this Logis hotel
https://maps.app.goo.gl/WS3gQmHwtTC47n3q9 is between Bayeux & Caen, and is my favourite place in Normandy. Little village with a couple of bars, a chateau near the hotel and a superb restaurant.
Lots of WW2 history in the area. Monty had his HQ in the local manor house and the BBC were in the aforementioned chateau. Arromanche and the new British memorial nearby.
About 111 miles from La Mere but so much to see on the way, if you move your head left and right as you honk up the A84