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Ideally
located

The Souleuvre Viaduct is ideally located in Normandy, in the department of Calvados, in the heart of a preserved natural environment. Easily accessible by car, it constitutes an ideal day trip from several major cities in the Great West.

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Cities

Approximate distances from major cities:

  • Caen : 50 km (approximately 45 min)
  • Saint-Lô : 30 km (30 min)
  • Bayeux : 50 km
  • Rennes : 115 km (1h30)
  • Cherbourg : 115 km
  • Le Havre : 100 km
  • Mont-Saint-Michel : 85 km
  • Turn : 15 km (less than 20 min)
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Access via the A84 motorway

The site is in the immediate vicinity of the A84 (Estuaries motorway), connecting Caen to Rennes. Three exits allow you to quickly reach the Viaduct :

  • Exit 42 – Jurques (ideal from Caen)
  • Exit 41 – Saint-Martin-des-Besaces 
(also from Caen or Bayeux)
  • Exit 40 – Le Bény-Bocage (preferred if you are arriving from Saint-Lô, Cherbourg or Rennes)

Once you exit the highway, follow the tourist signage “Souleuvre Viaduct”: it is well signposted throughout 
the area.

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Access from Vire

  • From Vire, take the directionCaen(D512 or D675), then turn off towards the Souleuvre Viaduct through La Ferrière-Harang or Carville