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Dives-Cabourg Station
Dives-Cabourg is the railway station for the towns of Dives-sur-Mer and Cabourg. The station is built in Ouest architecture and is a terminus for the Côte Fleurie branchline to Trouville-Deauville. The trains between Trouville-Deauville and Dives-Cabourg only run in summer. TER Normandie, accessed 10 May 2022. The line from Mézidon opened in 1879 and extended to in 1882. The line from Trouville-Deauville to Villers-sur-Mer and Houlgate opened two years later. From 1892 to 1932, the station was ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gare De Dives-Cabourg 20-12-02
Gare is the word for "station" in French and related languages, commonly meaning railway station Gare can refer to: People * Gare (surname), surname * The Gare Family, fictional characters in the novel '' Wild Geese'' by Martha Ostenso Places * Gare, Zavidovići, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Gare (Gadžin Han), a village situated in Gadžin Han municipality in Serbia * Garé, Hungary * Gare, Luxembourg, neighborhood around the railway station in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg * Gare Loch, an open see loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland * Pompoï-gare, Pompoï-gare is a village in the Pompoï Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso * South Gare, an area of reclaimed land and breakwater on the southern side of the mouth of the River Tees in Redcar and Cleveland, England ** South Gare & Coatham Sands SSSI, Site of Special Scientific Interest ** South Gare Lighthouse, at the end of the South Gare breakwater Transportation ''Gare'' refers to many stations in Francophone and other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dives-sur-Mer
Dives-sur-Mer (, literally ''Dives on Sea''; nrf, Dives sus Mé) is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in northwestern France. History It was from harbour of Dives-sur-Mer that William the Conqueror set out on the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. A monumental plaque in the church lists the companions of the Conqueror. The medieval wooden market hall and the 13th-14th-century church are the main attractions of the town. Population Transport Dives-sur-Mer is served by two stations on the railway line from Deauville to Dives-sur-Mer: Gare de Dives-Cabourg and the station Dives-sur-Mer-Port-Guillaume. Train services operate year-round at weekends as well as on weekdays during the summer season. Dives is also on line no. 20 of the Calvados bus company Bus Verts du Calvados. See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabourg
Cabourg (; nrf, Cabouorg) is a commune in the Calvados department, region of Normandy, France. Cabourg is on the coast of the English Channel, at the mouth of the river Dives. The back country is a plain, favourable to the culture of cereal. The town sits on the Côte Fleurie (Flowery Coast) and its population increases by over 40,000 during the summer. Geography Cabourg is located between Caen and Deauville, part of the Côte Fleurie. The town is on the Dives river, across from Dives-sur-Mer. On 1 January 2017, the town was transferred from the Arrondissement of Caen to that of Lisieux. Climate Cabourg has an Oceanic climate with mild summers and cool winters. The proximity of the sea limits large variations in temperature and creates winters without much frost and summers without excessive heat. Wind is frequent. History It was from Cabourg that William the Conqueror drove the troops of Henry I of France back into the sea in 1058. According to Marcel Proust's bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ligne De La Côte Fleurie
The Ligne de la Côte Fleurie is a railway line serving the towns of the Côte Fleurie, Calvados, France. The railway line, which is approximately long, was built in sections between 1882 and 1884. The unelectrified line runs between Deauville and Dives-sur-Mer along the English Channel through countryside and is operated by Diesel multiple units. History The line was built in three sections between 1882 and 1884. The first section was built between Dives-sur-Mer and Houlgate in 1882 as an extension of a railway line from Mézidon-Canon on the main railway line between Paris and Caen. A second portion of the railway line was built from Deauville to Villers-sur-Mer later in 1882, as a spur of the main line originating from Lisieux on the railway line between Paris and Caen. The last section between Houlgate, then called Beuzeval, and Villers-sur-Mer opened in 1884. Traditional service was steam trains from Paris and to Caen. Rail services were operated by steam locomotive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trouville-Deauville Station
Trouville-Deauville is the station for the towns of Deauville and Trouville-sur-Mer, Normandy. The station is built in neo-normand architecture and is a terminus for two railway lines, the main line from Paris by Lisieux and the Côte Fleurie branchline to Dives-Cabourg. TER Normandie, accessed 14 April 2022. The line from Paris and opened in 1863. The new station building (in current use) dates from 1931 and was built by for the |
