🇫🇷 Villedieu-les-Poêles

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Quick Facts

Country	🇫🇷
Type	Major
Coordinates	48.83405, -1.225559
Timezone	Europe/Paris
Connections	778
UIC Code	8744769

About Villedieu-les-Poêles

Villedieu-les-Poêles is a station in the Manche department of Normandy in north-western France, serving a historic market town famous for its copper craftsmanship and bell foundry. TER regional trains connect it along the Granville–Paris Montparnasse corridor, placing the town within reach of the Normandy interior between Granville on the coast and Vire to the east. The station is a practical arrival point for visitors to the town's renowned copper workshops and the nearby Mont-Saint-Michel bay area.

Frequently Asked Questions

Villedieu-les-Poeles station is about a 10-minute walk from the town centre. Walk towards the centre to reach the copper workshops and the old town along the Sienne river.

TER Normandie trains on the Paris-Granville line stop at Villedieu. The journey to Granville takes about 30 minutes and to Paris Montparnasse about 3 hours. Services run several times daily.

Luggage storage at the station is limited. The station has basic facilities. The town is compact and easily visited in a couple of hours.

Villedieu-les-Poeles (City of God of the Frying Pans) has been a centre of copperware production since the 12th century. The Atelier du Cuivre workshop demonstrates traditional copper-smithing. The Cornille-Havard bell foundry, one of the last in France, cast bells for Notre-Dame de Paris.

The Cornille-Havard bell foundry in Villedieu has been casting church bells since 1865. It is one of only two remaining bell foundries in France and cast the bells for the restoration of Notre-Dame de Paris. Visitors can tour the foundry and see the traditional sand-casting process.

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