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Val d'Arry

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Tournay-sur-Odon:

The former commune of Tournay-sur-Odon is the result of the addition of three old fiefs seigneuriaux, hence the absence of a village in favor of hamlets scattered throughout the territory. In the Middle Ages, a village was to exist around the church, which was abandoned because of the Black Death, so that the church is now isolated in the countryside. This rural town reached a peak population of more than 750 inhabitants in the 1800s, then experienced the rural exodus in the 1950s with 220 inhabitants, then revitalized with the proximity of Caen. Tournay-sur-Odon extends on both sides of the valley of Odon, with important slopes and wooded right bank, while one finds on the left bank more sunny the principal hamlets, which that of Villodon Famous by the Camembert which bore his name and which won the gold medal in 1929. In 1944, during the disembarkation, the former commune located a few kilometers from the front saw its inhabitants forced to undergo a second exodus, while the Germans had retreated into the valley, Marshal Rommel "would have" stayed in Ragny's castle. Finally the territory is part of a ZNIEFF (Natural Area of ​​Ecological Interest Fauna and Floristic) and tries to preserve its landscape of grove.

Geographical information

MunicipalityVal d'Arry
Postcode14210
Latitude49.1218350 (N 49° 7’ 19”)
Longitude-0.5666830 (W 0° 34’ 0”)
AltitudeFrom 47m to 193m
Surface area24.54 km²
Population2446 inhabitants
Density99 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureCaen (22 km, 18 min)
Insee code14475
IntercommunalityCC Pré-Bocage Intercom
DepartmentCalvados
RegionNormandy

Nearest cities & towns

Monts-en-Bessin3.8 km (6 min)
Grainville-sur-Odon3.9 km (5 min)
Bougy3.9 km (6 min)
Mondrainville4.2 km (6 min)
Gavrus4.6 km (8 min)
Vendes5.3 km (10 min)
Tourville-sur-Odon5.3 km (8 min)
Parfouru-sur-Odon5.4 km (8 min)
Évrecy5.9 km (8 min)
Tessel6 km (9 min)
Mouen6.7 km (10 min)
Fontenay-le-Pesnel7.1 km (10 min)
Landes-sur-Ajon7.3 km (10 min)

Things to see and do

Tournay-sur-Odon:

Ragny castle of the eighteenth century with a chapel and the remains of a drawbridge of the previous castle.

Church which contains an interesting altarpiece of Eugene Restout.

Two mansions and a former priory.

Events and festivities

Exposition "Nous Deux" de Régis Bodrug à Tournay-sur-Odon
Exposition Collective "Paysages d'ici" à Tournay-sur-Odon
Exposition Photo "Surface Sans Cible" à Tournay-sur-Odon
Exposition "Oxo Yutz Peintures" à Tournay-sur-Odon

Weather

Thursday 28 march
Min. 4°C - Max. 11°C
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Friday 29 march
Min. 5°C - Max. 13°C
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Saturday 30 march
Min. 6°C - Max. 14°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Canoe-kayak at the heart of Swiss Normandy
Nature and the great outdoors8 € Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom (16.1 km)
Climbing in a big block gym
Sports sensations12 € to 30 € Caen (16.8 km)
Show: Norman Towns, land of poetry, Bayeux
Entertainment17 € Bayeux (19.6 km)
Rail bike hire on the old Caen-Flers railway line
Entertainment23 € to 84 € Saint-Pierre-du-Regard (30 km)
Land art and beach art
Nature and the great outdoors10 € Vierville-sur-Mer (38 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
Cliffs of Black Cows
HikeEasy2:00Villers-sur-Mer (46 km)
Cotentin Peninsula
Car itineraryEasy7:00Carentan-les-Marais (53 km)

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