Is Bayeux safe? France travel risk
Is Bayeux safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bayeux scores 32/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates France Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 28 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Bayeux scores 32/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and France (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bayeux: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (44/100) and natural hazards (32/100).
A score of 32 is higher than the scores of 36% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the France travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 49.2794° N, 0.7028° W in Normandie, Bayeux features an altitude of 52 m. The settlement is located 227.5 km E from Paris.
Normandie
49.2794° N, 0.7028° W
52 m
Europe/Paris
12,754
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in France
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Bayeux happened in July and December (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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