Vaugueux district

The Vaugueux district, in Caen

The Vaugueux district is the picturesque medieval district of Caen, at the foot of the castle. The Caen audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this emblematic place with half-timbered houses, a survivor of the destructions of 1944.

Preserved medieval Caen

An emblematic place of Caen, the medieval district of Vaugueux extends at the foot of the castle. With its paved lanes, its half-timbered houses and its village atmosphere, it is among the rare sectors that escaped the destructions of the Battle of Caen, in 1944, which ravaged a large part of the city. Today animated by its restaurants and its terraces, it keeps all the charm of old Caen and offers a precious testimony of the medieval past of the Norman city.

What to see

Here you wander in the paved lanes lined with half-timbered houses, in a village atmosphere animated by restaurants and terraces, at the foot of the castle. The Vaugueux district is preserved medieval Caen, a survivor of 1944. It is a must-see stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Vaugueux district lies at the foot of the castle, in the heart of Caen, reachable on foot. It is a freely accessible public district; its lanes are explored on foot. The restaurants and terraces have their own hours; the district is particularly lively in the evening and in the warm season.

Why is the Vaugueux district important?

Because it is one of the rare medieval districts of Caen to have escaped the destructions of 1944; it keeps its half-timbered houses at the foot of the castle.

Where is the Vaugueux district?

At the foot of the castle, in the heart of Caen, in Normandy.