Lessay
Lessay is a locality in Lessay, Arrondissement of Coutances, Normandy and has about 1,800 residents. Lessay is situated nearby to the hamlet Gaslonde, as well as near Le Vivier.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 1,800 residents
- Description: human settlement in France
- Postal code: 50430
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lessay Abbey and Réserve naturelle nationale de la tourbière de Mathon.
Lessay Abbey
Church
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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.
Réserve naturelle nationale de la tourbière de Mathon
Nature reserve
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Réserve naturelle nationale de la tourbière de Mathon is a nature reserve.
Lessay Airport
Aerodrome
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Lessay Airport is a regional airport in Lessay, Normandy, France. It supports general aviation with no scheduled commercial airline services. Lessay Airport is situated 2½ km southeast of Lessay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Créances and Angoville-sur-Ay.
Créances
Village
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Créances is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. Créances is situated 3 km southwest of Lessay.
Angoville-sur-Ay
Village
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Angoville-sur-Ay is a former commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the commune of Lessay. Angoville-sur-Ay is situated 4½ km north of Lessay.
Vesly
Village
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Vesly is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. It has a population of approximately 700 people. It is located on the Cotentin Peninsula, about 6 km from the sea, 44 km south of Cherbourg and 83 km west of Caen. Vesly is situated 4½ km northeast of Lessay.
Lessay
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Lessay, Arrondissement of Coutances, Manche, Normandy, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Lessay” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Lessay”
- Chinese: “莱赛”
- Dutch: “Lessay”
- French: “Lessay”
- Kazakh: “Лессе”
- Persian: “لسای”
- Ukrainian: “Лессе”
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