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Formigny La Bataille

Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Calvados

Formigny La Bataille - Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Calvados
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Formigny is a rural quiet little town. Its privileged position on the main roads provides easy and quick access to the sea and the urban centers ( Bayeux, Caen).

His tranquility was disturbed in the course of history by warriors facts: On April 15, 1450, King Charles VII, assisted by the Count of Clermont, the Constable of Richemont and Admiral Coëtivy, regrowth Formigny near Bayeux, an English army had just landed at Cherbourg, under the command of Thomas Kyriel in an attempt to rescue the last British places of Normandy. With the win, the Hundred Years War to an end and Normandy is attached to the kingdom of France... Centuries later, Formigny was the heart of the Allied landing in Normandy.

Geographical information

MunicipalityFormigny La Bataille
Postcode14710
Latitude49.3406760 (N 49° 20’ 26”)
Longitude-0.8937010 (W 0° 53’ 37”)
Surface area26.24 km²
Population754 inhabitants
Density28 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureCaen (47 km, 36 min)
Insee code14281
IntercommunalityCC Isigny-Omaha Intercom
DepartmentCalvados
RegionNormandy

Nearest cities & towns

Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer3.1 km (4 min)
Surrain3.8 km (9 min)
Vierville-sur-Mer4.9 km (6 min)
Trévières5 km (9 min)
Longueville5.5 km (6 min)
Asnières-en-Bessin5.9 km (9 min)
Colleville-sur-Mer6 km (8 min)
Mandeville-en-Bessin6.6 km (9 min)
Deux-Jumeaux6.7 km (13 min)
Englesqueville-la-Percée7.3 km (13 min)
Mosles7.9 km (13 min)
Rubercy8 km (11 min)

Things to see and do

Places of interest

Information points

Events and festivities

Sortie Ornithologique
Exposition Historique et Philatélique

Photos

Mayor and School
Mayor and School
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The Mayor
The Mayor
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monument to the Dead
monument to the Dead
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Arthur -le-Duc Sculpture
Arthur -le-Duc Sculpture
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The Church of St. Martin
The Church of St. Martin
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The Church of St. Martin
The Church of St. Martin
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The Church of St. Martin
The Church of St. Martin
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The Church of St. Martin
The Church of St. Martin
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L ' St Martin's church
L ' St Martin's church
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The Saint Martin church
The Saint Martin church
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Weather

Friday 29 march
Min. 6°C - Max. 14°C
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Saturday 30 march
Min. 6°C - Max. 13°C
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Sunday 31 march
Min. 6°C - Max. 14°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Land art and beach art
Nature and the great outdoors10 € Vierville-sur-Mer (4.4 km)
Fishing with an instructor guide
Nature and the great outdoors80 € to 640 € Grandcamp-Maisy (12.5 km)
Show: Norman Towns, land of poetry, Bayeux
Entertainment17 € Bayeux (15.8 km)
Outdoor music: Sound bath of the 4 elements
Entertainment17 € Carentan-les-Marais (19.1 km)
Climbing in a big block gym
Sports sensations12 € to 30 € Caen (43 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
Cotentin Peninsula
Car itineraryEasy7:00Carentan-les-Marais (26 km)
Turqueville's Tower
Village visitEasy1:15Turqueville (28 km)
The Willows
Village visitEasy1:00Fresville (35 km)
Gouville-sur-Mer cabins
HikeEasy1:00Gouville-sur-Mer (58 km)

Restaurants

Bed & breakfasts

Vacation rentals

Campsites

Hotels

Your holidays
A hotel
A vacation rental
A bed & breakfast
A campsite
A leisure activity
A restaurant
A rental car
A plane ticket
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