Virandeville: Holiday apartments and holiday homes
Culture and history
The Church of Saint-Amand in Virandeville dates back to the 16th century. It contains a classical high altar from the 17th century. A marble plaque commemorates people who risked execution while rescuing the relics of Blessed Thomas Hélye.
The Château de Virandeville was built in 1752 by Gilles-René Le Fèvre des Londes and is now called La Cour. The chapel of the former Sainte-Croix priory, dating from the 15th century, is now a residential building. In the hamlet of Les Vincents, the small outbuilding of the former Vincent farm has been preserved. A plaque on the outbuilding commemorates that the relics of Blessed Thomas Hélye were hidden there. The relics of Blessed Thomas Hélye were hidden in a house in Virandeville until 1803.
Virandeville has wayside crosses known as the priory crosses, dating from the 16th century. La Grosse Croix is a granite wayside cross with a base and a monolithic cross finial; it was created at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Local services in Virandeville include a bakery, a butcher's shop, a grocery store, a bar offering tobacco, press and PMU services, a restaurant, a hair salon, a pharmacy, doctors and a nurse.
For travellers who would like to rent a holiday apartment in Virandeville, the village is a possible destination.
Surroundings
The Artothèque de Cherbourg is a museum in the vicinity of Virandeville. The beaches Plage du Platé, Plage Napoléon, Plage de Sciotot and Plage Collignon are also located nearby.
The forts Fort du Roule, Fort du Homet and Fort de Querqueville are also located in the vicinity of Virandeville.
Events
Les Lutins du Cotentin promotes wargaming in Manche and Normandy and organises events for various board games, including Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar, Terre du Milieu, X-Wing, Star Wars Legion and Kill Team. The organisation also offers meetings on Friday evenings in Cherbourg or Virandeville.
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