Picauville

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Picauville is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, the former communes of Amfreville, Cretteville, Gourbesville, Houtteville and Vindefontaine were merged into Picauville. On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Les Moitiers-en-Bauptois was merged into Picauville. The inhabitants are called Picauvillais. ()

Alternative names: Population: 3.3 thous.Area: 25.05 mi²Coordinates: 49°22'43"N, 1°24'14"W

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Nearby attractions include: Airborne Museum, Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, Orglandes German war cemetery, Gorges family.

4.5 miNE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Airborne Museum, Sainte-Mère-Église
115 min walk • The Airborne Museum, nestled in the historic town of Sainte-Mère-Église, France, stands as a poignant tribute to the American paratroopers who played a crucial role in the success of the D-Day landings during World War II.
5.6 miW
Forts and castles
Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
143 min walk • The Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte is a ruined castle in the commune of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte in the Manche département of France. The castle, dating from the 11th and 12th centuries, was besieged twice during the Hundred Years' War. The remains consist of a fortified enceinte with towers and a massive keep.
3.9 miNW
Cemetery
Orglandes German war cemetery, Orglandes
99 min walk • Orglandes War Cemetery is a German World War II cemetery in Normandy, France. It is located on the northern edge of the village of Orglandes, about 30 km south east of Cherbourg and 7 km west of Sainte-Mère-Église on the Cotentin Peninsula. The burials come from summer 1944...
3.2 miS
Nature, Canyon, Natural attraction
Gorges family
82 min walk • The Gorges family was an Anglo-Norman family with lands in the southwest of England. They obtained the manors of Wraxall, Somerset and Bradpole in Dorset.
5.5 miW
Monastery, Romanesque architecture
Abbey of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte
140 min walk • The Abbey of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, located in the commune of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte in the Manche department of France, was a Benedictine monastery founded in the 11th century by Néel de Néhou, Vicomte of Saint-Sauveur.
2.3 miSE
Forts and castles
Château de Plain-Marais
58 min walk • The Château de Plain-Marais is an historic castle in Beuzeville-la-Bastille, Manche, Lower Normandy, France.
4.5 miNE
Church
Church of Our Lady of the Assumption, Sainte-Mère-Église
114 min walk • The church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Sainte-Mère-Église is a Catholic church, from the 12th - 13th centuries, which stands in the French commune of Sainte-Mère-Église in the department of Manche, in the Normandy region.
6.7 miNE
Locality
Azeville
172 min walk • One of the main attractions in Azeville is the Azeville Battery, which played a significant role in the Normandy landings during World War II. The battery, now a museum, features well-preserved bunkers, artillery pieces, and underground passages that provide a...
4.8 miSE
Church
Church of Our Lady
123 min walk • Notre-Dame Church, also known as Saint-Etienne, is an early 13th-century Catholic church that stands in the French commune of Appeville in the Manche department of the Normandy region.
3.6 miW
Forts and castles
Château de Crosville
93 min walk • The castle of Crosville-sur-Douve is an old fortified house, of the XVth century, reworked several times, which stands on the French commune of Crosville-sur-Douve in the north of the department of Manche, in the Normandy region.
5.1 miS
Forts and castles
Château de Sainte-Suzanne
130 min walk • The castle of Sainte-Suzanne is a residence, of the eighteenth century, which stands on the delegated commune of Prétot-Sainte-Suzanne within the new commune of Montsenelle, in the department of Manche, in the region of Normandy.