NotrebellefranceGuide & map of tourist sites
Batterie d'Azeville

Photo : DSMD / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Home / Normandy / Manche / Batterie d'Azeville

Museums · MancheWorth a visit

Batterie d'Azeville

Manche, Normandie

The Azeville battery is a German coastal battery of the Atlantic Wall, at Azeville, about 8 km from Sainte-Mère-Église and 5 km from the Landing beaches. Managed by the Manche département, it includes four casemates housing 105 mm Schneider guns, an underground complex of about 850 m and several annex buildings.

This work was among the Allies' priority objectives on 6 June 1944. The position fell on 9 June 1944 after violent fighting. It has been listed as a historic monument since 2025.

Several visit formulas are offered: a free visit with audioguide, available in adult and child (7–12) versions and in several languages, a guided visit in French or English of about 1h15 on garrison life, the battery's construction and camouflage, or a visit centred on the collections of objects. A film is shown on site and a hike links the battery to the village.

The site is open all year by booking, outside the winter closure period, and suits families as well as history enthusiasts.

In our itinerariesWhat to see in Manche in 3 days
In our guidesDiscovering Manche: a practical guide

← Other sites in Manche

Nearby sights

Mémorial de la Liberté Retrouvée
Museums · Manche

Mémorial de la Liberté Retrouvée

NormandyWorth a visit

Inaugurated last April at Quinéville, in the Manche, the Mémorial de la Liberté retrouvée presents chronologically the main events of the Second World War in Normandy, over a museum space of 1,000 m².

Musée Airborne
Museums · Manche

Musée Airborne

NormandyWorth a visit

A first parachute-shaped building houses a WACO glider in its original condition, as well as many display cases filled with period documents.

Planétarium ludiver
Museums · Manche

Planétarium ludiver

NormandyWorth a visit

"Ludiver" is an astronomy discovery site open to all audiences; it includes a planetarium where live sky shows take place.

Musée du Débarquement Utah Beach
Museums · Manche

Musée du Débarquement Utah Beach

NormandyWorth a visit

The Utah Beach museum is set on the very site of the American naval landing of 6 June 1944. With archive documents, models and a film, the story of D-Day is retraced in a unique way.

Fromagerie Réaux
Museums · Manche

Fromagerie Réaux

NormandyWorth a visit

You can visit the workshops making the "REO camembert", with its traditional raw-milk making, moulded by hand with a ladle, benefiting from the "appellation d'origine contrôlée".

Le Tourp, Maison de la Hague (ex-Manoir du Tourp)
Museums · Manche

Le Tourp, Maison de la Hague (ex-Manoir du Tourp)

NormandyWorth a visit

In a sixteenth-century manor, discover a cultural space entirely devoted to the territory: the permanent exhibition "La Hague from every point of view", the Côtis-Capel media library, the chapel, the bakery, the dovecote and, all year round: temporary exhibitions, activities…