Ouistreham travel guide
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Visit Ouistreham: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Ouistreham is situated in the Calvados department (Normandy region) in the north of France at 14 km from Caen, the department capital. (General information: Ouistreham is 195 km from Paris and 239 km from the port at Calais).
Note: The photo above was taken in Cabourg at 10 km from Ouistreham
Popular places to visit near Ouistreham: these include Cabourg at 10 km and Dives-sur-Mer at 11 km. Cabourg is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 10km and Abbaye de Caen (Caen) is a listed 'religious monument' at 13km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Ouistreham: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 3*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Ouistreham, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Ouistreham and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Ouistreham
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardins du château de Brécy (23km) : Jardins du château de Vendeuvre (35km) : Boutemont (36km) : Plantbessin (40km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Beuvron (18km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Caen (Caen) (13km) : Prieuré de Saint Gabriel Brécy (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (23km) : Eglise de Saint Pierre (Rucqueville) (24km) : Prieuré (Saint-Gabriel-Brecy) (24km) : Cathédrale Notre Dame (Bayeux) (33km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Cabourg (10km) : Touques (27km) : Honfleur (38km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Le Havre (35km) :
Map of places to visit near Ouistreham & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Ouistreham
Canton: Ouistreham
Arrondissement: Caen
Department: Calvados
Region: Normandy
Postcode: 14150
Distance to Ouistreham
from Caen: 14 km
from Paris: 195 km
from Calais: 239 km
from Nice: 845 km
from Bordeaux: 495 km
from Strasbourg: 589 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Ouistreham (within 6 km): Amfreville : Bavent : Benouville : Bieville-Beuville : Breville : Colleville-Montgomery : Gonneville-en-Auge : Hermanville-sur-Mer : Lion-sur-Mer : Petiville : Ranville : Saint-Aubin-d'Arquenay : Sallenelles :
Ouistreham holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Ouistreham