Carentan travel guide
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Visit Carentan: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Carentan is situated in the Manche department (Normandy region) in the north of France at 24 km from Saint-Lo, the department capital. (General information: Carentan is 266 km from Paris and 287 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Normandy landing beaches at 27 km from Carentan
Popular places to visit near Carentan: these include Normandy landing beaches at 27 km and Coutances at 33 km. Marais du Cotentin et du Bessin is a listed 'regional natural parc' at 4km and Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) is a listed 'religious monument' at 26km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Selected places to visit and attractions near Carentan, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Carentan and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Carentan
- 'Remarkable gardens': Plantbessin (34km) : Argences (35km) : Château de Beaurepaire (44km) : Parc du château des Ravalet (45km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Barfleur (41km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Cerisy-la-Forêt (Cerisy-la-Foret) (26km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (39km) : Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (48km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (48km) : Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Domjean (38km) : Cherbourg (47km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Valognes (28km) : Coutances (33km) :
Map of places to visit near Carentan & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Carentan
Canton: Carentan
Arrondissement: Saint-Lô
Department: Manche
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 50500
Distance to Carentan
from Saint-Lo: 24 km
from Paris: 266 km
from Calais: 287 km
from Nice: 900 km
from Bordeaux: 499 km
from Strasbourg: 661 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Carentan (within 6 km): Angoville-Au-Plain : Auvers : Brevands : Catz : Houesville : Meautis : Saint-Come-du-Mont : Saint-Georges-de-Bohon : Saint-Hilaire-Petitville : Saint-Pellerin :
Carentan holidays and travel
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Family fun: Holiday villages in Normandy
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Holiday rentals: Manche gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Carentan