Theme park · Bénouville · Calvados

Girafou

One of the places to visit in Bénouville is Girafou, a theme park. Close by, within 5 km, are 25 more places to see. The first to add nearby is Mémorial Pegasus, at 1.1 km.

Where

In Bénouville

inside the commune

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Theme park in Bénouville

In Bénouville

Girafou is in the commune of Bénouville, with 25 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

How the seasons run

Afternoons in Bénouville reach 17–23°C from May to September.

Jan8° / 3°63 mm

Feb9° / 3°53 mm

Mar12° / 4°50 mm

Apr14° / 6°53 mm

May17° / 9°59 mm

Jun21° / 11°58 mm

Jul23° / 13°51 mm

Aug23° / 13°60 mm

Sep20° / 11°54 mm

Oct16° / 9°79 mm

Nov12° / 6°79 mm

Dec9° / 3°81 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Bénouville, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Caen-Carpiquet station, 14 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Bénouville’s full climate →

About

Girafou

Theme park.

Girafou is in Bénouville, Calvados.

Type: Theme park
Commune: Bénouville, Calvados
Official site: girafou.com

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

Around Girafou, mapped

The numbers show what else is near Girafou, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Girafou

With 23,470 people, Hérouville-Saint-Clair is the largest of the 8. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in this commune

Bénouville

1,987 people

2 · 2.9 km southwest of it

Blainville-sur-Orne

6,106 people

3 · 3.2 km northwest of it

Colleville-Montgomery

2,586 people

4 · 3.6 km north of it

Ouistreham

9,212 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Girafou is	People
Bénouville	It’s in this commune	1,987
Blainville-sur-Orne	2.9 km southwest of it	6,106
Colleville-Montgomery	3.2 km northwest of it	2,586
Ouistreham	3.6 km north of it	9,212
Biéville-Beuville	3.9 km west of it	3,840
Hermanville-sur-Mer	5 km northwest of it	3,323
Colombelles	5.8 km south of it	7,243
Hérouville-Saint-Clair	6.4 km southwest of it	23,470

Make a day of it

Also within reach

Around it, within 15 km, lie 142 more, including 3 museums, 2 châteaux and a monastery.

1MuseumMuseumMémorial Pegasus1.1 km southeast, in Ranville 2Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Royale aux Hommes10 km southwest, in Caen 3

ChâteauChâteau de Caen9.3 km southwest, in Caen 4AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye aux Dames de Caen8.8 km southwest, in Caen 5

MuseumSite Hillman2.7 km northwest, in Colleville-Montgomery 6FortFortBatterie de Merville6.4 km east, in Merville-Franceville-Plage 7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Bénouville1.5 km south, in Bénouville 8MuseumMuseumMémorial de Caen9.5 km southwest, in Caen

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions people have about Girafou

Where is Girafou?

Girafou is in Bénouville, in Calvados (Normandy).

What is Girafou?

Theme park.

When is the best time to visit Girafou?

May to September are the warmest months in Bénouville, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Girafou?

Within 15 km: Mémorial Pegasus (1.1 km), Abbaye Royale aux Hommes (10 km), Château de Caen (9.3 km) and Abbaye aux Dames de Caen (8.8 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Château de Caen: Nikater, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Site Hillman: Tib124, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.