Saint-Germain-sur-Ay

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Saint-Germain-sur-Ay is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. It is located at the mouth of the river Ay. ()

Alternative names: Population: ~910 pplArea: 5.61 mi²Coordinates: 49°13'42"N, 1°38'28"W

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Nearby attractions include: Château de Pirou, Ruines de l'ancien château, Abbaye Bénédictine, Bretteville-sur-Ay.

5.5 miSE
Forts and castles, Historical place, History museum
Château de Pirou, Pirou
141 min walk • The Château de Pirou is a castle in the commune of Pirou, in the département of Manche, France. The castle was initially built of wood, then of stone in the 12th century and belonged to the lords of Pirou.
6.3 miNE
Ruins
Ruines de l'ancien château, La Haye-du-Puits
160 min walk • The castle of La Haye-du-Puits is an ancient fortified castle, from the 11th and 12th centuries, built on a motte, whose ruins stand on the delegated municipality of La Haye-du-Puits within the new municipality of La Haye in the Manche department...
4.9 miE
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Monastery
Abbaye Bénédictine, Lessay
126 min walk • The Abbey of the Holy Trinity is an 11th century Romanesque Benedictine Abbey church located in Lessay, Manche, France, then in Normandy. The abbey is one of the most important Norman Romanesque churches, and, along with Durham Cathedral, one of the first examples use of the rib vault to cover the choir in about 1098.
2.2 miN
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Bretteville-sur-Ay
57 min walk • Bretteville-sur-Ay is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France.
3.3 miSE
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Créances
86 min walk • Créances is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.