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Valambray

Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Calvados

New common Calvados, Normandy, Valambray takes place about twenty kilometers from Caen, the Peace Memorial and its ducal castle. She was born on July 1, 2017 the merger of Conteville, Poussy-la-Campagne, Billy, Fierville-Bray and Airan.

Populated for centuries, as evidenced by the Merovingian remains found especially in Airan, Valambray territory is rich in history. He forged his face today over the centuries, preserving traditions and authentic charm that appeal to casual visitors. The town was particularly illustrated during the Second World War, like the rest of Normandy.

Valambray also has a rich architectural and historical heritage reflecting all glorious past.

Geographical information

MunicipalityValambray
Postcode14370
Tourism label
Latitude49.1010730 (N 49° 6’ 4”)
Longitude-0.1514070 (W 0° 9’ 5”)
AltitudeFrom 22m to 94m
Surface area41.16 km²
Population1739 inhabitants
Density42 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureCaen (21 km, 28 min)
Insee code14005
IntercommunalityCC Val ès Dunes
DepartmentCalvados
RegionNormandy

Nearest cities & towns

Moult-Chicheboville2.7 km (5 min)
Cesny-aux-Vignes2.7 km (3 min)
Ouézy4.2 km (5 min)
Vimont4.4 km (5 min)
Argences4.6 km (8 min)
Canteloup5.1 km (10 min)
Bellengreville6.2 km (8 min)
Mézidon Vallée d'Auge7.4 km (11 min)
Condé-sur-Ifs8 km (9 min)
Méry-Bissières-en-Auge8 km (11 min)
Saint-Sylvain8 km (10 min)
Janville8.2 km (12 min)
Saint-Ouen-du-Mesnil-Oger8.7 km (12 min)
Saint-Pair8.8 km (11 min)

Things to see and do

Listed building, the Saint-Germain church Airan has a beautiful Romanesque facade of the twelfth century. Walking through the town, you can also discover the castle of Coupigny, the eighteenth century, whose facades and roofs are listed historic monument and garden classified in the general inventory of cultural heritage, the flour mill of the twelfth century as he listed historic monument or tower Valmeray and its surroundings. The latter, in ruins, the subject of a legend about a secret underground connecting it to the church of the city and hosts a huge bell in gold.

Strolling down Billy, you can admire the ruins of the Saint-Symphorien thirteenth century church dynamited by German troops in 1944. It was used in English to cue effect due to its height. A new building was built in 1962 to replace it.

Fierville-Bray reveals within it the Church of St. Peter the twelfth century, the castle of Fierville Bray eighteenth and nineteenth castle or a beautiful cemetery.

Crossing Poussy-la-Campagne, you will discover if the cemetery, a site with a trunk more than three meters in circumference and St. Vaast fourteenth century church rebuilt in the eighteenth.

Be sure to admire the Church of the Holy Innocents Conteville which dates from the twelfth century.

Weather

Thursday 25 april
Min. 1°C - Max. 12°C
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Friday 26 april
Min. 5°C - Max. 14°C
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Saturday 27 april
Min. 9°C - Max. 13°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Climbing in a big block gym
Sports sensations12 € to 30 € Caen (16.8 km)
Canoe-kayak at the heart of Swiss Normandy
Nature and the great outdoors8 € Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom (27 km)
Guided bike tour in Deauville and Trouville sur Mer
Culture and education130 € Deauville (33 km)
Electric bike excursion in Calvados
Entertainment40 € to 245 € Deauville (34 km)
Cookery lessons at La Maison du Chef Normand
Local flavours55 € Saint-Philbert-des-Champs (34 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
Cliffs of Black Cows
HikeEasy2:00Villers-sur-Mer (27 km)
The beach, a fragile refuge
HikeAthletic4:30Cricqueboeuf (40 km)
Way of the Three Calvaries
HikeEasy3:00Asnières (41 km)
Saint Helier Trail
HikeEasy3:00Beuzeville (45 km)
Lavoir trail
Village visitEasy1:00Beuzeville (45 km)

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