Le Grand Marigny

Le Grand Marigny is a hamlet in Lessay, Arrondissement of Coutances, Normandy. Le Grand Marigny is situated nearby to the hamlet La Chaussée Mauger, as well as near Beauvais.

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.

Église Notre-Dame d’Angoville-sur-Ay

Church

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Église Notre-Dame d’Angoville-sur-Ay is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Angoville-sur-Ay and Vesly.

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.

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 3 km northeast of Le Grand Marigny.