Small village between Caen and the sea
Cresserons is a small town located a few kilometers from Douvres-la-Délivrande and Luc-sur-Mer, north of Caen.
Referred to as Criselon in the earliest documents relating to the village, it was long attached to the nearby town of Lion-sur-Mer.
A 5.5-kilometer hike from Cresserons to Plumetot allows hikers to discover the Normandy countryside and some pretty buildings, churches, and old farmhouses that escaped the Allied bombing during D-Day.
Things to see and do :
The old temple: there were three Protestant temples in the commune.
The passage of Liberty: a work of art combining iron, mosaic and stone to symbolize the passage from oppression to Freedom.
The memorial stone: in tribute to the British soldiers who liberated Cresserons in June 1944.
The Church of St. James (église Saint-Jacques): dating from the 12th century. Original feature: the ceiling and walls of the church are painted.
The stud farm: horse heads adorn the pillars at the entrance, a reminder of the building’s original purpose.
The Sainte-Marie wood: located on the road to Plumetot, the town has installed a fitness trail accessible to all on this shady little promenade.
