Villa District

The Villas district, in Deauville

The Villas district is one of the most charming of Deauville, with its half-timbered residences. The Deauville audio-guided tour stops here to evoke these picturesque villas, jewels of Norman seaside architecture.

The picturesque villas of the resort

Near rue Raspail, the Villas district is one of the most picturesque of Deauville. Look around you: half-timbered façades, timber framing, worked balconies, turrets and gardens compose a decor of great elegance. Built in the golden age of the resort for the bourgeoisie and the aristocracy on holiday, these villas illustrate the Anglo-Norman style that makes the identity of Deauville. Each one has its character and often its name. Along the streets, this district tells the seaside and refined history of the city, and composes a true open-air museum of holiday architecture.

What to see

You admire the picturesque half-timbered villas, with worked balconies, turrets and gardens, in the Anglo-Norman style that makes the identity of Deauville, around rue Raspail. The Villas district is an open-air museum of seaside architecture. It is a must-see stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Villas district lies around rue Raspail, in Deauville, reachable on foot. They are private residences that you admire from the street. You discover them during a walk in the residential streets of the resort.

What is the style of the villas of Deauville?

The Anglo-Norman style, with half-timbered façades, timber framing, worked balconies, turrets and gardens, which makes the identity of the seaside resort of Deauville.

Where is the Villas district?

Around rue Raspail, in Deauville, in France.