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Bec Abbey

Located in Le Bec-Hellouin, Arrondissement of Bernay Coordinates: 49°13′42″ N 0°43′20″ E

Bec Abbey
Roland Brierre · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Le Bec-Hellouin
0.3 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Elevation
58 m
above sea level
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
DOL Deauville Normandie airport44 km
CFR Caen Carpiquet airport86 km

About Bec Abbey

Bec Abbey is a tourist attraction. Location: Le Bec-Hellouin, Arrondissement of Bernay.

From Wikipedia

Bec Abbey, formally the Abbey of Our Lady of Bec (French: Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec), is a Benedictine monastic foundation in the Eure département, in the Bec valley midway between the cities of Rouen and Bernay. It is located in Le Bec-Hellouin, Normandy, France, and was the most influential abbey of the 12th-century Anglo-Norman kingdom. Like all abbeys, Bec maintained annals of the house but uniquely its first abbots also received individual biographies, brought together by the monk of Bec, Milo Crispin.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
11th century
Architectural style
Regence style
Heritage designation
classified historical monument
Official website
abbayedubec.org

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Bec Abbey

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 5° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 2°)
Wettest month
December (76 mm)
Driest month
July (48 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Bec Abbey
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°8°11°13°17°19°22°22°20°15°11°8°
Average low (°C)2°2°4°5°9°11°13°13°11°9°5°3°
Precipitation (mm)686053495756485060757376

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Bec Abbey

The nearest airport is Deauville Normandie airport (DOL), 44 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Beauvais-Tillé airport (BVA) (104 km). The nearest large city is Rouen, 36 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Deauville Normandie airport (DOL) Deauville 44 kmwest
  • Caen Carpiquet airport (CFR) Caen 86 kmwest
  • Beauvais-Tillé airport (BVA) Beauvais 104 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Rouen Population: 116.3K 36 kmnortheast
  • Le Havre Population: 186K 53 kmnorthwest
  • Caen Population: 110.6K 79 kmwest
  • Cergy-Pontoise Population: 183.4K 101 kmeast
  • Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Population: 146.6K 108 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Bec Abbey

Within 100 km: 228 historic and cultural sites, 125 natural sites, 118 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km16 places

  • Forêt de Mauny Natural site 23 kmNE
  • Forêt de la Londe-Rouvray Natural site 22 kmNE
  • Forêt de Jumièges Natural site 25 kmN
  • Forêt de Brotonne Natural site 24 kmN

25–60 km158 places

  • Biotropica Natural site 37 kmE
  • Plage du Temple Beach 59 kmW
  • Plage du Casino Beach 59 kmW
  • Plage de Deauville Beach 50 kmW

60–100 km297 places

  • Cloche River 100 kmS
  • Gold Beach Beach 92 kmW
  • Juno Beach Beach 85 kmW
  • Sword Beach Beach 77 kmW

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