Mézidon-Canon
Mézidon-Canon () is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 9 September 1972, Mézidon merged with Canon to create Mézidon-Canon. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Mézidon Vallée d'Auge. 16 September 2016 Canon was the site of a fortress built in 1050 by Odo (Eudes) Stigand for William the Bastard, duke of Normandy, Odo was the first baron of Mézidon and founder of the priory of St. Barbara, known as Sainte-Barbe-en-Auge. See also * |
Houlgate
Houlgate () is a small tourist resort in northwestern France along the English Channel with a beach and a casino. It is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region. History Pre-19th century Houlgate developed as a hamlet in the commune of Beuzeval. Up until the 19th century, Beuzeval consisted of only a few small houses and farms. On the southern side of the stream was Le Hameau de la Mer, consisting of a few houses, a tile and brick works and a water mill. In 1793, only 204 inhabitants lived in the commune. 19th century: development as a resort Between 1845 and 1850, sea bathing became popular in Beuzeval. The Pilter family opened the first guesthouse for poorer protestant families in 1851 on Rue Sébastien-de-Neufville. Numbers of tourists gradually increased, first from Caen and then Paris and so a wooden boarding house was built. The sea-side village was named Beuzeval-les-Bains and attracted much Protestant gentry. The population increased from the 1860s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villers-sur-Mer
Villers-sur-Mer () is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy, northwestern France, with a population of 2,644 as of 2017. Geography The commune is located on the French coast of the English Channel, on the Côte Fleurie, between Deauville and Houlgate, approximately 200 km from Paris. It is the northernmost French commune through which falls the Prime meridian. The latter is represented on the seafront promenade with a blue mark on the ground and on the parapet. This mark is positioned 32 metres west of the actual meridian in use today, the IERS Reference Meridian. History It seems that Villers-sur-Mer (then known as ''Villers'') was more akin to a group of hamlets during the early 19th century. According to the Cassini map (drawn in the 18th century), Villers at that time is made up of a church, two farms (''La Motte'' and ''Fontaine''), and a castle. Population The town had a population of 2,644 in 2017, posting a growth of just under 50 residents betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chemins De Fer Du Calvados
The Chemins de Fer du Calvados was a narrow gauge railway in the département of Calvados. History The railway was originally planned as a line. The département had actually accepted a tender for the construction of such a line but with interest in narrow gauge lines rising the département had a rethink and the line was built to gauge. Paul Decauville was approached following his success at the Paris Exhibition. In October 1890 he was asked to build a line on a similar basis to that already under construction at Royan. Initially, two separate lines were envisaged. A line between Dives and Luc-sur-Mer and a line between Isigny and Grandcamp-le-Château. Ouistreham – Luc-sur-Mer opened to traffic on 15 August 1891, with an official opening date of 15 October. Dives – Sallenelles opened to traffic on 15 July 1892 and Sallenelles – Ouistreham opened on 24 August, following completion of swing bridges at Ranville and Bénouville. The former was designed by Gustave Ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caen Saint-Pierre Station
Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,Comparateur de territoire INSEE, retrieved 20 June 2022. making Caen the second largest urban area in and the 19th largest in France. It is also the third largest commune in all of Normandy after and |
Ouest France
''Ouest-France'' ( ; French for "West-France") is a daily French newspaper known for its emphasis on both local and national news. The paper is produced in 47 different editions covering events in different French départments within the régions of Brittany, Lower Normandy and Pays de la Loire. Its readership has been unaffected by the decline of newspaper reading in France, unlike most other dailies. With 2.5 million daily readers (and a circulation of almost 800 000 units), it is by far the most read francophone newspaper in the world, ahead of French national newspapers ''Le Figaro'' and ''Le Monde''. History ''Ouest-France'' was founded in 1944 by Adolphe Le Goaziou and others following the closure of ''Ouest-Éclair'', which was banned by Liberation forces for collaborationism during the war.Jean-Loup Avril, ''Mille Bretons, dictionnaire biographique'', Les Portes du Large, Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, 2003, () It is based in Rennes and Nantes and has a circulation about 7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations In France Opened In 1879
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer faciliti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
