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Carentan-les-Marais
Carentan-les-Marais () is a commune in the department of Manche, northwestern France. Geography Carentan-les-Marais is located in the middle of vast marsh remediated and transformed into rich meadows, at the confluence of the Taute and the Douve. The city, at the gateway to the Cotentin Peninsula and the Bay of Veys, is at the heart of the Regional Natural Park of the Cotentin and Bessin marshes. Transport The city has a railway station on the Paris–Cherbourg line and is crossed by the RN 13 and RN 174. It is served by public transport by bus (Manéo) via the line 001 Cherbourg-Octeville - Valognes - Carentan - Saint-Lo. Its port is connected to the sea by a canal. Toponymy The name of the commune refers to the marshes of Carentan. History The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Carentan (the seat), Angoville-au-Plain, Houesville, and Saint-Côme-du-Mont. On January 1, 2017, Brévands, Les Veys, and Saint-Pellerin join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Carentan-les-Marais
The canton of Carentan-les-Marais (before March 2020: ''canton of Carentan'') is an administrative division of the Manche department. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Carentan-les-Marais. Composition #Appeville #Audouville-la-Hubert # Auvers # Baupte # Beuzeville-la-Bastille # Blosville # Boutteville #Carentan-les-Marais (partly) # Hiesville # Liesville-sur-Douve # Méautis #Neuville-au-Plain #Picauville #Saint-André-de-Bohon # Sainte-Marie-du-Mont #Sainte-Mère-Église # Saint-Germain-de-Varreville #Saint-Martin-de-Varreville # Sébeville #Terre-et-Marais #Turqueville Turqueville () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 communes of the Manche department of France. The communes cooperate in th ... Councillors Pictures of the canton References {{DEFAULTSOR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houesville
Houesville () is a former commune in the Manche department in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Carentan-les-Marais. 23 December 2015 Heraldry See also *Communes of the Manche department
The following is a list of the 446 communes of the Manche department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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Montmartin-en-Graignes
Montmartin-en-Graignes () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Carentan-les-Marais. 6 December 2018 See also *Communes of the Manche department
The following is a list of the 446 communes of the Manche department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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Brévands
Brévands () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Carentan-les-Marais. 22 July 2016 Population See also *Communes of the Manche department
The following is a list of the 446 communes of the Manche department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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Saint-Côme-du-Mont
Saint-Côme-du-Mont () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Carentan-les-Marais. 23 December 2015 Gallery See also * *''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angoville-au-Plain
Angoville-au-Plain () is a former commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Carentan-les-Marais. 23 December 2015 It was one of the least populated communes in Manche. It is home to a church that was used by 2 US Army Medics as an aide station during the Battle of Normandy in World War II. Robert Wright and Ken Moore of the 101st Airborne treated a mix of 80 injured American and German wounded soldiers and a child. Blood stains are still visible on the pews. Two stained glass windows commemorate the 101st Airborne Division, the first one is dedicated to the two medics of the 2nd Battalion of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment (101st Airborne Division). The second one honoured the American parachu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carentan
Carentan () is a small rural town near the north-eastern base of the French Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy in north-western France, with a population of about 6,000. It is a former commune in the Manche department. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Carentan-les-Marais. The town was a strategic early goal of the World War II landings as capturing the town was necessary to link the lodgements at Utah and Omaha beaches which were divided by the Douve river estuary (nearby fields were flooded by the Germans up to the town's outskirts). The town was also needed as an intermediate staging position for the capture of the cities of Cherbourg and Octeville, with the critically important port facilities in Cherbourg. History Carentan is close to the sites of the medieval Battle of Formigny of the Hundred Years' War. The town is also likely the site of the historical references to the ancient Gallic port (documented by Roman sources) as Crociatonum a possession of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brucheville
Brucheville () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in northwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Carentan-les-Marais. It is located at the south east corner of the Cherbourg peninsula, about 90 km east of Caen. World War II After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground outside of the town. Declared operational on 2 August, the airfield was designated as " A-16", it was used by the 36th Fighter Group which flew P-47 Thunderbolts until late August when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.Maurer, Maurer. Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1983. . Population See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 446 communes of the Manche department of France. The communes cooperate in the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catz
Catz () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Carentan-les-Marais. 6 December 2018 See also *Communes of the Manche department
The following is a list of the 446 communes of the Manche department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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Saint-Hilaire-Petitville
Saint-Hilaire-Petitville () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Carentan-les-Marais. 6 December 2018 See also *Communes of the Manche department
The following is a list of the 446 communes of the Manche department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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Saint-Pellerin, Manche
Saint-Pellerin () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the commune Carentan-les-Marais. 22 July 2016 See also *Communes of the Manche department
The following is a list of the 446 communes of the Manche department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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Vierville, Manche
Vierville () is a former commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Carentan-les-Marais. 6 December 2018 Places and monuments * Mounds Neolithic of Butte (historical monument). Cemetery dating to the . * Church Saint-Eloi (XV), with font emblazoned (XVI). * Castle (XVIII), listed in the inventory of historical monuments (IMH). * Fontaine Saint-Eloi and laundry. * Manoir de Tourville (XVII).See also * |
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