Normandy, France · Europe
Cresserons is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Mathieu, 20km from D-Day Beaches Coastal Road (D514).
Cresserons is a town located in Normandy, France. With a population of 1,255, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Cresserons sits in France, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Paris time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Cresserons to your route.
Cresserons is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Cresserons is located just south of the beaches of Normandy. During the Battle of Normandy in the Second World War, British troops arrived there and a battle was fought on 7 June 1944.
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Cresserons is located in Normandy, France, Europe. The coordinates are 49.2870 latitude, -0.3557 longitude.
Cresserons has a population of approximately 1,255 people, making it a town in France.
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coastal drive
The coast road threading the five 1944 landing beaches from Utah to Sword, past Arromanches' Mulberry harbour remains, gun batteries and memorials: Normandy's essential remembrance drive.
20 km · about 25 min drive
museum
Home to the extraordinary 70-meter-long medieval embroidery depicting the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.
25 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
A soaring Norman-Gothic cathedral in the first town liberated in 1944, home town of the famous tapestry.
25 km · about 30 min drive
beach
Glamorous Belle Époque seaside resort with parasol-dotted sands and the famous wooden boardwalk.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Rows of white marble crosses above Omaha Beach honour the fallen of the 1944 Normandy landings.
37 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
The most fiercely contested D-Day landing beach of June 6, 1944, now a solemn memorial site overlooking the English Channel.
38 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A miniature Alps of green gorges and rocky bluffs along the River Orne, beloved by drivers and climbers.
43 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
A picturesque Normandy port with tall, narrow slate-fronted houses lining the Vieux Bassin, beloved by Impressionist painters.
45 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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