Rapilly: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The Viaduc du Boulaire was a 30 m-high railway bridge that connected Falaise and Berjou (61) and was in operation from 1884 to 1939.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Rapilly is planning their stay in this village.

Culture and History

Rapilly is home to an 18th-century château, which is privately owned.

The pillars of the Viaduc du Boulaire can still be seen in the countryside around Rapilly.

The entire plot of the novel “Les trois saisons de la rage” by Victor Cohen-Hadria takes place in Rapilly.

The nave of the Église paroissiale Saint-Quentin dates from the 12th century.

The Église paroissiale Saint-Quentin contains a former 15th-century limestone Eucharistic repository with two superimposed compartments.

The parish church of Saint-Quentin was formerly under the patronage of the Abbaye du Val.

The municipality of Rapilly has decided to exhibit the old liturgical vestments in its possession in the Église paroissiale Saint-Quentin.

Nature

Rapilly is one of the municipalities covered by the Natura 2000 site Vallée de l'Orne et ses affluents.

Routes

The La Vallée de la Baize route begins in front of the church in Rapilly and follows the Baize for 2 km.

The Circuit Vélo Pont d’Ouilly Monts et Vallées is 29.5 km long and takes 2 hours and 30 minutes.

The Circuit Vélo Pont d’Ouilly Monts et Vallées passes through the municipality of Rapilly; at a fork, turn right and join the D244.

Other places: Fontaine-Henry, Arromanches-Les-Bains, Basly, Magny-La-Campagne, Saint-Louet-Sur-Seulles, Clinchamps-Sur-Orne, Moyaux, Ifs.

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