Canton of Bayeux

The canton of Bayeux is an administrative division of the department, northwestern . Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in .
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  • Type: Locality with 13,500 residents
  • Description: canton of France
  • Also known as: “14047” and “canton of Bayeux”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bayeux Cathedral and Bayeux station.

Church
Photo: Ndesmoul, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in in Normandy, France. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bayeux and Lisieux and was the original home of the Bayeux Tapestry, still preserved nearby.

Railway station
Photo: Captain Scarlet, Public domain.
is the train station for the town of , , Normandy. It is situated on the Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway. It is a small station with regional trains to , , and .

Museum
Photo: Chatsam, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bayeux and Saint-Vigor-le-Grand.

Photo: Myrabella, CC0.
is a small town in northern in department. is best known for the remarkable Tapestry that chronicles in visual form the conquest of by William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, in 1066.

Village
Photo: Pimprenel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a commune in the department in the region in northwestern .

Village
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is a commune located to the west of in the department in the region in northwestern .

Canton of Bayeux

Latitude
49.2786° or 49° 16′ 43″ north
Longitude
-0.703° or 0° 42′ 11″ west
Population
13,500
Elevation
48 metres (157 feet)
Open location code
8CXX77HW+CQ
Geo­Names ID
6447202
Wiki­data ID
Q1724414
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Tatar—“Canton of Bayeux” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Kantoni Bayeux”
  • Armenian: “Բայո”
  • Armenian: “Բեյո”
  • Basque: “Bayeux kantonamendua”
  • Belarusian: “Баё”
  • Breton: “Kanton Bayeux”
  • Catalan: “Cantó de Bayeux”
  • Chechen: “Байоь”
  • Chinese: “巴约县”
  • Czech: “Kanton Bayeux”
  • Dutch: “kanton Bayeux”
  • Dutch: “Kanton Bayeux”
  • Esperanto: “Bayeux”
  • Esperanto: “kantono Bayeux”
  • French: “Bayeux”
  • French: “canton de Bayeux”
  • French: “Canton de bayeux”
  • French: “Canton de Bayeux”
  • French: “Canton De Bayeux”
  • German: “Kanton Bayeux”
  • Irish: “cantún Bayeux”
  • Italian: “cantone di Bayeux”
  • Italian: “Cantone di Bayeux”
  • Luxembourgish: “Canton de Bayeux”
  • Romanian: “Cantonul Bayeux”
  • Russian: “Байё”
  • Russian: “Бейё”
  • Slovak: “Bayeux”
  • Tatar: “Байё (кантон)”
  • Tatar: “Байё”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hameau de La Rivière and Saint-Vigor-le-Grand.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Palais épiscopal de Bayeux and Ancien château de Bayeux.

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