Updated on 19 October 2020
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Discovery tour of Langrune-sur-Mer
Langrune-sur-Mer, a small fishing village in the Middle Ages, was a popular place for swimming in the 20th century. After a break in the Parc du Bois Joli, push the doors of the church of Saint-Martin, one of the most beautiful buildings in Calvados and listed as a Historical Monument since 1840.
Guided tours of the church take place every Thursday afternoon at 2.30 pm.
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Starting point
14830 Langrune-sur-Mer
Waypoints
Go to points of interest1 Start
Departure from the fishing car park, at the corner of rue Montgomery and rue General Leclerc.
2 Head towards Parc du Bois Joli
Walk along the Aristide Briand promenade, turn right for the first aid station. Go down rue de la mer, turn left into Parc du Bois Joli.
3 Cross the park
Cross the park, the car-park and turn right.
4 Reach the street "Rue de la Mer"
Reach "Rue de la Mer" up to the church.
5 Reach the townhall
Cross the road and enter into the park of the townhall.
6 Walk along the school
Then turn right, walk along the school and cross the road.
7 Reach "Voie Romaine"
Continuing along "Voie Romaine", you reach Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer.
Points of interest
Go to waypointsCale des pêcheurs
North breach called "fishermen's hold".
Rue de la Mer
At the corner of Avenue de la Libération and Rue de la Mer, on your right, a plaque pays tribute to three soldiers of the 48th Royal Marine Commando who fell for the liberation of 6 June 1944. This commando led by Lieutenant-Colonel Moulton delivered Langrune-sur-Mer, after heavy fighting to dislodge the defenders from each house and other positions fortified by the Germans. The village was liberated on June 7, 1944 at around 3:30 pm.
Old railway line and the station hotel
On Avenue de la Libération, the railway line from Caen to the sea, from Caen Saint-Martin to Courseulles, used to extend. Langrune station was opened in 1876. From 1900 onwards, it was equipped with a third rail for the narrow gauge railway that came from Caen via Ouistreham and joined the normal gauge line from Luc in the direction of Courseulles, then Bayeux.
The line was closed in 1950, competing with automotive development. The station hotel, for its part, continued to exist until the 1990s.
Church of Saint-Martin
12th and 13th century church, its construction shows different architectural influences ranging from Romanesque to the height of Gothic architecture. It houses the relics of the Roman martyr Saint Helidor as well as a reproduction of the Florentine painter Giovanni Antonio Sogliani’s painting The Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist. Free guided tours in French of the church and the seaside resort. Thursday at 2:30 p.m. all summer. Without reservation
Fontaine des Trois Grâces
This fountain is a 19th century replica of a famous statue of Germain Pilon. The original, kept at the Louvre Museum in Paris, is made of marble and was commissioned by Catherine de Médicis in 1561 to receive the heart of Henri II. The fountain was exposed for a long time on boulevard Leclerc, formerly Saint-Pierre, in Caen.
Voie Romaine
In the 1st and 2nd centuries, the region was heavily populated and exploited. Two Roman roads were therefore built. The one passing through Langrune followed the coast and had a military vocation. Traces of Roman camps at Saint-Aubin have also been found on the Cap Romain site. The section of the Roman road that crosses the municipality corresponds to a section of the route of the ridge road, about one kilometre from the coast. It reached Bayeux-Lillebonne and was one of the most important roads in the region for crossing the Orne at Benouville.