Saint-Rémy: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Culture

The parish church of Saint-Rémy features a 12th-century tower, a Romanesque portal and Romanesque capitals; it was extensively remodelled in the 19th century. In 1933, it was partially protected as a historic monument.

The choir of the parish church is decorated with murals created by the painter Chifiey in 1895, depicting the life of Saint Rémy.

The Centre Culturel des Fosses d'Enfer in Saint-Rémy-sur-Orne is housed in the former Musée de la Mine and now contains a library and a gallery for contemporary art exhibitions. The Chapelle Notre-Dame, also known as the Chapelle des Mineurs, has an altar symbolised by a mine cart and a cross made from mining picks.

Anyone planning Saint-Rémy as a travel destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Nature

The lagoon system in Saint-Rémy provides a food reservoir and resting place for several bird species. The Vallée quarry in Saint-Rémy-sur-Orne was formerly an iron-ore concession and is designated as a protected area.

Trails

The Les Fosses d'enfer mountain-bike loop runs around Saint-Rémy-sur-Orne, passing the remains of the mining industry. The route is considered short but challenging. Route no. 2, Le mont de Vêpres, leads from Clécy via Cantepie along the banks of the Orne to Saint-Rémy-sur-Orne.

The Gueules rouges audio trail has seven stations and presents the history of Saint-Rémy's mining settlement. Its audio stations can be listened to online and downloaded for offline use; the trail is stated to take approximately one hour to walk.

Les Chemineurs starts at the car park of the Centre Culturel des Fosses d'Enfer and is a 13.5 km hiking trail with a stated duration of three hours.

The Voie verte de la Suisse Normande follows the former Caen–Flers railway line, is 40 km long, forms part of the VéloFrancette and is open to walkers and cycle tourists. It runs along the Orne valley through the Suisse Normande on a fully secured route. The Saint-Rémy-sur-Orne tourist information office is located in the Centre Culturel des Fosses d'Enfer at the foot of the Voie verte de la Suisse Normande.

More local pages: Saint-Germain-Du-Pert, Rubercy, Mittois, Thury-Harcourt, Colombières, Champ-Du-Boult, Vieux-Fumé, Saint-Aubin-Sur-Mer.

To the overarching travel overview: Calvados.