Tourism Coutances

Museums and monuments to visit

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  Cathédrale de Coutances
  The cathedral of Coutances is, with the abbey of the Mont Saint-Michel, the most famous monument of the Gothic art in Normandy. The building was built in the early 13th century and based on many ...
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  Jardin des Plantes de Coutances
  The botanical garden of Coutances was created between 1852 and 1855 thanks to the donation of Mr. Quesnel de la Molinière. The botanical garden of Coutances is one of the oldest garden in the ...
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  Musée Quesnel-Morinière
  The Quesnel-Morinière museum is housed in a private mansion built in the late 17th century. It is located in the botanical garden of Coutances. The museum houses great paintings collections from ...
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  Eglise Saint Nicolas
  The Saint Nicolas church was built between the 13th and the 17th century, in a gothic style. The Tour lanterne and the big volumes of the chancel and of the ambulatory are very impressive.
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  Eglise Saint Pierre
  The Saint Pierre church in Coutances is a Flamboyant Gothic style masterpiece from the late 15th century. The church has a lantern tower which reminds us of the one in the cathedral, ancient ...
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  Ermitage Saint-Gerbold
  The Saint-Gerbold hermitage was built in the 15th century and was dedicated to the bishop of Bayeux, who lived in the 7th century. The original chapel became an hermitage and had this purpose until ...
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  Château de Gratot
  The Chateau de Gratot, in the Pays de Coutances, has relics from the 13th and 18th centuries. The site is fitted with moat still fed with the water coming from the «Fountain a la ...
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  Jardins d'Argences
  When we talk about the Gardens of Argences, we must talk about their creator, Caroline Lecardonnel. She was in the past a journalist for many famous French newspapers and on the radio. She bought in ...
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  Les fours à chaux du Rey
  Come and discover the activity of the lime kilns of Rey through a sounds and pictures route through the industrials buildings from the 19th century. The sounds and the images recreate the atmosphere ...
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  Eglise Notre-Dame de Savigny
  The church of Savigny was originally built in the 12th century but underwent different modifications. The church has one nave and one transept. The nave and the bay shows that different styles mix in ...
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  Château de Regnéville
  The medieval castle of Régneville was built near the haven of Regnéville, in order to house the merchants who came there to get shelter in the harbour. During the 14th century, ships came from ...
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  Église Saint-Évroult
  The Church of Saint-Évroult d'Agon was built in the XII and XIII centuries.
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  Manoir du Grand Taute
  The manor of the Grand Taute is a historic residence in the Manche region. It was built in the 16th century by Jean le Coq. The building was fitted with a defence system very efficient in order to be ...
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  Mausolée Letenneur
  The mausoleum Letenneur is a tomb built by one man, Auguste Letenneur, in order to be buried there with his wife and his children. The construction of this 75-foot high remarkable grave started in ...
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  Manoir de Coutainville
  Dating from the late of XV century and early of XVI century, this mansion is located at northeast of Agon. The latter was inhabited by the Lords of Coutainville and Marquis de Costentin. One can see ...
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  Château d'Agon
  Castle of Agon was built between the XVII and XVIII centuries.
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  Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Flots
  The Chaptel "Notre-Dame-des-Flots" was built recently.
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  Château de Cerisy-la-Salle
  The castle of Cerisy-la-Salle was built between 1605 and 1620 then extended in 1765. It was built on the base of the former medieval castle. There is, inside the castle, a monumental staircase as ...
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  Musée Tancrède
  The Tancred museum in Hauteville-la-Guichard presents the conquest of the southern Italy by the son of a Norman lord, Tancred of Hauteville. The Norman founded in Sicily one of the most exceptional ...
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  Maison de la brique
  The brick museum is housed in the former local brickyard which was saved from destruction by the inhabitants. The building houses today the museum and exhibitions.
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  Eglise Notre-Dame d'Hambye
  The church Notre-Dame in Hambye was built in the 12th century between the Sienne and the Doquette rivers. The site was formerly a forest so the monks cleared it in order to build the abbey. They lived ...
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  Château de Pirou
  The Chateau de Pirou was built in the 12th century and is situated on an island in a artificial lake. Back in the days, it was located on the shore and watched over the East coast of the Channel. It ...
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  Maison des marais
  The maison des marais, (house of the swamps) is located near the swamps. It is a classical swamps architecture style house. The local association for the protection of that type of buildings has been ...