See Beuvron guide

Lisieux Basilica
Church at 40 km (direction north-east)The basilica in Lisieux is a 20th century church built in tribute...
See Lisieux Basilica guide

Lisieux
at 40 km (direction north-east)The painstaking rebuilding of Lisieux since the war has gone a long...
See Lisieux guide

Bagnoles de l'Orne
at 41 km (direction south-west), in the Orne departmentThe town of Bagnoles-de-l'Orne is very pleasant, and well known as a...
See Bagnoles de l'Orne guide

Caen
at 41 km (direction north-west)With a castle, two abbeys and an attracive historic centre Caen is...
See Caen guide

Chateau de Boutemont
Castle at 44 km (direction north-east)Beautiful chateau and gardens in the Calvados department of Normandy...
See Chateau de Boutemont guide

Dives-sur-Mer
at 48 km (direction north-east)In the 'Village of William the Conqueror' at Dives-sur-Mer artisans and artists...
See Dives-sur-Mer guide

Cabourg
Seaside resort at 48 km (direction north-east)One time favourite of Marcel Proust, Cabourg has one of the longest...
See Cabourg guide
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Calvados
Map of places to visit near Vignats
Markets in and near Vignats
- Falaise: market Saturday (9km)
- Trun: market Thursday (10km)
- Argentan: market Tuesday & Friday (13km)
- Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives: market Monday (19km)
- Mezidon-Canon: market Sunday (24km)
- Briouze: market Monday (26km)
- Thury-Harcourt: market Tuesday (31km)
- Conde-sur-Noireau: market Thursday (33km)
- Sees: market Saturday (34km)
- La Ferte-Mace: market Thursday (35km)
Hotels near Vignats
More information about Vignats, Normandy
Tourist attractions near Vignats, France
What to do at Vignats? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Vignats.
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Beuvron (37km)
National Monuments
- Carrouges Chateau (33km)
Recommended detour towns (fr: plus beau détour)
Regional Natural Parcs
- Normandie-Maine (41km)
Churches and religious monuments
- Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (41km)
- Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (57km)
- Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (57km)
Remarkable gardens
- Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (15km)
- Sassy (22km)
- Boutemont (44km)
Sites of natural beauty
- Rochers des Parcs (27km)
- Signal d'Écouves (35km)
- Forêt d'Écouves (36km)
- Prairie (Caen) (40km)
- Jardin des plantes de Caen (42km)
- Pegasus Bridge (45km)
Towns of Art and history
- Orbec (41km)
Villages d'etape
(recommended place to break a long journey)
- Villers-Bocage (47km)
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
- Saint-Fraimbault (60km)
Zoo and/or wildlife park
- Parc zoologique de Lisieux (47km)
Geography and distances
Vignats is in the north of France at 41 kilometres from Caen, the department capital (general information: Vignats is 179 kilometres from Paris).
Distance to Vignats
from Caen (prefecture): 41 km
from Paris: 179 km
from Calais: 272 km
from Nice: 805 km
from Bordeaux: 448 km
from Strasbourg: 576 km
Getting here
Most visitors arrive by car typically by ferry into Cherbourg or Caen on the Normandy coast For driving distances to Vignats from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 14 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beaumais, Brieux, Crocy, Fourches, Fresne-la-Mere, La Hoguette, Le Marais-la-Chapelle, Merri, Montabard, Necy, Ommoy, Pertheville-Ners, Ronai and Villy-Lez-Falaise.
This page in French: Visiter Vignats